As a challenge to artists who record nothing but the standard repertoire, pianist Silke Avenhaus has released a quirky CD that points in a different direction. Presented under the artifice of re-creating a typical 19th century salon performance, Avenhaus' selections reflect the adventurous nature of the Romantic recital, which bore little resemblance to the modern practice of trotting out only the warhorses that everyone knows. It would have been expected for pianists to play the new music of the day, in a mix of familiar ...
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As a challenge to artists who record nothing but the standard repertoire, pianist Silke Avenhaus has released a quirky CD that points in a different direction. Presented under the artifice of re-creating a typical 19th century salon performance, Avenhaus' selections reflect the adventurous nature of the Romantic recital, which bore little resemblance to the modern practice of trotting out only the warhorses that everyone knows. It would have been expected for pianists to play the new music of the day, in a mix of familiar and unusual pieces, so Avenhaus does something similar in her album of odd keyboard music by Richard Wagner, Franz Liszt, and Gioacchino Rossini. While Après une lecture du Dante has had considerable exposure on disc, due to the flurry of releases during the Liszt bicentennial celebration in 2011, the rest of his pieces are unusual choices that are mostly known to specialists but not a broad audience. Such late Liszt pieces as R.W. - Venezia and La lugubre Gondola No. 1 are rare on...
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Franz Liszt; Gioachino Rossini; Richard Wagner. 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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