Opis: Rubinstein: Music For Piano 4 Hands 1

Anton Rubinstein is one of those legendary figures whose life could be the basis for a book or a film script. The extent and variety of his achievements are extraordinary: besides being an astonishingly prolific composer, he achieved global fame as a pianist and was a pioneer of musical organisations in Russia, founding the St Petersburg conservatory.

This album is devoted to his works for piano four hands, though it also succeeds in providing a snapshot of his creative output as a whole. We begin with his Sonata Op.89, perhaps the first great sonata for four hands, and a work that showcases the range of (principally German) influences on his compositional style, containing echoes of Mendelssohn, Beethoven and more. We then travel from the Three Characteristic Pieces Op.9 creations from his youth which are less mature but which bear the potentiality of what Rubinstein would become, in particular in terms of melodic skill to the Six Characteristic Pieces Op.50, a series of works written by the composer at the height of his abilities, full of refined and erudite harmony and well-defined pianistic style.

The pianists, Sara Bartolucci and Rodolfo Alessandrini, also known as the Duo Pianistico di Firenze, celebrated 20 years of activity in 2011 with a recital in the prestigious Accademia Bartolomeo Cristofori in Florence. They dedicate themselves completely to the four hands and two pianos literature, in which they have a wide repertoire, including composers of all types and from all historical periods.

Other information:
- Recorded in 2013.
- The first volume of a projected complete recording of Rubinsteins music for 4-hand piano.
- Anton Rubinstein was a legendary pianist in the 19-th century, admired by Liszt and even the young Rachmaninoff. As a pianist he tirelessly toured Europe, his fame spreading widely. As a composer he was equally tireless, composing a substantial oeuvre of practically every genre. His creative roots were, despite his Russian origin, in the German Romantics Mendelssohn, Schumann and Liszt.
- Rubinsteins works for piano 4 hands are high quality salon music: picturesque tone painting, romantic and idyllic, with an occasional touch of Russian folklore. An exception is the Grande Sonata, which is of substantial length and content, dramatic and powerful.
- Excellent performance by one of Italys foremost duos, the Duo Pianistico de Firenze, who also wrote the extensive liner notes.
- Booklet contains an ensemble biography and consummate notes on the composer and music; Italian note and biography available for download by clicking on Download booklet, below the cover (on release).

Szczegóły: Rubinstein: Music For Piano 4 Hands 1

Nazwa: Rubinstein: Music For Piano 4 Hands 1
Producent: Brilliant Classics
Kod paskowy: 5028421950167
Języki: angielski
Format: 14.0x12.0cm
Oprawa: Plastikowa
Waga: 0.1 kg
Wykonawca: Duo Pianistico di Firenze
Typ głównego nośnika: AC
Ilość nośników: 1
Opis nośników:

1. (CD-Audio)
   1. I. Moderato con moto ? Allegro non troppo ? Tempo I ? Allegro assai (koncert - utwór 15:55)
   2. II. Scherzo. Allegro molto vivace ? Moderato con moto (koncert - utwór 08:02)
   3. III. Finale. Andante ? Allegro non troppo ? Allegro assai (koncert - utwór 11:39)
   4. I. Chanson Russe (Allegretto) (koncert - utwór 03:42)
   5. II. Nocturne sur l?eau (Moderato) (koncert - utwór 04:43)
   6. III. La cataracte (Andante) (koncert - utwór 03:10)
   7. I. Nocturne (Moderato assai) (koncert - utwór 04:01)
   8. II. Scherzo (Allegro vivace) (koncert - utwór 02:23)
   9. III. Barcarolle (Moderato assai ? Un poco animato) (koncert - utwór 03:30)
   10. IV. Capriccio (Allegro vivace e con fuoco ? Moderato assai) (koncert - utwór 05:18)
   11. V. Berceuse (Moderato assai ? Animato) (koncert - utwór 04:25)
   12. VI. March (Allegro non troppo) (koncert - utwór 04:59)

Recenzje: Rubinstein: Music For Piano 4 Hands 1