Bartok: Major Piano Works

On this CD:

1. Eight Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs for piano, Sz. 74, BB 83 (Op. 20)
Composed by Bela Bartok
Performed by Jeffrey Jacob

2. Out of Doors, suite for piano (Szabadban), Sz. 81, BB 89
Composed by Bela Bartok
Performed by Jeffrey Jacob

3. Eight Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs for piano, Sz. 74, BB 83 (Op. 20) Four Old Tunes
Composed by Bela Bartok
Performed by Jeffrey Jacob

4. Hungarian Peasant Songs (15), for piano, Sz. 71, BB 79 Scherzo
Composed by Bela Bartok
Performed by Jeffrey Jacob

5. Hungarian Peasant Songs (15), for piano, Sz. 71, BB 79 Ballad
Composed by Bela Bartok
Performed by Jeffrey Jacob

6. Hungarian Peasant Songs (15), for piano, Sz. 71, BB 79 Old Dance Tunes
Composed by Bela Bartok
Performed by Jeffrey Jacob

7. Sonata (1926), for piano, Sz. 80, BB 88
Composed by Bela Bartok
Performed by Jeffrey Jacob

8. Sonatina, for piano (on Romanian folk tunes), Sz. 55, BB 69
Composed by Bela Bartok
Performed by Jeffrey Jacob

9. Suite, for piano, Sz. 62, BB 70 (Op. 14)
Composed by Bela Bartok
Performed by Jeffrey Jacob

Tracks:

Guastavino: Cantilena, No. 4
Rachmaninoff: Etude-Tableau in D Major, Op. 39, No. 9
Rameau: Le Rappel des Oiseaux
Rachmaninoff: Daisies, Op. 38, No. 3
Delibes-ORiley: "Viens, Mallika!" from Lakme
Rachmaninoff: Etude-Tableau in f#-minor, Op. 39, No. 3
Chopin: Prelude in F# Major, Op. 28, No. 13
Debussy: La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin
Rameau: La Villageoise
Davies: Farewell to Stromness
Severac Ou L'on Entend Une Vielle Boite A Musique
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G Major, Op. 32, No. 5
Milhaud: Corcovado
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in c minor, Op. 23, No. 7
Rachmaninoff: Lilacs Op. 21, No. 5
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in g# minor, Op. 32, No. 12
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in D Major, Op. 23, No. 4
Rameau: Musette En Rondeau
Mozart: Gigue in G Major, K. 574
Rameau: Rigaudons 1 & 2
Rameau: Tambourin
Guastavino: Mariana
Prokofiev Masquers
Schumann: Zart Und Singend from "Davidsbundlertanze" Op. 6
Chopin: Mazurka in e-flat minor, Op. 6, No. 4
Bartok: Finale, Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Dances
Chopin: Prelude in d minor, Op. 28, No. 24
Poulenc: Babar et Celeste
Guaraldi: Christmastime is Here

Album Description

"Christopher O'Riley At the Break" is the new compact disc by the renowned concert pianist and host of "From the Top," the hit public radio showcase for America's best pre-collegiate classical musicians.

This collection of 29 works for solo piano is a compilation of pieces O'Riley played on "From the Top," which is heard on more than 200 radio stations nationwide. These pieces were performed at the mid-point of the broadcasts, a required break of approximately 2 minutes during which many stations insert locally generated announcements.

According to Chris O'Riley, "It depends on one's local station, and its own use of `the breaks.' This collection serves as a fondly renewed acquaintance with some favorites of mine as well as some pieces a bit further off the beaten path. For other listeners, this is a great group of exquisite miniatures - a premiere entree into many new worlds."

From the Top is a creation of Concert Productions, Inc. in association with WGBH Radio Boston and New England Conservatory, its home and educational partner. Public Radio International distributes the program. From the Top receives support from the U.S. Department of Education, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, as well as individuals, foundations and corporations.

Customer Reviews:

WOW.......2002-09-01

As a fan of From the Top, and a young classical singer myself...I adore Chris O'Riley and his fabulous piano playing. Each work is played with emotion and meticulous care, creating a truly wonderful listening experience!

