Anthony Goldstone - Piano at the Carnival - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The final part of Anthony Goldstone's brilliant triptych of recitals including transcriptions, variations, fantasias, and arrangements of music from public 'spectacles' - the first two CDs attracted enormous critical praise and this volume is no less fine, containing perhaps a few more well-known themes, such as those from Swan Lake and the Nutcracker, but in fresh and new arrangements by the performer - indeed most of the music here is receiving it's first recording. Album Tracks 1. Pas de Deux, from the Nutcracker 2. Invitatio to the Dance (Le Spectre de la Rose) 3. Ritual Fire Dance, from El Amor Brujo 4. Pas de Deux, from Don Quixote 5. Ballet Music from Ascanio in Alba 6. Elite Syncopations 7. Adaptation of Theewaltz from Delibes' Naila 8. Echo's Dance, from the Sanquine Fan 9. Tchaikovsky Pas de Duex, from Swan Lake 10. Waltz in C Sharp minor, Op. 64, No. 2 (Les Sylphides)

As ever, Anthony Goldstone as both pianist and, in some cases, arranger, has produced a startlingly original and vibrant program. Here, music originally written for concert or operatic performance is presented in little known transcriptions, all but one in fact here receiving their first recording. An important and rare addition to the Tchaikovsky canon. Volume 2 will on the same basis contain transcriptions of music from Tchaikovsky's ballets. Album Tracks 1. Tchaikovsky Marche Slave Op. 31 2. Tchaikovsky Potpourri on Themes from the Opera the Voyevoda 3. Tchaikovsky Theme and Variations from Orchestral Suite No 3 in G Major Op 55 Theme and Variations 1 Through 3 4. Tchaikovsky Theme and Variations from Orchestral Suite No 3 in G Major Op 55 Variations 4 Through 5 5. Tchaikovsky Theme and Variations FR Om Orchestral Suite No 3 in G Major Op 55 Variations 6 Through 8 6. Tchaikovsky Theme and Variations from Orchestral Suite No 3 in G Major Op 55 Variations 9 Through 11 7. Tchaikovsky Theme and Variations from Orchestral Suite No 3 in G Major Op 55 Variation 12 Finale Polacca 8. Tchaikovsky Serenade in C Major for String Orchestra Op 48 Pezzo in Forma Di Sonatina 9. Tchaikovsky Serenade in C Major for String Orchestra Op 48 Valse 10. Tchaikovsky Serenade in C Major for String Orchestra Op 48 Elegie 11. Tchaikovsky Serenade in C Major for String Orchestra Op 48 Finale Tema Russo

Unknown piano gems written from 1906 to 1909 by the late-Romantic doyen of Russian early/mid 20th-century music, including the towering 25 Preludes, Op. 30, Mazurkas and Esquisses. Exquisite high Romantic music from a composer far better-known for his epic symphonies and orchestral works. InchExpressively varied, cleverly crafted and thematically memorable works. Goldstone has the technique and the style to perform these works. The composer could hardly wish for a better advocate. Recommended? But of course.Inch - Barry Brenesal (Fanfare) Album Tracks 1. Preludes, Op. 30 No. 1 in C Major 2. Preludes, Op. 30 No. 2 in C minor 3. Preludes, Op. 30 No. 3 in D Flat Major 4. Preludes, Op. 30 No. 4 in C Sharp minor 5. Preludes, Op. 30 No. 5 in D Major 6. Preludes, Op. 30 No. 6 in D minor 7. Preludes, Op. 30 No. 7 in E Flat Major 8. Preludes, Op. 30 No. 8 in E Flat minor 9. Preludes, Op. 30 No. 9 in E Major 10. Preludes, Op. 30 No. 10 in E minor 11. Preludes, Op. 30 No. 11 in F minor 12. Preludes, Op. 30 No. 12 in F minor 13. Preludes, Op. 30 No. 13 in F Sharp Major 14. Preludes, Op. 30 No. 14 in F Sharp minor 15. Preludes, Op. 30 No. 15 in G Major 16. Preludes, Op. 30 No. 16 in G minor 17. Preludes, Op. 30 No. 17 in a Flat Major 18. Preludes, Op. 30 No. 18 in G Sharp minor 19. Preludes, Op. 30 No. 19 in a Major 20. Preludes, Op. 30 No. 20 in a Minor 21. Preludes, Op. 30 No. 21 in B Flat Major 22. Preludes, Op. 30 No. 22 in B Flat minor 23. Preludes, Op. 30 No. 23 in B Major 24. Preludes, Op. 30 No. 24 in B minor 25. Preludes, Op. 30 No. 25 in C Major 26. Mazurkas, Op. 29 No. 1 in B minor 27. Mazurkas, Op. 29 No. 2 in a Flat Major 28. Mazurkas, Op. 29 No. 3 in B Flat minor 29. Esquisses, Op. 47 No. 1 Molto Sostenuto 30. Esquisses, Op. 47 No. 2 Con Leggerezza 31. Esquisses, Op. 47 No. 3 Galamente 32. Esquisses,