Cannon / Goto /Aucoin - Transcendent - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

With his Genuin debut album, the Romanian pianist Mihai Ritivoiu takes us into other spheres InchTranscendenceInch is the name of the production that unites works by Franck, Enescu, and Liszt. The prizewinner of numerous competitions (including the Dinu Lipatti and George Enescu competitions) avoids thunderous pounding and superficial tinkling on the keys. From the first notes of Franck's Prelude to the mystical floating away at the end of Liszt's great sonata, the young musician draws us into his musical spell with a differentiated attack and staying power. Particularly noteworthy George Enescu's expressive, first piano sonata - a real repertoire highlight! Ritivoiu writes of the album InchIn choosing the repertoire for my first recording, I found myself drawn to three works which, albeit different, all transcend the boundaries of merely pianistic music, whether it is the quasi-organ sounds and bell chimes of Cesar Franck's Prelude Choral et Fugue or the orchestral sonorities of the Liszt and Enescu sonatas.Inch

Following his recent heroic Met debut as Hermann in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades, Arsen Soghomonyan makes his solo recording debut for Delos. A fast-rising figure in the dramatic repertoire, the Armenian tenor has enjoyed success at major opera houses such as Bayerische Staatsoper, Teatro di San Carlo, Bolshoi Theatre and Staatsoper Wien. In his album Bridges of Voice and Soul, Arsen lends his powerful voice to some of the greatest Italian arias; InchNessun dormaInch and InchE lucevan le stelleInch by Puccini, Verdi's InchNiun mi temaInch and InchVesti la giubbaInch by Leoncavallo are some of the delights that comprise this operatic feast, enlivened by the Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra and conductor Constantine Orbelian.

J. Brahms - Trios Pno (2) [COMPACT DISCS] date 07/25/2000