I highly recommend this sparkling disk to any fan of From the Top, or those who just enjoy classical music! Purchase today!~Bravo

From the Keyboard.......2002-03-09

Fans of NPR's popular show "From the Top," a showcase for young classical musicians, will recognize Chris O'Riley as the show's fun loving host. Thanks in no small part to O'Riley's easygoing way with kids and his fine accompaniments, the show not only presents good music, but manages to be playful and funny as well. This collection of 29 piano pieces are taken from those O'Riley plays during the mid-program break on the show, and demonstrate the depth and range of his talent. Included with the CD information are short notes by O'Riley in which he describes his connection to each piece and what he is trying to accomplish when he plays it. Particular favorites of mine include Guastavino's Cantilena, No. 4, Rachmanioff's Lilacs, Op. 21, No. 5 and Rameau's Tambourin. However, fans of Chopin, Debussy, Prokfiev and Mozart will also find something to satisfy. This is a CD that I will be returning to again and again

From the Top, and from the heart........2002-01-26

Gorgeous music beautifully played. This is a wonderfully eclectic set of pieces, some familiar, many rare, all of them played with warmth and personality. I love Christopher's eclectic tastes. The Guastavino pieces were new to me, and they're gems. The Rameau is exquisitely played. The Rachmaninoff is familiar, but it's awfully nice to hear it played with a fresh personal feeling. Pieces like the Milhaud, or Poulenc's "Babar and Celeste", or O'Riley's own transcription of the Delibes, or Maxwell-Davies' "Stromness" -- all of them are wonderfully evocative. The program notes are every bit as thoughtful and engaging as you'd expect given such a marvellous selection and such stylish playing.

There are some real treasures here. And you might also enjoy "From the Top," the public radio show O'Riley hosts. Best thing to happen to music since Bernstein's Young Person's concerts.

MJH

Michael Hawley.......2002-01-26

This truly is a collection of gems, both in the selection and in the playing. Christopher O'Riley has wonderful eclectic taste, a beautifully lyric style, and a knack for finding out of the way and not-yet-known treasures (and putting new luster on the regular old treasures!). The pianism is exquisite: beautiful touches in the Rameau, and especially in the delicate Rachmaninoff pieces. Several of the pieces, like the Guastavino (which are fabulous) and Davies' "Farewell to Stromness" (wonderfully evocative of those tough, remote Scottish isles), and his own arrangement of that beautiful Delibes -- these were very happy discoveries for me.

All of these little pieces (though some are not so little!) are full of love and life. The thoughtful program notes were appreciated and enjoyed as well. The sound is great.

It's a wonderful CD. Buy it. And listen to the radio show, too: FROM THE TOP. Best thing to happen to music since Bernstein's Young People's concerts.

Tracks:

Toccata In C Minor - Martha Argerich
Sonata In C Major - Arturo Bendetti Michelangeli
Piano Sonata In D Major - Christoph Eschenbach
Piano Sonata In D Major - Christoph Eschenbach
Piano Sonata In D Major - Christoph Eschenbach
Rondo In A Minor, K. 511 - Mitsuko Uchida
Fuga From Piano Sonata No. 31 In A-Flat - Emil Gilels
Inpromptu No. 2 In E-Flat - Sviatoslav Richter
Moment Musicans No, 2 In A-Flat - Andras Schiff
Ballad No. 2 In A- Flat Op. 23 - Arturo Benedettie Michelangeli
La Campanella From 'Paganini' Etudes - Jorge Bolet
Romance In F Sharp - Claudio Arrau
Spinning Song From Songs Without Words, Op. 67 - Daniel Barenboim

Tracks:

