Notes and Editorial Reviews
Many music festivals attract large audiences with programs of popular works played by famous musicians. Husum has always dared to be different. From its beginning in 1987 it has sought out the unknown works and musicians who are willing to learn repertoire for the occasion. These rarities cannot always be masterpieces, but the faithful audiences continue to support the concerts and are rewarded by performances of a high standard. This is why the CD series provokes comments both complimentary and critical: these selections from the eight concerts are for the adventurous listeners and not for those wishing to compare performances of another standard work. Some familiar names are here, but in transcriptions or in the composer's lesser-known
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pieces. For the open minded there should be plenty of stimulating surprises, and material which provokes thought rather than anything too comfortable. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Sonatas (3) for Piano: no 3 in B flat major by Paul Hindemith
Performer:
Enrico Pace (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1936; Germany
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue: Live Husum Castle, Husum, Germany
2.
Paraphrase on themes from Verdi's "Aida", S 436 by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Giovanni Bellucci (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1879; Rome, Italy
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue: Live Husum Castle, Husum, Germany
3.
Rhapsodies (4) for Piano, Op. 11: no 4 in E flat minor by Ernö von Dohnányi
Performer:
Alfredo Perl (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1902-1903; Hungary
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue: Live Husum Castle, Husum, Germany
4.
Hungarian folksongs (3) from the Csik district, Sz 35a by Béla Bartók
Performer:
Fredrik Ullén (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1907; Budapest, Hungary
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue: Live Husum Castle, Husum, Germany
5.
Souvenirs d'Andalousie, Op. 22/RO 242 by Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Performer:
Giovanni Bellucci (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1851; Paris, France
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue: Live Husum Castle, Husum, Germany
6.
Character Pieces (7) for Piano, Op. 7: no 1 in E minor by Felix Mendelssohn
Performer:
Frédéric Meinders (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1824-1826; Germany
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue: Live Husum Castle, Husum, Germany
7.
Schubert Song Transcriptions (12) for Piano: Morgengruss by Leopold Godowsky
Performer:
Konstantin Scherbakov (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1926; USA
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue: Live Husum Castle, Husum, Germany
8.
North American Ballads (4) for Piano: no 3, Down by the Riverside by Frederic Rzewski
Performer:
Konstantin Scherbakov (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1979; USA
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue: Live Husum Castle, Husum, Germany
9.
La fileuse, Op 52 no 1 by Laura Netzel
Performer:
Fredrik Ullén (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: Finland
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue: Live Husum Castle, Husum, Germany
10.
Balkan Dances (7) for Piano by Marko Tajcevic
Performer:
Kemal Gekic (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1926; Yugoslavia
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue: Live Husum Castle, Husum, Germany
11.
Etude for Piano no 3 by Boris Papandopulo
Performer:
Kemal Gekic (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1956; Yugoslavia
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue: Live Husum Castle, Husum, Germany
12.
Homenages for Piano: no 2 by Cor de Groot
Performer:
Frédéric Meinders (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: by 1985; Netherlands (Holland
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue: Live Husum Castle, Husum, Germany
13.
Homenages for Piano: no 5 by Cor de Groot
Performer:
Frédéric Meinders (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: by 1985; Netherlands (Holland
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue: Live Husum Castle, Husum, Germany
14.
The girl from Ipanema by Antonio Carlos Jobim
Performer:
Frédéric Meinders (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1963; Brazil
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue: Live Husum Castle, Husum, Germany
Notes: Arranged: Frédéric Meinders
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