Rarities of Piano Music, Husum, 1989, vol. 1

Alkan Cantique des cantiques Rachmaninov Serenade op. 3 No. 5 (rev. version) Chopin – Godowsky Study No. 42 in a minor (after op. 25 No. 11) Confrey Kitten on the Keys Heinrich von Sahr From “Stimmen der Nacht” op. 3 (1854) No. 2 William Sterndale Bennett Rondeau à la Polonaise op. 37 Medtner Fairy Tale, op.8, 2 Georges Bizet Départ (from “Chants du Rhin”, 1866 Gabriel Fauré Nocturne No. 2 Nocturne No. 13 Fauré – Grainger Nell op. 18, 1 Palmgren Feux-follets op. 35, 3 Glinka – Balakirev The Lark Tchaikovsky – Pletnjov Andante maestoso (from “The Nutcracker”) Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 10 (1. Version) Gluck – Chasins Melody from “Orpheus”) Gershwin – Wild I got Rhythm (from “Seven Virtuoso Etudes”) Rarities of Piano Music 1989 © Purists have always disputed that a trancription for the piano could be superior to the original work or even reach an analogous artistic standing in its own right, whilst ‘Pianophiles’ have always proclaimed it to be the case. A piece favored by pianists of the ‘old school’ was the Balakirev version of the Glinka-song “Die Lerche” (the Lark). Boris Bloch’s interpretation with its sublime legato touch and instrumental brilliance furthered this impression, and the piece was yet again a great success on this concert evening. As a further example of Russian music adapted for the piano Bloch followed with the multisonous modern version of the Andante maestoso from Tschaikovsky’s ‘Nutcracker’ Ballet-suite. The pianist Michael Pletnev, born in 1952, winner of the Tschaikovsky-Competition in 1978, trod quite clearly in the footsteps of Thalberg and Liszt with the undulating thundering arpeggios o fhis piano transcription. RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 1990 CATALOGUE NUMBER: DACOCD 349 EAN: 5709499349007 Download BOOKLET (PDF) Related