Capriccio In B Minor From Eight Piano Pieces Op. 76 - Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich
Intermezzo In A Major From Siz Piano Pieces, Op.118 - Radu Lupu
Melody In F Major, Op.3, No.1 - Shura Cherkassky
Souvenir De Porto Rico, Marche Des Gibaros - Ivan Davis
Etude En FormeDe Valse - Magda Tagliaferro
Vers La Flamme, Op. 72 - Sviatoslav Richter
Prelude In B-Flat, Op.23 No. 2 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
Prelude In B Minor, Op. 32, No. 10 - Alicia De Larrocha
Navarra From Iberia - Alcia De Larrocha
The Girl With Flaxen Hair From Preludes-Book 1 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
L'Isle Joyeuse - Alexis Weissenberg
Menuet From Le Tombeau De Couperin - Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Six Roumanian Folk Dances, BB 68, Sz 56 - Zoltan Kocis
Six Roumanian Folk Dances, BB 68, Sz 56 - Zoltan Kocis
Six Roumanian Folk Dances, BB 68, Sz 56 - Zoltan Kocis
Six Roumanian Folk Dances, BB 68, Sz 56 - Zoltan Kocis
Six Roumanian Folk Dances, BB 68, Sz 56 - Zoltan Kocis
Six Roumanian Folk Dances, BB 68, Sz 56 - Zoltan Kocis
Bewegte Achtel From Three Piano Pieces, Op.11 - Mitsuko Uchida
Variations On 'I got Rhythm' For Piano And Orchestra - Wener Haas

Customer Reviews:

excellent artists!.......2004-05-20

I don't understand quite where the other reviewer is coming from. This is a treasure-trove of piano music by some of the best classical pianists of the last century. If you want a musical anthology of some of the best by some of the best, pick it up!

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Release Date: 1992-05-22

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Symphony No. 10: Scherzo
Gimpel The Fool: 'Jester's Song And Mazel Tov'
Through The Looking Glass: Looking-Glass Insects
Grand Canyon Suite: Sunset
Billy The Kid: Gun Battle
Symphony No.6: Movements III. And IV.
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Mutter Modern: Works by Stravinsky / Lutoslawski / Bartok / Moret / Berg / Rihm - Anne-Sophie Mutter

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Mutter Modern: Works by Stravinsky / Lutoslawski / Bartok / Moret / Berg / Rihm - Anne-Sophie Mutter

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Tristan Murail: Gondwana; Désintégrations; Time and Again

ASIN: B000001GN1
Release Date: 1995-01-17

Tracks:

Concerto en Re: 1. Toccata
Concerto en Re: 2. Aria I
Concerto en Re: 3. Aria II
Concerto en Re: 4. Capriccio
Partita: 1. Allegro giusto
Partita: 2. Ad libitum
Partita: 3. Largo
Partita: 4. Ad libitum
Partita: 5. Presto
Chain 2: 1. Ad libitum
Chain 2: 2. A battuta
Chain 2: 3. Ad libitum
Chain 2: 4. A battuta - Ad libitum - A battuta

Tracks:

1. Allegro non troppo
2. Andante tranquillo - Allegro scherzando - Tempo I
3. Allegro molto
1. Lumiere vaporeuse. Mysterieux et envoutant
2. Dialogue avec l'Etoile
3. Azur fascinant (Serenade tessinoise). Exuberant, un air de fete

Tracks:

Violinkonzert: I. Andante - Allegretto - Anne Sophie
Violinkonzert: II. Allegro - Adagio - Anne Sophie
Musik fur Violine und Orchester: Anfang - Beginning - Debut - Inizio - Anne Sophie
Musik fur Violine und Orchester: Taka - Bar - Mesure - Battuta 179 - Anne Sophie

Customer Reviews:

Excellent buy!.......2007-04-09

This is an excellent buy. I especially like the Stravinsky and Berg. But all compositions are good and she really plays the heck out of fthem.

DIABETES IS HELPED BY TWENTIETH CENTURY VIOLIN MUSIC.......2002-09-04

I listened to Igor Stravinsky's concerto en re and Witold Lutoslawski's Partita and Chain 2 before lunch. Stravinsky was fine and easy. Lutoslawski I kind of glossed over. After lunch I got through Bartok,enjoyed Norbert Moret's En reve, submerged with Berg, and got reamed by Rihm.
Lutoslawski always lowers my blood sugar. I think it is because his music is unfamiliar, dissonant, and requires a lot of attention as do the rest. The violin concerto by Bartok and Berg were intriguing and held me spellbound.
Wolfgang Rihm I thought extreme in his high registers for the violin. My sugar three hours after eating was 122. This is good for me.
So, I ordered Norbert Moret's Cello Concerto by a favorite named Rostropovich along with Hymne de Silence. I was going to order Wolfgang Rihm's Sring Quartets 1,8 & 5, but the review made it sound like a lot of noise. But this is good for me, so I ordered. I got a little Stravinsky in Flute for Relaxation. Maybe the unfamiliar is better when the familiar has too many memories and auditorial reactions. I may revisit more Twentieth Century musicians.

