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American Classics - MacDowell: Piano Music Vol 3 /Barbagallo

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Details

Composer
MACDOWELL
Artist
James, Barbagallo
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Jun 01, 1999
Catalog #
8559019
UPC
636943901922

About

One of the most important contributions Edward MacDowell made to American music was his reputation: born in New York City, trained in Paris and Vienna, he was the first Native-American composer to win respect in Europe. Among his supporters were Grieg and Liszt, and while MacDowell's music is frequently compared to the Norwegian master's for its lyricism and use of folk melodies--heard in miniatures such as the 'Forgotten Fairy Tales'--there is also strong affinity to the Faustian heroics of Liszt, as evidenced by the Piano Sonata No. 4, the 'Keltic.'
James Barbagallo has the full measure of the sonata, reveling in its dash and fire, and is quite fluent in the legerdemain of the 'Twelve Virtuoso Studies' as well as the rustic reveries of the 'Fairy Tales' or the Six Heine Poems. The young American pianist was well into a series of the complete MacDowell piano music at the time of his sudden death from a heart attack in 1996, but this disc serves as a powerful reminder of his accomplishment.

Tracklist 25 tracks

  1. 1 I. With great power and dignity (Maestoso) 07:29
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. With great power and dignity (Maestoso)
    Duration
    07:29
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
  2. 2 II. With naive tenderness (Semplice, teneramente) 05:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. With naive tenderness (Semplice, teneramente)
    Duration
    05:31
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
  3. 3 III. Very swift and fierce (Molto allegro con fuoco) 04:38
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Very swift and fierce (Molto allegro con fuoco)
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
  4. 4 No. 1. Sung outside the Prince's door (Softly, wistfully) 01:17
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 1. Sung outside the Prince's door (Softly, wistfully)
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
    Performer
    James Barbagallo
  5. 5 No. 2. Of a Tailor and a Bear (Gaily, pertly) 01:55
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2. Of a Tailor and a Bear (Gaily, pertly)
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
    Performer
    James Barbagallo
  6. 6 No. 3. Beauty in the Rose-Garden (Not fast; sweetly and simply) 01:58
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 3. Beauty in the Rose-Garden (Not fast; sweetly and simply)
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
    Performer
    James Barbagallo
  7. 7 No. 4. From Dwarf-land (Merrily, quaintly) 01:38
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 4. From Dwarf-land (Merrily, quaintly)
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
    Performer
    James Barbagallo
  8. 8 No. 1. From a Fisherman's Hut (Allegro soave) 02:04
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 1. From a Fisherman's Hut (Allegro soave)
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
  9. 9 No. 2. Scotch Poem (Allegro tempestoso) 02:17
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 2. Scotch Poem (Allegro tempestoso)
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
  10. 10 No. 3. From Long Ago (Allegretto giocoso) 01:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 3. From Long Ago (Allegretto giocoso)
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
  11. 11 No. 4. The Postwaggon (Allegro moderato) 01:52
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 4. The Postwaggon (Allegro moderato)
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
  12. 12 No. 5. The Shepherd Boy (Allegretto placido) 01:57
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 5. The Shepherd Boy (Allegretto placido)
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
  13. 13 No. 6. Monologue (Andante tristemente) 02:59
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 6. Monologue (Andante tristemente)
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
  14. 14 No. 1. Novelette (Allegro energico) 01:42
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 1. Novelette (Allegro energico)
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
    Performer
    James Barbagallo
  15. 15 No. 2. Moto Perpetuo (Leggierissimo e più veloce possibile) 01:35
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 2. Moto Perpetuo (Leggierissimo e più veloce possibile)
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
    Performer
    James Barbagallo
  16. 16 No. 3. Wilde Jagd (Allegro furioso) 02:11
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 3. Wilde Jagd (Allegro furioso)
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
    Performer
    James Barbagallo
  17. 17 No. 4. Improvisation (Andantino, quasi a piacere) 02:06
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 4. Improvisation (Andantino, quasi a piacere)
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
    Performer
    James Barbagallo
  18. 18 No. 5. Elfentanz (Presto leggiero) 03:10
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 5. Elfentanz (Presto leggiero)
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
    Performer
    James Barbagallo
  19. 19 No. 6. Valse Triste (Allegretto non troppo) 02:46
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 6. Valse Triste (Allegretto non troppo)
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
    Performer
    James Barbagallo
  20. 20 No. 7. Burlesque (Allegretto giocoso capriccioso) 02:03
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 7. Burlesque (Allegretto giocoso capriccioso)
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
    Performer
    James Barbagallo
  21. 21 No. 8. Bluette (Allegrissimo) 01:36
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 8. Bluette (Allegrissimo)
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
    Performer
    James Barbagallo
  22. 22 No. 9. Träumerei (Andantino, con tenerezza) 02:21
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 9. Träumerei (Andantino, con tenerezza)
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
    Performer
    James Barbagallo
  23. 23 No. 10. Marzwind (Prestissimo volante) 02:05
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 10. Marzwind (Prestissimo volante)
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
    Performer
    James Barbagallo
  24. 24 No. 11. Impromptu (Moderato grazioso) 01:38
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 11. Impromptu (Moderato grazioso)
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
    Performer
    James Barbagallo
  25. 25 No. 12. Polonaise (Allegro maestoso ma non fuoco) 03:34
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 12. Polonaise (Allegro maestoso ma non fuoco)
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
    Performer
    James Barbagallo