Many of the releases on the Steinway & Sons label have sought, in one way or another, to revive the golden age of pianism. However, until now, the label has not touched on one of the most common pianistic phenomena of a century ago: the composer-pianist. Anyone who has heard Lowell Liebermann's popular Gargoyles, Op. 29, will have realized his formidable piano talent, but this release, made when he was 60, marks his solo piano debut. The "personal demons" of the title combine works of a demonic mood with those that ...
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Many of the releases on the Steinway & Sons label have sought, in one way or another, to revive the golden age of pianism. However, until now, the label has not touched on one of the most common pianistic phenomena of a century ago: the composer-pianist. Anyone who has heard Lowell Liebermann's popular Gargoyles, Op. 29, will have realized his formidable piano talent, but this release, made when he was 60, marks his solo piano debut. The "personal demons" of the title combine works of a demonic mood with those that Liebermann wished he might have written, as well as the Gargoyles and some other of the composer's virtuosic works. Along the way, there are obscure but interesting pieces: a set of Preludes by Janácek follower Miloslav Kabelác, and a grand set of variations by the young Schubert. In addition to the latter, there are two other large works, Liszt's Totentanz and Busoni's Fantasia Contrappuntistica -- both performed as brilliantly as one could wish. Liebermann effectively shifts the focus at...
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Ferruccio Busoni; Franz Liszt; Franz Schubert; Lowell Liebermann; Miloslav Kabelác. New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
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