Nicely Done.......2000-04-01

An all around great collection of important 20th century stuff. She really has a unique take on the Bartok...

Great collections of modern music by fine musician........1999-12-16

This is certainly one of the great collections of modern music, and it's much to Mutter's credit that she plays this music. She's not just a babe, though that's frequently how she's packaged on CD covers (why do they do that?). She can really play, with tremendous fire, for instance, on the great Bartok 2d, or subtlety and nuance on the Berg. The two Lutoslawski's call for rapid changes in style, perhaps Mutter's greatest strength. The lesser known works on this set are really worth it, too--the Moret is dazzling, the Rihm mysterious and beautiful. In all this is an excellent buy.

Miami International Piano Festival of Discovery, 2000, Vol. 1

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Five Excellent Pianists and a Feast of Musical Delights!
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Miami International Piano Festival of Discovery, 2000, Vol. 1

Manufacturer: Mip / Miami Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Polkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00005R5L8
Release Date: 2001-10-23

Tracks:

Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 1 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 2 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 3 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 4 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 5 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 6 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 7 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 8 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 9 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 10 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 11 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 10 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 13 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 14 - Piotr Anderszewski
Prelude And Fugue In G-sharp Minor - Denis Burstein
Prelude And Fugue In G-sharp Minor - Denis Burstein
, Op.20 No.1 In B-Flat Minor: Fairy Tale, Op. 20 No. 1 In B-Flat Minor - Denis Burstein
Fairy Tale, Op.20 No.2 In B Minor: Fairy Tale, Op. 20 No. 2 In B Minor - Denis Burstein
Fairy Tale, Op.26 No.3 In F Minor: Fairy Tale, Op. 26 No. 3 In F Minor - Denis Burstein
Prelude Op.27 No.1 - Denis Burstein
Prelude Op.27 No.2 - Denis Burstein
Etude Op.42 No.4: Etude Op. 42 No. 4 - Denis Burstein
Liebesfreud - Denis Burstein

Tracks:

Sonata In G Minor K. 8, L. 488 - Kemal Gekic
Sonata In F Minor, K 519, L. 475 - Kemal Gekic
Etude No.2 In E-flat Major - Kemal Gekic
Sonata No.1 in D Minor Op. 28: Sonata No.1 in D Minor Op. 28: Allegro Moderato - Kemal Gekic
Vocalise - Ilya Itin
Polka - Ilya Itin
Prelude Op. 23 No. 1 In F-sharp Minor - Ilya Itin
Prelude Op. 32 No. 6 In F Minor - Ilya Itin
Prelude Op. 32 No.7 In F Major - Ilya Itin
Prelude Op.23 No. 10 In G-flat Major - Ilya Itin
Prelude Op. 23 No. 7 In C Minor - Ilya Itin
Prelude Op. 32 No. 13 In D-flat Major - Ilya Itin
Studies On Etudes Of F. Chopin: Etude Op. 10 No. 2 'Ignis Fautuus' - Francesco Libetta
Studies On Etudes Of F. Chopin: Etude Op. 25 No. 2 - Francesco Libetta
Studies On Etudes Of F. Chopin: Etude Op. 25 No. 9 'Badinage' - Francesco Libetta
La Soiree Dans Grenade - Francesco Libetta
Etude In Form Of A Waltz - Francesco Libetta
Grande Sonate Op. 33: Grande Sonate Op. 33: First Movement - Francesco Libetta

Customer Reviews:

Five Excellent Pianists and a Feast of Musical Delights!.......2005-12-29

The Miami International Piano Festival of Discovery is well named: this two CD set offers fresh young talent in a variety of music played with all the drama of a competition. It is very well recorded and contains some truly magical moments.

