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| Martinu: Complete Piano Music Vol 1 / Giorgio Koukl | ||||||
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Release Date: 11/21/2006 Label: Naxos Catalog #: 8557914 Spars Code: DDD Composer: Bohuslav Martinu Performer: Giorgio Koukl
Number of Discs: 1 |
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| Most of the short cycles featured on the first volume in Naxos' complete Martinu piano music survey represent the composer's early style, where French effervescence, the Czech speech patterns of Janácek, and American jazz idioms delightfully collide. They're also pianistically effective and deserve more serious attention among young pianists looking to build interesting programs. Like his one-time teacher Rudolf Firkusny, pianist Giorgio Koukl always channels his considerable technique toward putting Martinu's message first. For example, a greenhorn virtuoso might easily be tempted to make the churning textures and motoric drive characterizing the Allegro vivo third movement of the Esquisses de Danses into a flashy toccata. However, Koukl's steady moderation allows the melodies to truly sing--and even dance. His supple and debonair performances of the eight jazz-inspired Preludes favorably compare to Emil Leichner's relatively drier, leaner ones on Supraphon. Perhaps Leichner imbues Window on the Garden's more lyrical moments with a little more breathing room and tender inflection, but there's much to be said for Koukl's warmer, more colorful sonority, with upgraded sonics to match. Needless to say, I look forward to further volumes.--Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com | |||||
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Le noël, H 167 by Bohuslav Martinu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Giorgio Koukl (Piano)
Period: 20th Century Written: 1927; Paris, France |
Length: 5 Minutes 30 Secs. |
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| Notes: RSI Studios, Lugano, Switzerland (04/19/2004); RSI Studios, Lugano, Switzerland (08/15/2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Esquisses de danses (5) for Piano by Bohuslav Martinu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Giorgio Koukl (Piano)
Period: 20th Century Written: 1932; Czech Republic |
Length: 10 Minutes 26 Secs. |
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| Notes: RSI Studios, Lugano, Switzerland (04/19/2004); RSI Studios, Lugano, Switzerland (08/15/2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preludes (8) for Piano by Bohuslav Martinu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Giorgio Koukl (Piano)
Period: 20th Century Written: 1929; France |
Length: 17 Minutes 37 Secs. |
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| Notes: RSI Studios, Lugano, Switzerland (04/19/2004); RSI Studios, Lugano, Switzerland (08/15/2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Window on to the garden by Bohuslav Martinu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Giorgio Koukl (Piano)
Period: 20th Century Written: 1938; Paris, France |
Length: 8 Minutes 3 Secs. |
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| Notes: RSI Studios, Lugano, Switzerland (04/19/2004); RSI Studios, Lugano, Switzerland (08/15/2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fables, H 138 by Bohuslav Martinu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Giorgio Koukl (Piano)
Period: 20th Century Written: 1924; Paris, France |
Length: 7 Minutes 12 Secs. |
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| Notes: RSI Studios, Lugano, Switzerland (04/19/2004); RSI Studios, Lugano, Switzerland (08/15/2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sketches (3) on modern dances for Piano by Bohuslav Martinu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Giorgio Koukl (Piano)
Period: 20th Century Written: 1927; France |
Length: 5 Minutes 42 Secs. |
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| Notes: RSI Studios, Lugano, Switzerland (04/19/2004); RSI Studios, Lugano, Switzerland (08/15/2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Foxtrot, H 126 by Bohuslav Martinu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Giorgio Koukl (Piano)
Period: 20th Century Written: 1920; Bohemia |
Length: 2 Minutes 40 Secs. |
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| Notes: RSI Studios, Lugano, Switzerland (04/19/2004); RSI Studios, Lugano, Switzerland (08/15/2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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