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kme
Musik-Harry 2005
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 Posted - 2006/08/24 : 21:21:46
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Janet Chvatal and Scott Kritzer
In The Blue Hour
We present new versions of arias and duets for voice and guitar in a chamber setting.
From Rock Hudson and Doris Day to Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt, there have been performers whose chemistry is so convincing it's hard to believe they're not romantically linked beyond the stage or screen.
The voice-and-guitar duo of Janet Chvatal and Scott Kritzer is like that. You could be forgiven for assuming they're married -- they are, just not to each other -- because their affectionate rapport could put most couples to shame. Their concert Sunday afternoon at the Church of St. John the Baptist, on the campus of Oregon Episcopal School, came across like an aftershock from Valentine's Day.
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Janet Chvatal and Scott Kritzer
Songs of The Americas
Songs of the Americas highlights rarely heard, and world-premiere performances of works by living composers of the Americas
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Jennifer Tao
Tao Piano
If you like Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt and Scarlatti, you'll love this CD, featuring Eroica artist Jennifer Tao, pianist
Jennifer Tao first appeared as soloist with orchestra at age 10, and the following year won critical acclaim for her performance as soloist with conductor Arthur Fiedler, going on to win prizes in distinguished competitions including the Maryland International Piano Competition, the New York Young Artists in Recital and the Baldwin National Piano Competition.
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Pavlina Radoslavova
Piano Gems and Masterpieces
If it's your very favorite piano music, you'll probably find it on this Eroica recording: Piano Gems and Masterpieces, by internationally acclaimed artist Pavlina Radoslavov, playing just about every major composer from Bach to Bartok.
Piano Gems & Masterpieces is a compelling collection of the world's best-loved piano pieces and miniatures.
Taking its inspiration from Robert Schumann's "Foreign Lands and People" (Scenes from Childhood), this recording covers 23 famous works from 17 composers in 10 different countries; capturing the essence of piano music and its evolution from Bach, Mozart and Beethoven through to Rachmaninov and Gershwin.
Whether you are a classical connoisseur or simply a lover of inspiring piano music, Piano Gems & Masterpieces takes you on an enchanting journey through the beauty, romance and power that is the pianoforte.
Recorded on a Steinway Grand Piano at the The Great Hall, Dartington, England. Sound engineer: Chris Chudley. Recording & Production: Coombeshead Studios. Cover design by Marcus Podichuk.
Pavlina Radoslavova is a Russian-trained concert pianist from Bulgaria. Pavlina first started her musical career at the age of five, under the direction of her grandmother Theodora Delova. She was quickly noticed as a talented pianist and by the age of fourteen had already won 1st and 2nd prizes in international piano competitions.
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Bronika Kushkuley
Bronika Kushkuley, In concert
Beautiful and agile classical piano covering styles from Bach to Prokofiev
Boston Globe correspondent Richard Buell in his review of her concert, May 27, 1998:
"... the sheer fluency, accuracy, variety of tone, and articulation she could call upon was scarcely to be believed. That she seemed to be offering a real, even highly personal, interpretation of everything she played was even more remarkable".
He described the performance of Sarabande movement of Bach's G Minor English Suite as:
"Soulful and inward in emotion, subtly flexible as to phrasing and tempo, the performance spoke familiarly of matters that no 10-year-old - not even 10-year-old Albert Schweitzer - could know of".
Richard Buell concluded his review of the concert with the following remark:
'"... the performances of Haydn's F-Major Sonata, the Ravel "Oiseaux tristes", Schumann's Abegg Variations, not to mention the shorter gee-whiz pieces, were ones that many an adult professional wouldn't disown".
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Kerry Baham, piano
W.A. Mozart Piano Sonatas: K. 330, K. 333, K. 279
The light and charming sonatas of Mozart played with brilliance and ease by an award-winning pianist
Kerry Baham, a native of Hammond, Louisiana, received his early musical training from David Evenson, a student of the acclaimed virtuoso, Jorge Bolet. Mr. Baham has won numerous awards at top competitions around the United States, including The Collegiate Artist and the Wideman International Piano Competition.
After studying at the prestigious Mozarteum Conservatory in Salzburg, Austria, he attended graduate school at the University of North Texas as a teaching fellow under the tutelage of Jack Roberts. Upon completion of the Master's degree at UNT, Mr. Baham was named a Doctoral Scholar. He is an active accompanist as well as soloist and has collaborated with winners of the Metropolitan Opera Auditions in the United States and Europe. Currently, Mr. Baham resides in Texas with his wife Kim and their two daughters Samantha and Alex.