There are five pianists represented here and their choices of competition entries in many ways helps define their abilities and musicality. Piotr Anderszewski offers the Bartok Opus 6 Bagatelles, electing to explore all 14 of these little pieces to keep with the unity of Bartok's conception. They are models of clean definitive performances. Denis Burstein on the other hand selects various works by Scriabin, Rachmaninov, Medtner, and Taneyev showing his penchant for the obscure as well as the well known. Kemal Gekic programs Scarlatti with Liszt and Rachmaninov and offers valid stances on each. Ilya Itin opts of an all Rachmaninov collection from the lovely 'Vocalize' through six of the Preludes. Francesco Libetta closes with paraphrases on Chopin by Godowsky and works by Debussy, Saint-Saens and Alkan.

Of interest the pianist who has become most popular with the public since this 2000 year competition is Piotr Anderszewski, but from the experience of listening to the entire group, one would expect more will come from the other four, too! A delightful set of recordings. Grady Harp, December 05

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Great Classical Piano

Panorama: Passion for Piano

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Release Date: 2001-01-23

Tracks:

Tango, Op.165 No.2 - Shura Cherkassky
Iberia (Exc): El Corpus Christi En Sevilla - Alicia De Larrocha
Goldberg Vars: Aria - Rosalyn Tureck
Das Wohltemperierte Klavier I: Prld & Fugue in C, BWV 846: Prld in C - Wilhelm Kempff
Das Wohltemperierte Klavier I: Prld & Fugue in C, BWV 846: Fugue - Wilhelm Kempff
Islamey - Julius Katchen
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56: 1. Stick Dance - Zoltan Kocsis
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56: 2. Sash Dance - Zoltan Kocsis
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56: 3. Stamping Dance - Zoltan Kocsis
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56: 4. Hn Dance - Zoltan Kocsis
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56: 5. Romanian Polka - Zoltan Kocsis
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56: 6. Fast Dance - Zoltan Kocsis
Rondo in G, Op.51 No.2 - Wilhelm Kempff
Fur Elise, WoO 59 - Wilhelm Kempff
Capriccio in b, Op.76 No.2 - John Lill
Intermezzo in E flat, Op.117 No.1 - Wilhelm Kempff
Intermezzo in C, Op.119 No.3 - Wilhelm Kempff
Waltz in A, Op.39 No.15 - Andor Foldes
Etude in G flat, Op.10 No.5 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
Etude in G flat, Op.25 No.9 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
Etude in c, Op.10 No.12 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
Etude in A flat, Op.25 No.1 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
Etude in E, Op.10 No.3 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
Fant-Impromptu in c#, Op. Posth.66 - Roberto Szidon
Waltz in D flat, Op.64 No.1 - Jean-Marc Luisada
Nocturne in E flat, Op.9 No.2 - Daniel Barenboim

Tracks:

Polonaise in A flat, Op.53 - Martha Argerich
Prld in A, Op.28 No.7 - Martha Argerich
Prld in D flat, Op.28 No.15 - Martha Argerich
Waltz in A flat, Op. 42 - Jean-Marc Luisada
Waltz in c#, Op.64 No.2 - Jean-Marc Luisada
Grande Valse Brilliante in E flat, Op.18 - Jean-Marc Luisada
Ste Bergamasque: Clair De Lune - Alexis Weissenberg
Children's Corner: Golliwogg's Cakewalk - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Estampes: Jardins Sous La Pluie - Alexis Weissenberg
Prlds I: La Cathedrale Engloutie - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Prlds I: La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
3 Prlds: 1. Allegro Ben Ritmato E Deciso - Werner Haas
3 Prlds: 2. Andante Con Moto E Poco Rubato - Werner Haas
3 Prlds: 3. Allegro Ben Ritmato E Deciso - Werner Haas
Souvenir De Porto Rico - Ivan Davis
Goyescas: Quejas A La Maja Y El Ruisenor - Alicia De Larrocha
Butterfly, Op.43 No.1 - Emil Gilels
Wedding Day At Troldhaugen, Op.65 No.6 - Andrei Gavrilov
Ste No.5 in E: Air Con Vars 'The Harmonious Blacksmith' - Alicia De Larrocha

