Georg Tintner is a name more familiar to most as a prolific conductor whose career started as early as 19 years old. Few examples of his compositional output exist; in fact, the seven works heard on this album are world-premiere recordings. Tintner composed to some degree throughout much of his life, and this album has the many changes that his palate experienced during that time, from the very tonal early works and the earlier experimentation with serialism to the struggles he faced later in his career after the twelve ...
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Georg Tintner is a name more familiar to most as a prolific conductor whose career started as early as 19 years old. Few examples of his compositional output exist; in fact, the seven works heard on this album are world-premiere recordings. Tintner composed to some degree throughout much of his life, and this album has the many changes that his palate experienced during that time, from the very tonal early works and the earlier experimentation with serialism to the struggles he faced later in his career after the twelve-tone system was no longer in vogue. Pianist Helen Huang is the artist predominantly featured throughout the album, although she is denied top billing. Tintner's earlier, tonal works begin in the middle of the album with the Variations on a Theme of Chopin and conclude with the single-movement F minor Piano Sonata. Each of these works is highly emotional, filled with lush harmonies and intricate workings of the inner voices. Huang's performance of these pieces is exceptionally...
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