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Hsia-Jung Chang
Chopin Impromptus Ballades Berceuse
Wordless poetry from the Romantic Era; captivating and dazzling works by the Poet of the Piano, Frederic Chopin.
Hsia-Jung's first encounter with the music of Frédéric Chopin was hearing the Etude Op. 10 No.3 freely transcribed on the guitar as an impromptu lullaby by her mother, Taiwanese musician Ho Lan. Perhaps that first impression of Chopin from her infant days predisposed Hsia-Jung's ears toward hearing exotic musical influences in the works of the famous Polish patriot.
Biographies of the Pole in exile often emphasize the Polishness in his music: the Mazurkas, the Polonaises, the Revolutionary Etude, etc. Yet could it be that Chopin, the extremely well-traveled composer, was never captivated by music from other cultures? The liner notes contain a witty self interview in which the pianist puts forward musicological substantiations on the un-Polish influences in Chopin's music and challenges various traditional views on these well-known works.
Hsia-Jung's interpretation of the four Ballades was hailed by critic Harris Goldsmith as:
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Renée Witon
Coming Home: Music Of Brahms, Beethoven, Suk, Ravel, and Renée Witon
Solo classical piano music, featuring music of Brahms, Beethoven, Ravel, Josef Suk and original music by Renée Witon
A passionate and heartfelt collection of Classic, Romantic and 20th Century piano music. Ms. Witon's unique and dramatic interpretations of Brahms, Beethoven and Ravel are guaranteed to shed new light on these standards of the repetoire. The lesser known Idylls of Josef Suk offer an introspective mood. As a composer, Ms. Witon has taken inspiration from 3 poems of Pulitzer prize-winning poet Mary Oliver, and performs the Preludes with similar intensity.
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Julianne Markavitch
Nocturne
A collection of classical piano settings that capture the intimate mood of the evening
Reviews:
"That Julianne is so gifted is really a gift to us, her fans." - Charles Goyette, KFYI Radio
"Julianne Markavitch is taking the piano world by storm. She is winning fans worldwide with her personal style of piano performance. Never has the piano sounded so alive!"
- Nicole Godburn, Beethoven Radio
"Ms. Markavitch's albums are proficiently performed, brilliantly recorded, and just plain fun to listen to. The more Beethoven Radio listeners hear, the more they request it." - Eric Michaels, Beethoven Radio
"In truth, Julianne Markavitch plays classical piano with an enthusiastic vitality that's contagious.
- Christmasreviews.com
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Julianne Markavitch
Moonlight
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Oksana
LIMITED EDITION - Live recording of a private recital by pianist & composer OKSANA containing masterpieces by Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninov, Debussy and more. Originally recorded as a souvenir for family members, "OKSANA" makes the perfect present for th
Kolesnikova hails from Barnaul , Siberia , Russia and relocated to the U.S. in 1993 with her family. In 1999 she won the Florida State Young Artist Piano Competition which earned her a scholarship to attend Florida State University from where she graduated with honors in 2001. It is during this period that she recorded this limited edition of the 'OKSANA' cd.
One of the most versatile and charismatic pianists since the times of Liberace, Kolesnikova is the first and only Russian-American female piano virtuoso to travel overseas to entertain the U.S. Troops. She completed two world tours on behalf of the Morale, Welfare and Recreation Department of the U.S. Navy (Europe, 2003; Asia, 2004) and a pending 2006 tour with the U.S. Armed Forces Entertainment is taking her to Egypt , Turkey and Italy .
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Richard Fuller, Fortepiano
Mozart Klavierwerke 1
Richard Fuller plays Mozart on a 1795 fortepiano replica with his graceful articulation complemented by the instrument's rich tonal colour.
The performances are light, touching, unaffected, as on the first movement of K330, a sonata that many students have played. Fuller follows its naturally joyous flow, never exaggerating expressive devices, while showing some flexibility of tone and tempo." Fanfare Magazine, May/June 2002.
Richard Fuller was born in Washington State (USA), studied piano and musicology at Central Washington University and the University of Oregon. He studied harpsichord and fortepiano in San Francisco and Vienna. The emphasis of his artistic work lies in the interpretation of the piano, chamber music and the Lied repertoire of the Viennese Classical and early Romantic periods, performed on the fortepiano and clavichord.
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