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Anything that starts off with Shura Cherkassky's delicious account of a Tango by Albéniz has got to have something going for it, and this set seems to score over and over again. It's an interesting piece of programming, since having got off to a Spanish start, we are led through Bach (traditionally the starter), Balakirev (his famously unplayable Islamey thrown off coolly by Julius Katchen), Bartók, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Gershwin, Gottschalk, Granados, Grieg, and Handel. One thing they certainly all have in common is the passion of the title, and they are well served by our guides, who include Tureck, Kempff, Kocsis, Lill, Barenboim, Argerich, Michelangeli, De Larrocha, Gilels, and Gavrilov. It is worth mentioning so many, since these are top names in their respective fields and it gives an indication of what you can expect from this set. And while you would rightly expect veteran Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha to give us the full treatment in Albéniz and Granados, listen to her delightful piece of Handel, which concludes the set. Recordings range in time from 1955 to 1998, and the freshness of the playing transcends changes in recording technology during those years. --Keith Clarke

Customer Reviews:

Great Classical Piano.......2005-08-04

I picked up this CD because it had some of my favorite piano pieces of Bach, Brahms and Bartok on it.

The renditions on these discs are terrific. And every single selection is really worth listening to- this is some of the best classical piano out there. If you're like me and aren't really concerned about owning the complete Bach, Brahms, Chopin, etc, this is the disc to pick up for a good sampling of it all.

And it's a good value too. Two discs for the price of one!

Pro Arte Quartet: Works by Bartok, Ravel, Bloch and others

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Pro Arte Quartet: Works by Bartok, Ravel, Bloch and others
Pro Arte Quartet , Beethoven , Borodin , and Mozart
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Release Date: 2002-04-09

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String Quartet No.8 In E Minor, Op.59 No.2: I. Allegro
String Quartet No.8 In E Minor, Op.59 No.2: II. Molto Adagio
String Quartet No.8 In E Minor, Op.59 No.2: III. Allegretto
String Quartet No.8 In E Minor, Op.59 No.2: IV. Finale: Presto
String Quartet No.1, Op.7 Sz40: I. Lento
String Quartet No.1, Op.7 Sz40: II. Allegro
String Quartet No.1, Op.7 Sz40: III. Introduction
String Quartet No.1, Op.7 Sz40: Allegro Vivace
String Quartet No.2 In D Major: I. Allegro Moderato
String Quartet No.2 In D Major: II. Scherzo: Allegro-Vivace
String Quartet No.2 In D Major: III. Notturno: Andante
String Quartet No.2 In D Major: IV. Finale: Andante-Vivace
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Piano Quintet No.1: II. Andante Mistico
Piano Quintet No.1: III. Allegro Energico
String Quintet No.3 In C Major, K 515: I. Allegro
String Quintet No.3 In C Major, K 515: II. Menuetto (Allegretto) & Trio
String Quintet No.3 In C Major, K 515: III. Andante
String Quintet No.3 In C Major, K 515: IV Rondo: Allegro
Piano Quintet In E-Flat Major, Op.44: I. Allegro Brillante
Piano Quintet In E-Flat Major, Op.44: II. In Modo D'una Marica: Un Poco Largamente-Agitato
Piano Quintet In E-Flat Major, Op.44: III. Scherzo: Molto Vivace
Piano Quintet In E-Flat Major, Op.44: IV. Finale: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
String Quartet No.10 In E-Flat Major, Op.Posth.125 No.1, D87: Finale: Allegro
String Quartet In D Major, M9: I. Poco Lento-Allegro
String Quartet In D Major, M9: II. Scherzo: Vivace
String Quartet In D Major, M9: III. Larghetto
String Quartet In D Major, M9: IV. Finale: Allegro Molto-Larghetto-Allegro Molto
String Quartet In F Major: I. Allegro Moderato
String Quartet In F Major: II. Assez Vif-Tres Rythme
String Quartet In F Major: III. Tres Lent
String Quartet In F Major: IV. Vif Et Agite

Album Description

Founded in the early 20th century, the Pro Arte Quartet became champions of the new music of their time, working with contemporaries such as Bartók, Ravel and Bloch. This collection from andante aptly reveals their contribution to the art of the string quartet.

