The title A Grand Romance and the statement in the notes that "[t]his recording celebrates the intimacy of the relationship between pianist and public" during the Romantic era both make this recording sound more general than it actually is. What you have here is a collection of pieces generally played as encores. There are a few difficult technical details, but for the most part the mood is lyrical and the mode of expression concise. A program of 16 of these might seem excessive, but the program is chosen intelligently by ...
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The title A Grand Romance and the statement in the notes that "[t]his recording celebrates the intimacy of the relationship between pianist and public" during the Romantic era both make this recording sound more general than it actually is. What you have here is a collection of pieces generally played as encores. There are a few difficult technical details, but for the most part the mood is lyrical and the mode of expression concise. A program of 16 of these might seem excessive, but the program is chosen intelligently by American pianist Jeffrey Biegel, and the listener's interest doesn't flag. All the music, except for the Causerie of César Cui, was written by pianist/composers, a genre of musician that has almost disappeared, and indeed many of these composers -- Sergei Eduardovich Bortkiewicz, Paul de Schlözer, Giovanni Sgambati, and others -- have been pretty much forgotten. Some of the works are delightfully pictorial, such as Moritz Moszkowski's The Girl Juggler (or, as the track list...
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Add this copy of A Grand Romance to cart. $3.98, poor condition, Sold by Movie Surplus rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Mobile, AL, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Steinway & Sons.
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Abram Chasins; Adolf Henselt; Adolf Schulz-Evler; Anton Rubinstein; Boris de Schlözer; César Cui; Eduard Schütt;... Poor. Used-Acceptable, withdrawn library disc(s) with liner notes. Disc(s) should play great without any playback issues. Disc(s) & liner notes may contain typical library markings like stickers, protective label covers, & writing. Discs may be repackaged in library style casing. Back artwork & any other promo material not included.
Add this copy of Grand Romance to cart. $4.50, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Ruby rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Steinway & Sons.
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Add this copy of Grand Romance to cart. $7.00, like new condition, Sold by Streetlight_Records rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Cruz, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Steinway & Sons.
