Jorge Federico Osorio - Piano Music: Sonata 3 / Fantasies / Piano Pieces - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Italian composer Riccardo Malipiero (1914-2003) was the nephew of Gian Francesco Malipiero. He was a pioneer of twelve-tone technique in Italy. His 6 published piano works encapsulate half-a-century of development, from the post-Respighian 14 variazioni (1938), to the classicism of Diario second (1985). This is the first-ever recording of this music. Album Tracks 1. Calmo 2. Stesso Tempo 3. Poco Più 4. Presto Molto 5. Meno 6. Più Calmo Ancora 7. Lento 8. Poco Più Lento 9. Lo Stesso Ma Liberamente 10. Veloce 11. Come L'inizio 12. Più Rapido 13. Lento 14. Rapido 15. No. 1 Moderato 16. No. 2 Lento - Un Poco Più Lento 17. No. 3 Mosso - Lento, Quasi Senza Tempo - Tempo I 18. Mosso 19. Lento Molto 20. Veloce 21. Allegramente 22. Piacevolmente 23. Deciso 24. Lento 25. Grave 26. Allegramente 27. Bars 1-28 28. Bars 29-48 29. Bars 49-69 30. Bars 70-79 31. Bars 80-86 32. Bars 87-91 33. Bars 92-94 34. Bars 95-105 35. Bars 106-112 36. Bars 113-117 37. Bars 118-137 38. Bars 138-143 39. Bars 144-152 40. No. 1 Allegramente 41. No. 2 Mesto 42. No. 3 Spigliato 43. No. 4 Lento 44. No. 5 Spiritoso 45. No. 6 Lento 46. No. 7 Presto 47. Preludio 48. Passacaglia 49. Finale

Fridrich Bruk - born in Kharkov in 1937 and a Finnish resident since 1974 - made his name as a composer of tangos. But the heart of his music lies in a series of (to date) 21 symphonies, which have a strong narrative element, some reflecting Jewish themes, others inspired by Karelia and Finland. The three most recent together form a kind of meta-symphony premised on the persecution of the Jews in the first half of the twentieth century. Bruk's kaleidoscopic use of orchestral color, his angular but expressive melodies and his dramatic musical language reflect this urge to chronicle the outrage visited on his fellow Jews - and which directly impinged on his own life. Album Tracks 1. Symphony No. 19, Tunes from Ghettoes~I. Our Little Town is Burning 2. Symphony No. 19, Tunes from Ghettoes~II. Ele-bele 3. Symphony No. 19, Tunes from Ghettoes~III. O, Hammer, Hammer, Knock! 4. Symphony No. 20~I. Allegro energico 5. Symphony No. 20~II. Adagietto - 6. Symphony No. 20~III. Lesto 7. Symphony No. 21, Presentiment In memory of Anne Frank~I. Presentiment - 1 8. Symphony No. 21, Presentiment In memory of Anne Frank~II. Presentiment - 2

Album Tracks 1. El Albaicin 2. El Polo 3. Lavapies 4. Zambra Granadina (Danse Orientale) 5. Pavana Muy Facil Para Manos Pequenas 6. Preludio 7. Tango 8. Malaguena 9. Serenata 10. Capricho Catalan 11. Zorzico 12. Barcarola 13. Rapsodia Cubana 14. Angustia (Romanza Sin Palabras)