Havard Gimse - Piano Concerto - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Together with Casella, Malipiero and Respighi, Pizzetti was one of the leading Italian composers of the generation of Italian composers born around 1880 who, in reacting against the melodic excesses of their predecessors, Puccini and Mascagni, sought. Album Tracks 1. Fedra Preludio 2. I. Mosso E Fervente, Ma Largamente Spaziato 3. II. Adagio 4. III. Rondo Allegro 5. Cabiria Sinfonia Del Fuoco

Album Tracks 1. March - Fred Sherry 2. Menuet - Fred Sherry 3. Variations - Fred Sherry 4. Sonnet By Petrarch - Fred Sherry 5. Dance Steps - Fred Sherry 6. Song Without Words - Fred Sherry 7. Finale - Fred Sherry 8. Introduction - Philharmonia Orchestra 9. Theme - Philharmonia Orchestra 10. Variations I - Philharmonia Orchestra 11. Variations II - Philharmonia Orchestra 12. Variations III - Philharmonia Orchestra 13. Variations IV - Philharmonia Orchestra 14. Variations V - Philharmonia Orchestra 15. Variations VI - Philharmonia Orchestra 16. Variations VII - Philharmonia Orchestra 17. Variations VIII - Philharmonia Orchestra 18. Variations VIII - Philharmonia Orchestra 19. Finale - Philharmonia Orchestra 20. Fuga (ST. Anne) - Philharmonia Orchestra 21. Schmucke Dich, O Liebe Seele - Philharmonia Orchestra 22. Komm, Gott Schopfer, Heiliger Geist - Philharmonia Orchestra

The insatiable demand for sheet music for domestic use in the 19th century meant that popular works were widely disseminated in piano duet form. Robert Schumann's own arrangements of the 'Spring' Symphony (in collaboration with his wife Clara Schumann) and the Fourth Symphony balance playability and fidelity to the original with tremendous skill. Clara considered the Fourth Symphony to be 'another work from the innermost depths of Robert's soul', a symphony that has become one of the most quintessential of the Romantic era. This is a highly collectible set of Schumann's works in arrangement for piano duet, appearing here in world premiere recordings for versions of symphonies arranged by the composer himself along with his wife Clara. Vol. 1 (8.572877) was considered 'extremely well done' by Fanfare. Vol. 2 can be found on 8.572878, Vol. 3 included the Third Symphony 'Rhenish' and is on 8.572879, while Vol. 4 (8.572880) which was considered a 'handsome account off our symphonic works' by the Audio Video Club of Atlanta, and of the Second Symphony 'The whole work works extremely well in this arrangement; it is also interesting to compare the details which are brought out by the arrangement - Clara and Robert clearly knew exactly what they were doing. I am very much looking forward to the next volume'.(MusicWeb International) Album Tracks 1. Symphony No. 1 in B Flat Major, Op. 38 InchSpringInch (1841) 2. Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 (1841/1853)