Enescu, Bartók, Szymanowski: Works for Violin & Piano

Average customer rating:

A sensation nonetheless
Frolicking with Ida and Vladimir
Wow

Enescu, Bartók, Szymanowski: Works for Violin & Piano

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004DTQT
Release Date: 2000-06-13

Tracks:

Mythes, Op.30: I La Fontaine d'Arethuse
Mythes, Op.30: II Narcisse
Mythes, Op.30: III Dryades et Pan
Violin Sonata No.3, Op.25: I Moderato malinconico
Violin Sonata No.3, Op.25: II Andante sostenuto e misterioso
Violin Sonata No.3, Op.25: III Allegro con brio, ma non troppo mosso
First Rhapsody: I Moderato
First Rhapsody: OO Allegretto moderato
Romanian Folkdances: I Stick Dance
Romanian Folkdances: II Sash Dance
Romanian Folkdances: III In One Spot
Romanian Folkdances: IV Dance Of Buchumi
Romanian Folkdances: V Romanian Dance
Romanian Folkdances: VI Fast Dance

Tracks:

Sonata In G Major, Op.30 No.3: I Allegro assai
Sonata In G Major, Op.30 No.3: II Tempo di minuetto
Sonata In G Major, Op.30 No.3: III Allegro vivace
Sonatina In G Minor, D408: I Allegro giusto
Sonatina In G Minor, D408: II Andante
Sonatina In G Minor, D408: III Allegro vivace
Sonatina In G Minor, D408: IV Allegro moderato
Waltz, Op.39 No.15
Tambourin chinois, Op.3
Schon Rosmarin
Zapateado, Op.23, No.2
Hebrew Melody
Scherzo tarantelle, Op.16
Malaguena, Op.71 No.6
Danza No.1 From la vida breve
Notturno e Tarantella, Op.28: Notturno
Notturno e Tarantella, Op.28: Tarantella
Roxane's Song From King Roger
Romanian Folkdances: I Joc cu bata
Romanian Folkdances: II Braul
Romanian Folkdances: III Pe loc
Romanian Folkdances: IV Buciumeana
Romanian Folkdances: V Poarga romanesca
Romanian Folkdances: VI Maruntel

Amazon.com

The new CD was recorded and issued to celebrate the 75th birthday of a legendary violinist who has never become a mainstream superstar. As Haendel's early recordings--like the ones on the bonus CD included here, or the concerto recordings on Testament--demonstrate, she has long been a patrician interpreter of the highest musical and technical standards. In fact, she may be a shade too patrician for some of the repertoire on this recording. With Ashkenazy in uncommonly vigorous and assertive form, Haendel, although always in command of the music and her instrument, doesn't play these mostly folk-based Eastern European showpieces with the kind of flair they invite. She is always sensible and never exactly sleepy, but her Enescu, for example, is much more polite than Menuhin's. The bonus CD, though, despite showing its age and mild lingering effects of Decca's noisy 78s pressings, gives us a more powerful, exciting Haendel, and it's worth more than the asking price of the set. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

A sensation nonetheless.......2003-12-07

Dependent upon what "mainstream" in the editorial review stands for - if that means Elman, Oistrakh, Perlman: the most selling violinists in the biggest market, Haendel is indeed off the mainstream. Otherwise, the more selling, the more they are off the mainstream instead, as most of the cases turn out to be.

But Haendel in this case did make it clear that she herself was not happy with the record. The causes? There are quite a number of them. Ashkenazy is a celebrity and he is selling. But is he the right partner for her for this repertiore? Could Eschenbach or even Zimmermann be a better choice? Would we have something quite different if this record comes out a decade or two ( or even three) earlier...?

In any event, not many of us are equally familiar with these pieces and so to many of us, they are fresh and appealing like nothing else. Haendel is still deservingly the Queen of the Violin, and hopefully Ashkensazy is as selling as ever.

