This budget Arte Nova Classics disc, Piano Concertos of the 1920s featuring German pianist Michael Rische, was available on an import basis for about five minutes back in 2002. It has reappeared with a snappy new period-appropriate cover courtesy of an agreement struck between BMG Ariola, the owners of Arte Nova, and indie distributors Allegro Corporation. Piano Concertos of the 1920s has retained its budget price, and Arte Nova has improved the sound of the disc over the older issue -- it is at least louder, if still a ...
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This budget Arte Nova Classics disc, Piano Concertos of the 1920s featuring German pianist Michael Rische, was available on an import basis for about five minutes back in 2002. It has reappeared with a snappy new period-appropriate cover courtesy of an agreement struck between BMG Ariola, the owners of Arte Nova, and indie distributors Allegro Corporation. Piano Concertos of the 1920s has retained its budget price, and Arte Nova has improved the sound of the disc over the older issue -- it is at least louder, if still a little dark and in need of added brightness.The main event on Piano Concertos of the 1920s is the amazing, never- before-recorded first piano concerto of George Antheil, a real discovery. Although in his notes Rische repeats Antheil's own quote that he, "represented (an) anti-expressive, anti-romantic, ice-cold aesthetic," the music is not like that at all. There are mechanistic rhythms, repetition, and propulsiveness, but there is also a cockeyed kind of lyricism to it. There are also...
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Add this copy of Piano Concertos of the 1920'S Vol. 1 to cart. $6.01, very good condition, Sold by A1A Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Saint Augustine, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Arte Nova Classics.
