Lin Taipei Chinese Orchestra Cheng - Memory of Mountain - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The young French guitarist Gabriel Bianco adds First Prize in the 2008 GFA International Solo Competition to an impressive list of previous awards from international competitions. Album Tracks 1. Lob Der Tranen (Praise of Tears), D. 711 (Arr. J. K. Mertz) 2. Book 3 No. 3. Capriccio 3. Book 6 No. 1. Tarantelle 4. Elegy 5. 3 Morceaux, Op. 65 No. 1. Fantaisie Hongroise 6. I. Adagio 7. II. Fuga Alla Breve 8. III. Largo 9. IV. Allegro Assai 10. I. Allegro Energico 11. II. Adagio Molto 12. III. Presto, Risoluto Energico

Although Polish-born virtuoso and composer Karol Jozef Lipinski embraced the innovations of Paganini and other 19th century virtuosos, he disdained 'empty' technique devoid of musical depth, preferring the artistic ethos of Spohr, Tartini and Viotti. Described as 'lyrical Slavic folk tunes with elements of the ballad,' the expertly crafted G minor and A major String Trios are notable for their warmly expressive themes to go along with the bravura runs and doublestopping heard in the primo violin part. Adam Roszkowski plays first violin with the National Orchestra of Belgium. As a soloist he has performed with the Gorzow Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bialystok Philharmonic Orchestra, the Camerata dll'arte Chamber Orchestra and the Carloforte Festival Orchestra. Violinist Voytek Proniewicz made his solo debut with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra in 2005. Since then he has appeared with the philharmonic orchestras of Wroclaw Dzczecin, Rzeszow, Kielce, and Gorzow, as well as the Sinfonia luventus Orchestra and the Sinfonia Viva Orchestra. Polish cellist Jan Roszkowski is a laureate of the 27th National Chamber Music Competition in Warsaw. He completed a master's degree in music performance at the Manhattan School of Music in New York. Album Tracks 1. String Trio in G minor, Op. 8 (1814-15) 2. String Trio in a Major, Op. 12 (1818-26)

Album Tracks 1. Largo Cantabile 2. Tema 3. Variation 1 4. Variation 2 5. Variation 3 6. Variation 4 7. Variation 5 8. Larghetto 9. Variation 6 10. Gran Ricercario O Studio, Op. 3 11. Tema 12. Variation 1 13. Variation 2 14. Variation 3 15. Variation 4 16. Variation 5 17. Variation 6 18. Trio Andantino 19. Variation 7 20. I. Largo 21. II. Allegro Deciso 22. III. Più Mosso 23. Tema 24. Variation 1 25. Variation 2 26. Variation 3 27. Variation 4 28. Coda 29. Largo 30. Rondo Allegretto 31. Largo 32. Tema. Allegretto 33. Variation 1 34. Variation 2 35. Variation 3 36. Variation 4 37. Variation 5 38. Variation 6 39. Variation 7 40. Variation 8 41. Variation 9 42. Variation 10 43. Variation 11 44. Larghetto Espressivo 45. Variation 12 46. Allegro 47. Tema. Andantino Grazioso 48. Variation 1 49. Variation 2 50. Variation 3 51. Variation 4 52. Variation 5 53. Variation 6 54. Variation 7 55. Variation 8 56. Variation 9 57. Largo Cantabile 58. Variation 10 59. Coda. Allegro