Michel Piquemal - Le Miracle de Saint Nicholas - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The challenge of the Etude has intrigued and inspired composers from Bach and Chopin on can music designed to improve technique hold it's own aesthetic value? Pianist Christina Bjørkøe has an inspired answer to that question. She commissioned a set of three animal etudes from twelve composers and here presents the charming, evocative and very useful musical menagerie that resulted. From flea to hippo, beginner to professional, there is something for everyone. The pianist Christina Bjørkøe is one of Denmark's leading musicians. She performs solo, as a chamber musician and as a soloist with the Danish symphony orchestras. She is also an associate professor at the Danish National Academy of Music. Among the numerous awards Christina Bjørkøe has received are the Victor Borges Award, the Carl Nielsen Travel Scholarship and the Gladsaxe Music Prize. In 2005 she won the DR P2 Prize for her recording of Knudåge Riisager's piano works. She received the same award in 2009 for her complete recording of Carl Nielsen's piano works. Album Tracks 1. Grævlingen (The badger)~I. 2. Grævlingen (The badger)~II. 3. Grævlingen (The badger)~III. 4. Edderkop (Spider)~I. Edderkoppen spadserer en tur (The spider takes a walk) 5. Edderkop (Spider)~II. Edderkoppen spinder sit spind (The spider spinning its web) 6. Edderkop (Spider)~III. Edderkoppen hersker over sine vævninger (The spider rules over its weaving) 7. Hippopotamus~I. 8. Hippopotamus~II. 9. Hippopotamus~III. 10. Frø (Frog)~I. Tænksom frø tar springet (Thoughtful frog takes a leap) 11. Frø (Frog)~II. Tænksom frø og forsigtig fugl (Thoughtful frog and careful bird) 12. Frø (Frog)~III. Frygtsom frø falder (Fearful frog falls) 13. Sæl (Seal)~I. 14. Sæl (Seal)~II. 15. Sæl (Seal)~III. 16. Chameleon Variations~Theme A Day in the Life... 17. Chameleon Variations~Var. I Landscape. Mother and Baby. Some

Album Tracks 1. Banalites 1. Chanson D'orkenise 2. Banalites 2. Hotel 3. Banalites 3. Fagnes de Wallonie 4. Banalites 4. Voyage a Paris 5. Banalites 5. Sanglots 6. Montparnasse 7. Rosemonde 8. Bleuet 9. Quatre Poemes D'apollinaire 1. L'anguille 10. Quatre Poemes D'apollinaire 2. Carte-Postale 11. Quatre Poemes D'apollinaire 3. Avant Le Cinema 12. Quatre Poemes D'apollinaire 4. 1904 13. Tel Jour Telle Nuit 1. Bonne Journee 14. Tel Jour Telle Nuit 2. Une Ruine Coquille Vide 15. Tel Jour Telle Nuit 3. Une Herbe Pauvre 16. Tel Jour Telle Nuit 7. Je N'ai Envie Que de T'aimer 17. Tel Jour Telle Nuit 9. Nous Avons Fait la Nuit 18. Chansons Gaillardes 1. La Maitresse Volage 19. Chansons Gaillardes 2. Chanson a Boire 20. Chansons Gaillardes 3. Madrigal 21. Chansons Gaillardes 4. Invocation Aux Parques 22. Chansons Gaillardes 5. Couplets Bachiques 23. Chansons Gaillardes 6. L'offrande 24. Chansons Gaillardes 8. Ser 25. Chansons Gaillardes 7. La Belle Jeunesse 26. C'est Ainsi Que Tu Es 27. C 28. Dernier Poeme 29. Priez Pour Paix 30. Chansons Villageoises 1. Chanson Du Clair Tamis 31. Chansons Villageoises 2. Les Gars Qui Vont a la Fete 32. Chansons Villageoises 3. C'est Le Joli Printemps 33. Chansons Villageoises 4. Le Mendiant 34. Chansons Villageoises 5. Chanson de la Fille Frivole 35. Chansons Villageoises 6. Le Retour Du Sergent

Mozart loved the human voice, which he used as an instrument of musical expression throughout his compositional career from the age of six or seven. His Lieder, written largely in response to requests and commissions from acquaintances, friends. Album Tracks 1. O Gottes Lamm, Dein Leben 2. Als Aus ÃInchGypten Israel