Holger Groschopp - Piano Transcriptions - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Ferruccio Busoni was undoubtedly what can be termed a 'child prodigy'. His maturity as a young pianist can only be indirectly evidenced by contemporary reports. But in his early compositions, his astonishing command of the meter can be assessed directly. In particular, he demonstrated a sure instinct for part writing and counterpoint, before he had received systematic teaching in these disciplines. Busoni connoisseurs will detect unexpected parallels to the works of his mature period; their germ cells, as it were. And the common music lover may find joy in a wealth of piano pieces, some of which at least need not shy any comparison with Schumann, Mendelssohn, Reinecke and Grieg. Album Tracks 1. Early Masterworks 2. Una Festa Di Villaggio Op. 9 3. Marcia Di Paesani E Contadine Op. 32 4. 24 Préludes Pour Le Piano Op. 37 5. Youth Pieces (1877-1879) 6. Scherzo Tratto Dalla Sonata Op. 8 7. Cinq Pièces Pour Piano Op. 3 8. Minuetto F-Dur Op. 14 9. Suite Campreste Op. 18 10. Preludio E Fuga Op. 21 11. Gavotta Op. 25 12. Racconti Fantastici Op. 12 13. Menuetto Capriccioso Op. 61 14. Danze Antiche Op. 11 15. Youth Pieces (1880-1883) 16. Gavotte Op. 70 17. Tre Pezzi Nello Stile Antico Op. 10 18. Preludio E Fuga Op. 36 19. Scherzo Op. 4 20. Preludio E Fuga Op. 5 21. Scène de Ballet Op. 6 22. Danza Notturna Op. 13 23. Macchiette Medioevali Op. 33 24. Bonus Track 25. Improvvisata Per Pianoforte (1855)

The Polish composer Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925) is best remembered for a handful of virtuoso piano pieces, but he also produced a substantial body of orchestral music, most of it unperformed for a century or more. This fourth volume presents his only symphony, a strikingly assured work for a composer in his late teens. Unsurprisingly, it owes a good deal to Schumann in it's dancing rhythms, heraldic bearing and orchestral colours - and the Scherzo might almost be by Mendelssohn on holiday in Poland. The 'Six Episodes' - charming, ingratiating and energising by turn - are all that remain of the lost full-length ballet Laurin. They were saved because Moszkowski excerpted them for concert performance, thereby creating a 'Dance Suite' in all but name.

Album Tracks 1. Overture 2. Act I Frohlich Stosst Die Becher An (Thibaut, Robert, Chorus) 3. Act I Es Lebe Der Feldherr (Thibaut, Robert, Bethune, Chorus, Vaudemont) 4. Act I Scene and Cavatina Wer Ist Die Stolze Schone? (Vaudemont, Bethune, Danieli, Elena, Robert, Thibaut, Ninetta) 5. Act I Scene and Cavatina In Den Brausenden Wellen (Elena) 6. Act I Scene and Cavatina Was Sagt LHR (Chorus) 7. Act I Scene and Duet Elena! O Gott, Was Seh Ich! (Arrigo, Elena, Ninetta, Montfort) - Finale 8. Act II Prelude 9. Act II Aria O Teure Heimat (Procida) 10. Act II O Mein Palermo (Procida, Chorus) 11. Act II Heisse Flamme Meiner Sehnsucht (Procida, Chorus) 12. Act II Ihr Teuren Freunde (Procida, Elena, Arrigo) 13. Act II Duet Wie Soll Ich Danken (Elena, Arrigo) 14. Act II Duet Soll Ich Den Wunsch Versagen (Elena, Arrigo) 15. Act II Recitative Herr Ritter, Diesen Brief (Bethune, Arrigo, Elena, Procida) 16. Act II Finale O Seht, Ein Hochzeitsfest (Robert, Procida, Thibaut, Chorus, Ninetta) 17. Act II Finale Diese Schmach, Die Uns Traf (Danieli, Chorus, Elena, Procida, Manfredo, Vaudemont) 1. Act III Prelude - Scene Ja, Ich Gestehe Es 2. Act III Recitative Der Kavalier Trotzte Dem Strengen Befehl (Montfort, Bethune) - Aria In Glanz Und Pracht (Montfort) 3. Act III Recitative and Duet Wach Oder Traum Ich (Arrigo, Montfort) 4. Act III Recitative and Duet Als Ich Mein Herz Dir Zugewendet (Montfort, Arrigo) 5. Act III Recitative and Duet Seh Ich Vor Mir Dieses Antlitz Zuge (Montfort, Arrigo) 6. Act III Recitative and Duet All Meine Bitten (Montfort, Arrigo) 7. Act III Recitative and Duet Teuerste Mutter (Arrigo, Montfort) 8. Act III Finale Lasst Froh Uns Geniessen (Elena, Arrigo, Procida, Chorus, Montfort, Danieli, Bethune) 9. Act III Finale O Heiliger (Elena, Danieli, Procida, Montfort