Various Artists - After Work Hour: Classical Music Selection 2 / Various - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This Grand Piano of the solo piano transcription of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring (arranged by Sam Raphling) is coupled with Maurice Ravel's own transcription of La Valse, plus George Gershwin's 3 Preludes as well as his own solo piano version of Rhapsody in Blue. French pianist Eric Ferrand-N'Kaoua, (pronounced Enkawa) claims an eclectic repertoire that allows him to blend Bach's Goldberg Variations, or the Berlioz-Liszt Symphonie Fantastique with jazz-inspired pieces on the same concert program.

The album InchViolin miniaturesInch contains 17 musical pictures being a result of a long-time cooperation between Marcin Ostrowski and the pianist Katarzyna Kaczorowska. The subject of instrumental miniatures, interpretation of which is at the heart of the violinist's artistic interests, is the common ground for the two albums. The stylistic diversity of the first half of the twentieth century, which is the subject of the artist's PhD dissertation, was the criterion for choosing the repertoire for album 1. Amongst eleven presented works, one can find a wide range of compositions, from the world hits from the borderline of classical and popular music to an avant-garde experiments with form and sound. Album 2 contains the previous recordings made by Marcin Ostrowski, which present a musical journey through the era of violin virtuoso works.

Various Artists - After Work Hour Classical Music Selection 1 / Various [COMPACT DISCS] date 07/08/2008