The Great Danish Pianist Victor Schiøler, Vol. 4

Review: MusicWebInternational CD 1 Ludwig van Beethoven  Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5, E Flat Major Op. 73  [ 1 ] Allegro [ 2 ] Adagio un poco mosso [ 3 ] Rondo. Allegro Franz Liszt  [ 4 ] Hungarian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra George Gershwin [ 5 ] Rhapsody in Blue Carl Nielsen  Sonata for Violin and Piano, A Major Op. 9  [ 6 ] Allegro glorioso [ 7 ] Andante [ 8 ] Allegro piacevole e Giovanile CD 2 Ludwig van Beethoven [ 1 ] 32 Variations C Minor WoO 80 Franz Schubert  Wanderer Fantasy Op 15 D760  [ 2 ] Allegro con fuoco [ 3 ] Adagio [ 4 ] Presto [ 5 ] Allegro Selim Palmgren [ 6 ] Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.2, The River Frédéric Chopin [ 7 ] Polonaise A Flat Major Op 53 [ 8 ] Scherzo C Sharp Minor Op 39 Franz Liszt [ 9 ] Valse-Impromptu Robert Schumann  [10] Aufschwung (from Fantasiestücke Op 12) Johannes Brahms [11] Hungarian Dance No 6, D Flat Major Schiøler and Television © Very late in life, Schiøler presented a popular series of programmes on Danish television, introducing classical music to beginners in the field. The last of these programmes was dedicated to Schubert. Ib Hansen sang Der Wanderer and then Schiøler played the Wanderer Fantasy, which he never recorded commercially. Probably recorded a couple of weeks in advance, the programme aired on 26 December 1966, and Schiøler died less than two months later. Thus, one cannot expect a note-perfect account of the first defining work of Romantic virtuosity from a mortally ill pianist. However, in both his spoken introduction and his performance, Schiøler illuminates the connections between song and fantasy with rare insight. RELEASE DATE: MAY 2020 CATALOGUE NUMBER: DACOCD 867-868 EAN: 5709499867686 Download BOOKLET (PDF) Related