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Containing four Bach/Busoni transcriptions, excerpts from Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words and some of Liszt's transcriptions of Schubert songs, the disc shows off Perahia's astounding technique and musicality simultaneously.
I've listened to this disc almost every day for the past ... Read review
The heart of this collection is 15 of Mendelssohn'sSongs without Words, those eternally ... more
lovely miniatures, well selected and played by Perahia with the lyrical sense the music needs. Too bad he didn't record them all. The disc opens with four of Busoni...
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Advantages: Outstanding playing, interesting repertoire Disadvantages: Full price disc
...Bach/Busoni transcriptions, excerpts from Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words and some of Liszt's transcriptions of Schubert songs, the disc shows off Perahia's astounding technique and musicality simultaneously.
I've listened to this disc almost every day for the past two months and I'm STILL not bored with it! It seems to have a piece of music for every mood, from the upbeat, almost jazzy feel of the Bach to the sombre gallop of Schubert's ... more
This disc from Murray Perahia on the Sony label is quite simply one of the best solo piano discs to be released in recent years.
Containing four Bach/Busoni transcriptions, excerpts from Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words and some of Liszt's transcriptions of Schubert songs, the disc shows off Perahia's astounding technique and musicality simultaneously.
I've listened to this disc almost every day for the past two months and I'm STILL not bored with it! It seems to have a piece of music for every mood, from the upbeat, almost jazzy feel of the Bach to the sombre gallop of Schubert's Erl-King.
This is the first disc of Perahia's that I've really got into - can't wait for his forthcoming disc of Bach's Goldberg Variations!
Advantages: The best of Ludovico's originality and unclassifiable style Disadvantages: applause is much louder than piano
The first album I bought by this wonderful man... the reason being it has almost exactly the same songs as his 'best of' piano book. These are songs that you will have in your head straight away... in fact, throughout Ludovico's albums we have a sense of familiarity, even on first listen. Maybe it taps into emotions that we remember from ages ago, or maybe he's just very good at what he does, but either way, you won't be satisfied by this album... you'll want more!
Tracklist-
CD1
Melodia Africana I (African melody 1)
I Due Fiumi (The Two Rivers)
In Un'Altra Vita (In Another Life)
Stella Del mattino (Morning Star)
I Giorni (The Days)
Limbo
La Nascita Delle Cose Segrete (Birth of a Secret)
Bella Notte (Beautiul Night)
CD 2
Fuori Dalla Notte (Out of the Night)
Al Di La Del Vetro (Through the Window)
White Night
La ...
Advantages: Beautifully done. Disadvantages: May not be liked by everyone.
Amy Lee has done it yet again!
Her majestic voice has won this reviewers heart once again with the calm soft piano notes, metallic music complimented with Lee's soaring operatic voice.
People will skip to 'All that i'm living for' which combines heavy rock guitars with the haunting arias of Miss Lee or if a calmer mood takes you, you'll find yourself listening to 'Good enough'.
A musical treat for all moods.
The album comes with a gothic style illustrated booklet showing the songwords so you can sing along with Amy.
Though I do agree that Fallen was a better album, fans will still enjoy this album and should hasten to buy it at their local music store.
I must also mention the album cover which was beautifully done. ...
Advantages: value for money, songwords, good tracks Disadvantages: none really
'Performance and Cocktails', the 2nd album produced by the Stereophonics is really amazing. I absolutely love 'the bartender and the thief' as it has a really catchy beat. The album, priced at around £15 for the CD contains 13 tracks which are all good. The album was a nominee for the Brit. awards 2000 and i'm not surprized!! The cover of the CD is a really good design and the CD leaflet contains all the songwords which is really helpful. I would really recommend this CD to anyone who likes pop/rock music. ...
(Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847); Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750); Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Main Performer
Murray Perahia (Piano)
Date of Release
15/11/1999
Recomended Retail Price
16.99 GBP
Label / Distributor
Sony Classical / BMG UK
Pieces in Set
1
Genre(s)
Instrumental, Vocal and choral
SPAR Code
DDD
EAN
5099706651123
Work 1
Work Title
(48) Songs without Words
Excerpt(s)
1. BOOK 1, Op. 19 - No. 1, Andante con moto in E 2. No. 3, Molto allegro in A, 'Jägerlied' 3. No. 5, Agitato in F sharp minor 4. No. 2, Allegro di molto in B flat minor 5. No. 6, Allegretto in F sharp minor, 'Venetian Gondola Song' 6. No. 2, Allegro non troppo in C minor 7. No. 3, Presto in E 8. No. 6, Andante con moto in A flat, 'Duetto' 9. No. 4, Adagio in F 10. No. 2, Allegro con fuoco in B 11. BOOK 6, Op. 67 - No. 1, Andante in E flat 12. No. 2, Allegro leggiero in F sharp minor 13. No. 4, Presto in C, 'Spinnerlied: The Bee's Wedding' 14. No. 5, Allegro vivace in A minor, 'Kinderstück'
Composer
(Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1825-45
Main Performer
Murray Perahia (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Murray Perahia
Work 2
Work Title
Orgel-Büchlein, BWV599-644
Excerpt(s)
1. Ich ruf' zu dir, BWV639
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre
Instrumental
Main Performer
Murray Perahia (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Murray Perahia
Work 3
Work Title
(6) Schübler Chorales, BWV645-50
Excerpt(s)
1. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV645
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
c1748-49
Main Performer
Murray Perahia (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Murray Perahia
Work 4
Work Title
Chorale Preludes, BWV714-40
Excerpt(s)
1. Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein, BWV734 (spurious)
