Nicholas Horvath - Complete Piano Works 1 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This third volume of Erik Satie's complete solo piano music using Satie scholar Robert Orledge's new Salabert Edition focuses on music composed between 1892-1897, including theatrical scores such as the revolutionary uspud, and the Danses gothiques and famous Vexations written while the composer was hiding from a tempestuous love affair. The period closes with Satie composing in what he called Incha more flexible and accessible way withthe final Gnossienne and the six Pieces froides.Inch Recognized at once as a great interpreter of Liszt's music, Nicolas Horvath became in recent years one of the most sought after pianists of his generation. Holder of a number of awards, like the First Prize of the Scriabin and the Luigi Nono International Competitions, he frequently organizes events and concerts of unusual length, sometimes over twelve hours, such as Philip Glass complete piano music or Erik Satie's Vexations. Album Tracks 1. Preludes 0 07 57 2. 1 4 Préludes No. 3,1Er Prélude Du Nazaréen - No. 4 0 10 23 3. Uspud (Version for Piano) 0 24 00 4. 2 Uspud (Version for Piano) Act I 0 09 33 5. 3 Uspud (Version for Piano) Act II 0 06 20 6. 4 Uspud (Version for Piano) Act III 0 07 53 7. Eginhard Prélude 0 03 00 8. 5 4 Préludes No. 2, Eginhard Prélude 0 02 04 9. The Gothic Dances 0 08 50 10. 6 Danses Gothiques 0 10 34 11. Vexations 0 14 00 12. 7 Vexations 0 07 01 13. Sans Titre, Peut-Être Pour la Messe Des Pauvres, Inch 0 01 00 14. 8 Modéré (Version for Piano) 0 01 04 15. La Porte Héroïque Du Ciel Prélude 0 04 00 16. 9 Prélude de la Porte Héroïque Du Ciel 0 04 50 17. Gnossiennes 0 02 00 18. 10 Gnossienne No. 6 0 02 17 19. Petite Ouverture À Danser 0 01 38 20. 11 Petite Ouverture À Danser 0 02 09 21. Pièces Froides 0 10 12 22. 12 Pièces Froides No. 1 InchAirs À Faire FuirInch No. 1, D 0 04 30 23. 13 Pièces Froides No. 1 I

Alvin Lucier is one of America's foremost experimentalists, challenging the fundamental principles of music and focusing on acoustic phenomena and how listeners perceive them. Music for Piano with Slow Sweep Pure Wave Oscillators explores the acoustic 'beating' effects and tuning phenomena of sine waves against piano tones. This new XL version expands the extraordinary listening experience in a work described by Nicolas Horvath as 'immersive, intense and enigmatic'. Nicolas Horvath is an unusual artist with an unconventional résumé. He began his music studies at the Académie de Musique Prince Rainier III de Monaco, and at the age of 16, caught the attention of the American conductor Lawrence Foster who helped him to secure a three-year scholarship from the Princess Grace Foundation in order to further his studies. His mentors include a number of distinguished international pianists, including Bruno Leonardo Gelber, Gérard Frémy, Eric Heidsieck, Gabriel Tacchino, Nelson Delle-Vigne, Philippe Entremont, Oxana Yablonskaya and Liszt specialist Leslie Howard who helped to lay the foundations for Horvath's current recognition as a leading interpreter of Liszt's music. He is the holder of a number of awards, including First Prize of the Scriabin and the Luigi Nono International Competitions.

Volume 1 of the complete Piano Sonatas of Mily Balakirev includes the first recording of Op. 3 and the first recording of Op. 5 using the original manuscript and without the mistakes to be found in the two published scores. English pianist Nicholas Walker infuses these works with his characteristic knowledge and great technical acumen. Album Tracks 1. Andantino 2. Mazurka Moderato 3. Intermezzo Larghetto 4. Allegro Non Troppo, Ma Con Fuoco 5. Andante - Allegro Assai, Feroce 6. Mazurka Tempo Di Mazurka 7. Andante 8. Allegro Feroce 9. Mazurka 10. Larghetto 11. Finale Allegro Grazioso 12. Epilogue Fuga