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Bolcom, Chopin: Vers le silence / Dank

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Details

Composer
BOLCOM CHOPIN
Artist
Ran Dank
Format
CD
Label
Avie Records
Released
Aug 20, 2021
Catalog #
AV2475
UPC
822252247527

About

At first glance, the musical worlds of Frédéric Chopin and William Bolcom would seem strange bedfellows. But on his solo debut recording, Israeli American pianist Ran Dank makes a convincing case for pairing the two composers. The former, Poland’s national composer, is synonymous with pianistic panache. The latter, a leading American, possesses one of contemporary music’s most bold and inventive voices. Juxtaposing the works of these two pianist-composers reveals their common affinity for the keyboard and ear for sound and sense of structure. William Bolcom’s Twelve New Etudes won the Pulitzer Prize in 1988. Wonderfully eclectic, they move effortlessly between one musical idiom to another with endless ingenuity, exhibiting all the traits of Bolcom’s compositional craft. Chopin equally excelled with his Etudes, but Dank turns to his plentiful Polonaises, Mazurkas and Waltzes which range in style from heroic, to dark and brooding, haunting and beautiful. Ran Dank, a Van Cliburn International Competition finalist and winner of the New York-based Young Concert Artists auditions, has been significantly influenced by these two composers who have shaped his trajectory as a pianist and musician. As a child to two parents from Poland, Chopin played a meaningful part in his upbringing, and he became mesmerized by the composer’s music at an early age. Bolcom’s music was a much later discovery, but one that has become equally valuable and fitting, following Dank’s move to America.

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 Polonaise No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 40, No. 2 09:32
    Track
    1
    Title
    Polonaise No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 40, No. 2
    Duration
    09:32
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Ran Dank
  2. 2 Book 1: No. 1. Fast, furious 00:53
    Track
    2
    Title
    Book 1: No. 1. Fast, furious
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    William Bolcom
    Performer
    Ran Dank
  3. 3 Book 1: No. 2. Récitatif 04:26
    Track
    3
    Title
    Book 1: No. 2. Récitatif
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    William Bolcom
    Performer
    Ran Dank
  4. 4 Book 1: No. 3. Mirrors 01:55
    Track
    4
    Title
    Book 1: No. 3. Mirrors
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    William Bolcom
    Performer
    Ran Dank
  5. 5 Mazurka No. 46 in C Major, Op. 68, No. 1 01:49
    Track
    5
    Title
    Mazurka No. 46 in C Major, Op. 68, No. 1
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Ran Dank
  6. 6 Mazurka No. 43 in G Minor, Op. 67, No. 2 02:14
    Track
    6
    Title
    Mazurka No. 43 in G Minor, Op. 67, No. 2
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Ran Dank
  7. 7 Mazurka No. 51 in A Minor, Op. posth., "A Emile Gaillard" 03:01
    Track
    7
    Title
    Mazurka No. 51 in A Minor, Op. posth., "A Emile Gaillard"
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Ran Dank
  8. 8 Book 2: No. 4. Scène d'opéra 02:39
    Track
    8
    Title
    Book 2: No. 4. Scène d'opéra
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    William Bolcom
    Performer
    Ran Dank
  9. 9 Book 2: No. 5. Butterflies, hummingbirds 02:23
    Track
    9
    Title
    Book 2: No. 5. Butterflies, hummingbirds
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    William Bolcom
    Performer
    Ran Dank
  10. 10 Book 2: No. 6. Nocturne 02:30
    Track
    10
    Title
    Book 2: No. 6. Nocturne
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    William Bolcom
    Performer
    Ran Dank
  11. 11 Waltz No. 10 in B Minor, Op. 69, No. 2 03:56
    Track
    11
    Title
    Waltz No. 10 in B Minor, Op. 69, No. 2
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Ran Dank
  12. 12 Waltz No. 5 in A-Flat Major, Op. 42 04:00
    Track
    12
    Title
    Waltz No. 5 in A-Flat Major, Op. 42
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Ran Dank
  13. 13 Book 3: No. 7. Premonitions 03:03
    Track
    13
    Title
    Book 3: No. 7. Premonitions
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    William Bolcom
    Performer
    Ran Dank
  14. 14 Book 3: No. 8. Rag infernal 02:22
    Track
    14
    Title
    Book 3: No. 8. Rag infernal
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    William Bolcom
    Performer
    Ran Dank
  15. 15 Book 3: No. 9. Invention 03:11
    Track
    15
    Title
    Book 3: No. 9. Invention
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    William Bolcom
    Performer
    Ran Dank
  16. 16 Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, "Heroic" 07:33
    Track
    16
    Title
    Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, "Heroic"
    Duration
    07:33
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Ran Dank
  17. 17 Book 4: No. 10. Vers le silence 07:16
    Track
    17
    Title
    Book 4: No. 10. Vers le silence
    Duration
    07:16
    Composer
    William Bolcom
    Performer
    Ran Dank
  18. 18 Book 4: No. 11. Hi-jinks 02:07
    Track
    18
    Title
    Book 4: No. 11. Hi-jinks
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    William Bolcom
    Performer
    Ran Dank
  19. 19 Book 4: No. 12. Hymne à l'amour 06:20
    Track
    19
    Title
    Book 4: No. 12. Hymne à l'amour
    Duration
    06:20
    Composer
    William Bolcom
    Performer
    Ran Dank
  20. 20 Mazurka No. 49 in F Minor, Op. 68, No. 4 02:13
    Track
    20
    Title
    Mazurka No. 49 in F Minor, Op. 68, No. 4
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Ran Dank