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German-Russian pianist, musicologist, music pedagogue and art historian
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2022-02-03 07:01:00
Also, Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann; Dvořák: From the Bohemian Forest (Versions for Piano Four-Hands). Geister Duo. Mirare MIR610. By Bill HeckI’ve written in earlier reviews that it’s always a pleasure to find good recordings of lesser-known works, the ones – to use the cliché – off the beaten path. It’s not that any of us tire of listening to masterpieces by Bach, Beethoven, or Brahms, but some variety adds spice to life, right? If piano music for four hands can be called “spicy”, this recording fits right in.Back in July of 2021, I reviewed a disk of piano works for four hands by Christophe Sirodeau and Anna Zassimova playing Dvorak’s Legends and From the Bohemian Forest. That review gave some background on the four-hand genre; I can wait while you check it out at https://classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2021/07/dvorak-legends-from-bohemian-forest-cd.html.Ah, you’re back. The disk now in review overlaps the Sirodeau/Zassimova one with Dvorak’s […]
2021-07-22 05:31:00
Dvorak: Legends & From the Bohemian Forest (CD review)
Versions for Piano Four-Hands. Christophe Sirodeau and Anna Zassimova. Melism MLS-CD-027.By Bill HeckReviewing yet another recording of, say, Dvorak’s 9th Symphony, the New World, is fun in its own way; sometimes one of us might uncover a real gem. But how much more enjoyable to bring lesser-known but still rewarding music to the attention of our readers! This review is solidly of the latter type.Antonin Dvorak’s Legends are nowhere near as well-known or as oft-recorded as his late symphonies, although many classical music lovers will be familiar with the former in their orchestral forms. What many of us may not realize is that these works were originally written for piano, specifically as “four-hands” versions, meant to be played by two players on one piano – four hands in use.But why would a composer write for two people playing one piano? The Legends were composed in 1881; From the Bohemian Forest in 1883-4. The popularity of […]
2020-03-10 00:00:00
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[…] some Music Floyd: Ain´t It a pretty Night Dawn Upshaw The Orchestra of St. Luke´s/David Zinman Nonesuch 1998 flac, cue, log, scans Edgar Varese AmeriquesRichard StraussEin HeldenlebenIngo MetzmacherDeutsches SO BerlinDecca 2008digital download, cover Edition Klavier-Festival Ruhr vol. 36 The Americas and a new Melodram Moleiro - Prado - Piazzolla - Ginastera Villa-Lobos - Brandao - Mignone Buchardo - Santoro - Barber - Bolcom Adams - MacDowell - Gershwin - Cowell Tiempo - Zassimova - Zuo - Mangova Moog - Namekawa - Russell Davies CAVI 2017 digital download, covers
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