Various Artists - Kaleidoscope - SUPER-AUDIO CD [Super Audio CD (SACD)]

After her acclaimed complete recording of Beethoven's piano sonatas, Mari Kodama returns with a programme consisting of Beethoven string quartets transcribed for piano by Saint-Saens, Mussorgsky and Balakirev, as well as Beethoven's variations on the finale of Mozart's Clarinet Quintet. Most pieces are recorded for the first time. Kaleidoscope is designed as a homage, considering and experiencing Beethoven through the lens of other great composers. Mari Kodama is one of the most extraordinary pianists of our age, and has an impressive PENTATONE discography, featuring Beethoven's complete piano sonatas (2003-2014), piano concertos of Loewe and Chopin (2003), Tchaikovsky Ballet Suites for Piano Duo (2016), de Falla's Nights in the Gardens of Spain (2017) and Martinu's Concert for Two Pianos (2018). Details 1. Piano transcription of String Quartet No. 7, Op. 59, InchRasumovskyInch No.1~II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando 2. Piano transcription of String Quartet No. 6, Op. 18~II. Adagio ma non troppo 3. Piano transcription of String Quartet No. 8, Op. 59, InchRasumovskyInch No. 2~III. Allegretto - Maggiore Thème russe 4. Piano transcription of String Quartet No. 13, Op. 130~V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo 5. Piano transcription of String Quartet No. 16, Op. 135~II. Vivace 6. Piano transcription of String Quartet No. 16, Op. 135~III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo 7. Theme and Variations on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Clarinet Quintet KV 581~IV. Allegretto con variazioni. Theme 8. Theme and Variations on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Clarinet Quintet KV 581~IV. Allegretto con variazioni. Variation I 9. Theme and Variations on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Clarinet Quintet KV 581~IV. Allegretto con variazioni. Variation II 10. Theme and Variations on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Clarinet Quintet KV 581~IV. Allegretto con variazioni. Variation III