Recommended for those who relish either Eastern Europe music or the drama and lyricism of Haendel's playing, or both.

Frolicking with Ida and Vladimir.......2000-08-04

Nearly a generation before Glenn Gould's towering 1955 recording of the Goldberg variations, Ida Haendel had recorded Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Kreisler and others on Decca. About a generation after Gould's 1982 swansong reprise of the Goldbergs, Ida Haendel was still firing on all eight cylinders (or was it four? Her birth year is variously reported as 1928 and 1924). This 2-CD set captures important fragments from both the early and more recent stages of this remarkable career.

Ida Haendel was wisked out of Poland by her parents in 1939, landed in London, studied with Carl Flesch and Henryk Szering and others, and by Henry Roth's count produced 83 phonograph records. On the first disk here, Ms. Haendel is graciously accompanied by superstar Vladimir Ashkenazy, who is especially exuberant and in top form technically as well. The two quite obviously had a fine old time frolicking together through Eastern European music by Enescu, Bartok and Szymanowski. The second disk, an extraordinary bonus, is a bit scratchy at times, but Haendel's youthful virtuousity is clearly revealed through the haze.

Wow.......2000-07-30

I just got this CD yesterday and am still listening and absorbing, but it has to be said that the bonus CD is truly remarkable, while the Haendel/Ashkenazy coupling in Szymanovsi's "Mythes" is stunning...very heroic and convincing music making done by both artists.

Average customer rating:

Load of sweet melody but poor recording

Such Stuff As Dreams

Manufacturer: Delos Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Perchance to Dream
Reverie: Carol Rosenberger

ASIN: B000000718
Release Date: 1997-09-30

Tracks:

Scenes From Childhood: About Faraway Lands And People
Dance On The Lawn, Op. 27, Book I No. 15
Impromptu In B Flat, Op. 142 No. 3: Andante
For Children: Rose Garden, Op. 42 No. 26
For Children: Lost Loves, Op. 42 No. 3
Sonata in A, K. 331: Andante grazioso
Cradle Song, Op. 27, Book II No. 5
A Little Tale, Op. 27, Book I No. 1
Sonata In E, Op. 109: Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
In My Homeland, Op. 43 No. 3
Sonatine: Menuet
The Girl With The Flaxen Hair (La fille aux cheveux de lin)
Sonata In F, K. 332: Adagio
Waltz In A Flat, Op. 39 No. 15
Waltz In E Major, Op. 39 No. 2
Intermezzo In A, Op. 18 No. 2
Gymnope No. 1
Song Without Words In D, Op. 85 No. 4
Song Without Words In A, Op. 19 No. 4
Song Without Words In D, Op. 102 No. 2
Song Without Words In E Flat, Op. 67 No. 1
Impromptu In A Flat, Op. 142 No. 2
Impromptu In B Flat, Op. 142 No. 3
Sonata in A, K. 331: Andante grazioso
Sonata in A, K. 331: Menuetto
Sonata in A, K. 331: Alla Turca
Sonata In E, Op. 109: Vivace, ma non troppo
Sonata In E, Op. 109: Prestissimo
Sonata In E, Op. 109: Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo

Amazon.com

This recording is a sequel to pianist Carol Rosenberger's "Perchance to Dream," a compilation of lullabies and other restful, tranquil music. It's nice to have a follow-up on such a warm and professionally presented album, and this does not disappoint. On the first disc of this two-CD set there are a number of simple tunes including themes by Mozart, Schubert, and Beethoven; on the second disc we hear their variations. Once again Rosenberger's playing seems suited to the primary goal at hand: putting children to sleep. Her execution is without edges or unpleasant texture of any kind. While it would possibly come across as slightly bland in a concert hall, this approach is perfectly suited here. -- Gwendolyn Freed

Product Description

Carol Rosenberger

Customer Reviews:

Load of sweet melody but poor recording.......2001-08-19

The collections itself well deserve the title - lots of sweet, dreaming and classic melodies. However, the bad recording sound has taken away all the goodies created in the album.