Tracklista: CD 1 Symphony No.1 In E Flat 1. I. Adagio – Allegro Molto 2. II. Scherzo: Prestissimo 3. III. Andante 4. IV. Allegro Molto Vivace 5. In The Steppes Of Central Asia CD 2 Symphony No.2 In B Minor 1. I. Allegro 2. II. Scherzo: Prestissimo 3. III. Andante 4. IV. Allegro Symphony No.3 In A Minor, Completed By Alexander Glazunov 5. I. Moderato Assai 6. II. Vivo
Stephen Hough joins the celebrations for Chopin’s 200th birthday with a disc containing much of the composer’s most extraordinary music, written in the last years of his life where the expressive possibilites of his art were constantly unfolding as he imbued his favoured forms with previously unknown levels of complexity and emotional depth. This disc includes the intoxicatingly ornamented Berceuse Op 57 and the sublime Barcarolle in F sharp major as well as the Polonaise-Fantasy in A flat major and the towering Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor. Also included are two late Nocturnes which demonstrate how Chopin’s art had evolved since he first composed in that genre in his youth. The programme is completed by a selection of Mazurkas, each a tiny jewel, containing no less mastery than their larger counterparts, and providing moving sonic evidence of the contemplative profundity of Chopin’s late style. Stephen Hough’s extraordinarily sensitive playing is informed by his limitless technique and engaging musical imagination. This is the Chopin of a true Romantic.
Tracklista: 1. Fugue in G Minor, K. 401 (fragment) (final bars by M. Stadler) 2. Fugue in E - Flat Major, K. 153 (fragment) (completed by S. Sechter) 3. Prelude and Fugue in C Major, K. 394 4. Fugue in G Minor, K. 154 (fragment) (completed by S. Sechter) 5. Funeral March in C Minor, K. 453a, "Marche funebre del Sig. Maestro Contrapunto" 6. Rondo in D Major, K. 485 7. Rondo in A Minor, K. 511 8. Gigue in G Major, K. 574, "Leipziger Gigue" 9. I. Overture 10. II. Allemande 11. III. Courante 12. IV. Sarabande (fragment) 13. Fantasia in C Minor, K. 396 (fragment) (arr. and completed by M. Stadler for piano) 14. Fugue in D Major, K. 73w (fragment) 15. Fugue in G Major, K. Anh. 41 (fragment) 16. Fugue in F Major, K. 375h (fragment) 17. Fugue in F Major, K. Anh. 33/40/383b (fragment) 18. Fugue in C Minor, K. Anh. 39 (fragment) 19. Fugue in D Major 20. Fugue in G Major 21. Fugue No. 1 22. Fugue No. 2 23. Fugue No. 3 24. Fugue No. 4 25. Fugue No. 5 26. Fugue No. 6 27. Fugue No. 1 28. Fugue No. 2 29. Fugue in D Minor, K. deest (fragment) 30. Fugue in C Minor, K. Anh. 39a (fragment) 31. Fantasia in F Minor, K. Anh. 32 (fragment)
Tracklista:1. I. Allegro 00:11:15 2. II. Andante con moto 00:14:28 3. III. Scherzo: Allegro molto 00:05:39 4. IV. Rondo - Finale: Presto 00:08:02 5. I. Allegro moderato 00:10:29 6. II. Andante con moto 00:10:31 7. III. Scherzo (completed by B. Newbould) 00:06:31 8. IV. Rosamunde, Furstin von Cypern, D. 797: Entr'acte No. 1: Allegro molto moderato (edited by M. Venzago) 00:10:35
Tracklista:1. I. En el mar 00:04:29 2. II. Leyenda 00:04:15 3. III. Alborada 00:04:47 4. IV. En la Alambra 00:04:16 5. V. Puerta de Tierra 00:03:44 6. VI. Rumores de la Caleta 00:04:03 7. VII. En la playa 00:04:22 8. I. Prelude 00:06:47 9. II. Asturias 00:03:54 10. Azulejos 00:10:04 11. la Vega, "Fantaisie espagnole" 00:15:30 12. Navarra (fragment, completed by D. de Severac) 00:06:12
Pochodzenia Austriackiego wybitny kompozytor Franz Peter Schubert, urodził się w 1797 roku w Himmelpfortgrund, zmarł w roku 1828 roku w Wiedniu. Artysta tworzył w epoce romantyzmu i był również prekursorem owej epoki w muzyce. Tracklista: Overture In B Flat D470 (Fragment Completed By Christian Starke) 1. Adagio Maestoso -- Allegro String Quartet In B Flat D112 2. I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo 3. II. Andante Sostenuto 4. III. Minuetto -- Trio 5. IV. Presto String Quartet In E D353 6. I. Allegro Con Fuoco 7. II. Andante 8. III. Minuetto -- Trio 9. IV. Rondo: Allegro Vivace
The Symphonic Dances, an orchestral suite in three sections, was the last work Rachmaninov completed and proved one of his most popular compositions. Although rarely sentimental, it draws on many of the composer’s reminiscences of Russia, from where he emigrated in 1917. It is characteristically lyrical with vivacious rhythmic sections, reminiscent of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring and the composer’s own Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Gergiev couples the Symphonic Dances with another work in three movements by a Russian émigré to the USA. Stravinsky’s Symphony in Three Movements was written between 1942-45 and was the first work Stravinsky completed after his arrival in the USA. Although he claimed it was a ‘War Symphony’, his true inspiration was typically vague.
Angela Hewitt turns to two of Mozart’s greatest and most popular concertos for herlatest album. Together with her frequent collaborators, the Orchestra da Camera di Mantova and brilliant Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu, she presents these works in performances which are both elegantly stylish and profoundly felt. This release is completed by a personalreflection on the music by Hewitt herself in the accompanying booklet.
1. Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Overture 10:552. Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Act 1. Galitzky's aria 3:573. Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Act 2. Konchak's aria 7:124. Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Polovtsian dances 13:495. For the Shores of Thy Far Native Land (Dlya beregov otchiznď dal'noy), song for voice & piano 4:326. Symphony No.1 in E flat major 35:217. Symphony No.2 in B minor 25:188. String Quartet No. 2 in D major 27:499. In the Steppes of Central Asia (V sredney Azii), musical picture for orchestra 6:4910. Symphony No. 3 in A minor (completed by Glazunov) 16:03
After struggling for years to come to terms with his fear of comparison to Beethoven, Brahms finally completed his First Symphony at the age of 43. It was hailed as a triumph and the remaining symphonies followed relatively easily.