Notes and Editorial Reviews
SOUVENIRS is a delectable collection of miniatures that cover a wide range of musical styles from the Baroque to the 20th century. The CD opens with the Sonata in E Major by Domenico Scarlatti--a favorite among many pianists, most notably Dinu Lipatti--played with felicitous dexterity by Roger Rundle. Mozart's fetching Rondo in D major is given an exuberant reading. Next on this recital is an appropriately grave reading of the Adagio cantabile from Beethoven's 'Pathétique' sonata which is then followed by a vibrant rendition of Schumann's "Aufschwung." Other standouts include a performance of Rachmaninov's Prelude in C-sharp minor which brings Vladimir Horowitz to mind. Debussy's 'Clair de Lune' reveals Rundle's sensitive skills as a master
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of the French idiom, while another Iberian work, "Danse du Meunier" by Falla, is given a rousing performance. Perhaps the highlights of the disc are the final two selections: a Barcarolle from the relatively obscure R. Nathaniel Dett whose métier was the use of Negro themes within a neoromantic context, and Rundle's swaggering and whimsical version of Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue.' Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Sonata for Harpsichord in E major, K 380/L 23 by Domenico Scarlatti
Performer:
Roger Rundle (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 18th Century
Date of Recording: 01/1998
Venue: Swope Hall, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Length: 4 Minutes 32 Secs.
2.
Rondo for Piano no 1 in D major, K 485 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Roger Rundle (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 01/1998
Venue: Swope Hall, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Length: 4 Minutes 34 Secs.
3.
Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": 2nd movement, Adagio cantabile by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Roger Rundle (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1797-1798; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 01/1998
Venue: Swope Hall, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Length: 5 Minutes 42 Secs.
4.
Phantasiestücke (8) for Piano, Op. 12: no 2, Aufschwung by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Roger Rundle (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837; Germany
Date of Recording: 01/1998
Venue: Swope Hall, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Length: 3 Minutes 12 Secs.
5.
Pieces (6) for Piano, Op. 118: no 2, Intermezzo in A major by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Roger Rundle (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892; Austria
Date of Recording: 01/1998
Venue: Swope Hall, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Length: 6 Minutes 46 Secs.
6.
Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3: no 2, Prélude in C sharp minor by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Roger Rundle (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892; Russia
Date of Recording: 01/1998
Venue: Swope Hall, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Length: 4 Minutes 29 Secs.
7.
Lyric Pieces (6), Book 8, Op. 65: no 6, Wedding day at Trolhaugen by Edvard Grieg
Performer:
Roger Rundle (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1897; Norway
Date of Recording: 01/1998
Venue: Swope Hall, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Length: 5 Minutes 40 Secs.
8.
Suite bergamasque: 3rd movement, Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Roger Rundle (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1890/1905; France
Date of Recording: 01/1998
Venue: Swope Hall, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Length: 5 Minutes 21 Secs.
9.
Les soirées de Nazelles: Le gout du malheur by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Roger Rundle (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: France
Date of Recording: 01/1998
Venue: Swope Hall, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Length: 3 Minutes 1 Secs.
10.
El sombrero de tres picos: Miller's Dance "Farruca" by Manuel de Falla
Performer:
Roger Rundle (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1919; Spain
Date of Recording: 01/1998
Venue: Swope Hall, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Length: 2 Minutes 19 Secs.
11.
Goyescas for Piano, Op. 11: Book 1 - no 4, Quejas ó la maja y el ruiseñor by Enrique Granados
Performer:
Roger Rundle (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1914-1916; Spain
Date of Recording: 01/1998
Venue: Swope Hall, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Length: 6 Minutes 8 Secs.
12.
Hojas de album (6), Op. 165 "España": no 2, Tango by Isaac Albeniz
Performer:
Roger Rundle (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1890; London, England
Date of Recording: 01/1998
Venue: Swope Hall, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Length: 2 Minutes 46 Secs.
13.
In the Bottoms: no 4, Barcarolle "Morning" by R. Nathaniel Dett
Performer:
Roger Rundle (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: by 1913; USA
Date of Recording: 01/1998
Venue: Swope Hall, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Length: 6 Minutes 49 Secs.
14.
Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin
Performer:
Roger Rundle (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1924; USA
Date of Recording: 01/1998
Venue: Swope Hall, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Length: 9 Minutes 48 Secs.
Notes: An abbreviated version of this work is performed in this recording.
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