Timothy Cheek - Apple Train - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

On his new , pianist Charles Foreman presents a program of sonatas by Beethoven. Pianist Charles Foreman made his debut in 1972 with the Chicago Civic Orchestra conducted by David Gilbert, playing the Brahms B-flat Concerto. Since then, he has won prizes in Canadian and U.S. piano competitions, received two Canada Council grants for study and performance in Europe, performed over 30 times with orchestras in North America (including eight repeat engagements with the Calgary Philharmonic), under conductors such as Edmond Agopian, Mario Bernardi, Rolf Bertsch, Boris Brott, Stephen Franse, Stewart Grant, Arpad Joo, and Gerhardt Zimmermann, and played over 750 solo and chamber recitals in Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Canada, and the U.S. He has been equally praised for his superb musicianship, his formidable technique, his vast repertoire, and his imaginative programming. He has premiered works by composers as diverse as Istvan Anhalt, George Crumb, Stewart Grant, Oskar Morawetz, Violet Archer, Gerhard Wuensch, and William Jordan. His multi-faceted career has included professional broadcasting, professional acting, musical direction, and arts administration.

Album Tracks 1. Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 By Robert Schumann 2. Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 By Robert Schumann 3. Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 By Robert Schumann 4. Lieder (An Die Ferne Geliebte Op. 98) 5. Lieder (An Die Ferne Geliebte Op. 98) 6. Lieder (An Die Ferne Geliebte Op. 98) 7. Lieder (An Die Ferne Geliebte Op. 98) 8. Lieder (An Die Ferne Geliebte Op. 98) 9. Lieder (An Die Ferne Geliebte Op. 98) 10. Sonata in a Major, Op. 101 By Ludwig Vanbeethoven 11. Sonata in a Major, Op. 101 By Ludwig Vanbeethoven 12. Sonata in a Major, Op. 101 By Ludwig Vanbeethoven 13. Sonata in a Major, Op. 101 By Ludwig Vanbeethoven

The fact that Timothy Ridout has recorded a whole album of music for unaccompanied viola before the age of thirty is a telling indication of the meteoric rise of this prodigious, boundary-pushing artist. As is his choice of contrasting the Baroque era (Telemann and Bach) with two figures of modern music, in Britten's rarely heard Elegy and Caroline Shaw's in manus tuas. This program is a breathtaking ode to the viola over the centuries, played with all the fire of youth. Album Tracks 1. Telemann Fantasia No. 1 in B-Flat Major, TWV 40 14 (Arr. for Solo Viola By Timothy Ridout) I. Largo 2. Telemann Fantasia No. 1 in B-Flat Major, TWV 40 14 (Arr. for Solo Viola By Timothy Ridout) II. Allegro - Grave - Allegro 3. Shaw In Manus Tuas (Version for Solo Viola) 4. Telemann Fantasia No. 7 in E-Flat Major, TWV 40 20 (Arr. for Solo Viola By Timothy Ridout) I. Dolce 5. Telemann Fantasia No. 7 in E-Flat Major, TWV 40 20 (Arr. for Solo Viola By Timothy Ridout) II. Allegro 6. Telemann Fantasia No. 7 in E-Flat Major, TWV 40 20 (Arr. for Solo Viola By Timothy Ridout) III. Largo 7. Telemann Fantasia No. 7 in E-Flat Major, TWV 40 20 (Arr. for Solo Viola By Timothy Ridout) IV. Presto 8. Britten Elegy for Solo Viola 9. Bach Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (Arr. for Solo Viola By Simon Rowland-Jones) I. Allemande 10. Bach Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (Arr. for Solo Viola By Simon Rowland-Jones) II. Courante 11. Bach Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (Arr. for Solo Viola By Simon Rowland-Jones) III. Sarabande 12. Bach Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (Arr. for Solo Viola By Simon Rowland-Jones) IV. Gigue 13. Bach Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (Arr. for Solo Viola By Simon Rowland-Jones) V. Chaconne