Only in the silence can music touch a chord within us, and create a distant echo. And it is through the silence that the piano can open and blossom with it incomporable voice, and the vibration of its strings melt into melody. Since the invention of the modern pianoforte in the 18th century, composers have again and again been inspired by its special sensibilities, and the capacity of this instrument to encompass the slightest expressive nuances and translate them into sound.
On this CD you will find a collection of the loveliest piano melodies in musical history: whether the “Adagio Sostenuto” from Beethovens Moonlight Sonata, or the “Largo” from his Piano Concerto, whether Liszt´s “Liebestraum” or Schumann´s “Träumerei”, the “Adagio” from Grieg´s Piano Concerto, or Chopin´s “Nocturen”, all show this instrument has struck a chord in these sompoers (taken form the original linernotes)
A great album for contemplation and solitude.
Tracklist:
01. Alfredo Perl: Adagio Sostenuto (Mondscheinsonate) (Beethoven) 6.07
02. Lisa Smirnova & Jena Philharmonic Orchestra (David Montgomery): Largo Piano Concerto No 1 Op. 15 Beethoven) 10.44
03. Ricardo Castro: Adagio Piano Sonata KV 332 (Mozart) 4.17
04. Carmen Piazzini: Adagio Piano Sonata No 27 Hob. XVI (Haydn) 5.03
05. Nadja Rubanenko: Sehr langsam – Kreisleriana Op. 16 (Schumann) 4.16
06. Alfredo Perl & Orquesta Filarmónica De Gran Canaria (Adrian Leaper): Adagio – Piano Concerto Op. 16 (Grieg) 6.56
07. Carmen Piazzini: Danza del moza donosa (Ginastera) 3.30
08. Carmen Piazzini: Cancion de las Venusinas (Piazzolla) 2.10
09. Arkady Sevidov: Barcarolle The Seasons Op. 37b (Tchaikovsky) 5.20
10. Ricardo Castro: Nocturne #1 In B Flat Minor, Op. 9-1 (Chopin) 5.39
11. Michael Krücker: Liebestraum Op. 62 No. 3 (Liszt) 4.43
12. Andreas Bach: Träumerei (Schumann) 2.20
13. Vladimir Mishtchuk & Russian Philharmonic Orchestra (Samuel Friedmann): Adagio sostenuto Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 18 (Rachmaninov) 11.37
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