Various Artists - Reflections - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Adagios, Largos and Andante - composers of the past poured out their deepest thoughts in these slow movements of this orchestral, chamber and piano album. Album Tracks 1. Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 II. Largo Ma Non Tanto 2. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467, InchElvira MadiganInch II. Andante 3. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, InchPathetiqueInch II. Adagio Cantabile 4. 6 Moments Musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780 No. 2 in a Flat Major Andantino 5. Piano Quintet in a Major, Op. 114, D. 667, InchDie ForelleInch (The Trout) II. Andante 6. Waldszenen, Op. 82 No. 7. Vogel Als Prophet (The Songster-Prophet) 7. Blumenstuck in D Flat Major, Op. 19 8. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 II. Adagio 9. Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, InchPathetiqueInch IV. Finale Adagio Lamentoso 10. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 II. Andante

Riga-born Ksenija Sidorova is today one of the most eminent global ambassadors of the classical accordion. She has proudly borne the colors of her instrument in appearances in the world's leading halls and with the foremost orchestras. Here she pays homage to Piazzolla in her own way 'Piazzolla the revolutionary, the ground-breaker, a man thinking ahead of his time... Playing this repertoire gave me a sense of artistic freedom and ignited my belief in advocacy of my instrument. For this album, I wanted to celebrate Piazzolla the innovator by pairing some his masterworks with pieces written by other composers for classical accordion, the majority of which I have premiered in recent years. Being of Russian heritage, I couldn't help noticing the similarity between the nostalgia of the tango and that of Russian composer Sergey Voitenko's Revelation. French accordionist-composer Franck Angelis's Fantasia is based on Piazzolla's waltz-tango, and the programme is completed by the Nocturne of Italian accordionist-composer Pietro Roffi and a piece by Sergey Akhunov.' Album Tracks 1. Chau Paris (Arranged for Accordion, Piano & Double Bass) 2. Revelation 3. Histoire Du Tango - Café 1930 4. Nocturne, a Kind of Lullaby of Times We Have Not Yet Lived 5. Concerto for Bandoneon & Chamber Orchestra, InchAconcaguaInch 6. Suite Lumiere - Soledad 7. María de Buenos Aires - Yo Soy María 8. Fantasie on a Theme of Piazzolla - Chiquilín de Bachín 9. Romance Del Diablo 10. Adagio in D minor, BWV 974 11. Two Keys to One J. Brodsky's Poem 12. Libertango

Album Tracks 1. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 InchAppassionataInch I. Allegro Assai 2. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 InchAppassionataInch II. Andante Con Moto 3. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 InchAppassionataInch III. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Presto 4. Intermezzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 119 5. Waltz No. 15 in A-Flat Major, Op. 39 6. Romeo and Juliet, Ten Pieces for Piano, Op. 75 IV. Juliet As a Young Girl 7. Romeo and Juliet, Ten Pieces for Piano, Op. 75 VI. Montagues and Capulets 8. Romeo and Juliet, Ten Pieces for Piano, Op. 75 IX. Dance of the Girls with the Lilies 9. Romeo and Juliet, Ten Pieces for Piano, Op. 75 VIII. Mercutio 10. Images L. 110, Book I Reflets Dans L'eau 11. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 VI. Prelude in B minor 12. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 III. Prelude in G Major 13. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 IV. Prelude in E minor 14. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 VIII. Prelude in F-Sharp minor 15. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 XV. Prelude in D-Flat Major 16. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 XVI. Prelude in B-Flat minor 17. A Prole Do Bebê, Book I Branquinha 18. A Prole Do Bebê, Book I Moreninha 19. A Prole Do Bebê, Book I O Polichinelo 20. A Prole Do Bebê, Book I A Pobrezinha 21. Malambo, Op. 7 22. Fuga y Misterio