Anthony Goldstone - Tzigane: Gypsy Inspired Music - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Bryce Morrison, the celebrated critic and authority on piano music, described the pre-eminent Hungarian pianist as follows 'Annie Fischer was among the greatest and most richly comprehensive of all pianists'. The distinguished Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter, notoriously critical, described her as 'an artist imbued with a spirit of greatness and with genuine profundity'. Album Tracks 1. * Schumann Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Sharp minor, Op. 11 Annie Fischer (Piano) 2. I. Introduzione. Un Poco Adagio - Allegro Vivace - Più Lento 3. II. Aria. Senza Passion, Ma Espressivo 4. III. Scherzo Ed Intermezzo - 5. IV. Finale. Allegro Un Poco Maestoso - Più Allegro 6. * Schubert 4 Impromptus, D935 Annie Fischer (Piano) 7. No. 1 in F minor. Allegro Moderato 8. No. 2 in A-Flat Major. Allegretto 9. No. 3 in B-Flat Major. Andante and Variations 10. No. 4 in F minor. Allegro Scherzando

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

This is Vol. 2 of piano transcriptions of Tchaikovsky's music. Vol.1 (DDA25093) covered orchestral and operatic music, and this volume contains music from the 3 great ballets. Apart from the Percy Grainer piece, these are all 1st recordings, brilliantly arranged for piano and superbly interpreted by Goldstone. Album Tracks 1. Paraphrase on Tchaikovsky's, 'Sleeping Beauty' 2. Prologue The Christening March 3. Polacca 4. The Wedding Pas de Quatre I. Pas de Quatre (Allegro Non Tanto) 5. The Wedding Pas de Quatre II. Variation I, the Golden Fairy (Allegro Tempo Di Valse) 6. The Wedding Pas de Quatre III. Variation II, the Silver Fairy (Allegro Giusto) 7. The Wedding Pas de Quatre IV. Variation III, the Sapphire Fairy (Vivacissimo) 8. The Wedding Pas de Quatre V. Variation IV, the Diamond Fairy (Vivace) 9. The Wedding Pas de Quatre VI. Coda (L'istesso Tempo) 10. The Wedding Pas de Caractere (Puss-In-Boots and the White Cat) (Allegro Moderato) 11. The Wedding Pas de Quatre (Adagio) I. Pas de Quatre 12. The Wedding Pas de Quatre (Adagio) II. Variation I, Cinderella and Prince Charming (Allegro Tempo Di Valse) 13. The Wedding Pas de Quatre (Adagio) III. Variation II, the Bluebird and Princess Florine (Andantino) 14. The Wedding Pas de Quatre (Adagio) IV. Coda (Presto) 15. The Wedding Pas de Caractere I. Chaperon Rouge Et Le Loup (Allegro Moderato) 16. The Wedding Pas Berrichon 17. The Wedding Pas de Deux (Aurora and Florimund) II. Entree (Allegretto - Allegro Moderato) 18. The Wedding Pas de Deux (Aurora and Florimund) III. Adagio (Andante Non Troppo) 19. The Wedding Pas de Deux (Aurora and Florimund) IV. Variation I, Florimund (Vivace - Prestissimo) 20. The Wedding Pas de Deux (Aurora and Florimund) V. Variation II, Aurora (Andantino) 21. The Wedding Pas de Deux (Aurora and Florimund) VI. Cod