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Bright Circle
Navona

Bright Circle

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Details

Composer
BRAHMS SCHUBERT TREDICI
Artist
Beth, Levin
Format
CD
Label
Navona
Released
Mar 17, 2017
Catalog #
NV6074
UPC
896931003742

About

Bright Circle is an exquisitely programmed showcase of the interconnectivity underlying the tradition of solo piano in Classical music. Pianist Beth Levin shines as she navigates the romantic masterpieces of Schubert and Brahms, and their very new counterpart - David Del Tredici's 2014 work, Ode to Music. Levin's performance is particularly remarkable in the way she places the Del tRedici within the context of Schubert's Piano Sonata No. 20 and Brahms' Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel. Del Tredici's music is an excellent choice to be set alongside two romantic stalwarts, as it aims to recapture the expressive language of nineteenth century European composers. Beyond this general association, all three works on Bright Circle truly are kindred spirits. Schubert and Brahms belong to the same tradition of German romanticism that arose and matured in the early - and mid-nineteenth century. Ode to Music is a fantasy on Schubert's art song An die Musik. Essentially, Bright Circle is defined by music that takes older ideas and reconstitutes them in a new, transformative setting. This is certainly the case with Brahms' Variations, which serves as Bright Circle's backbone. By the time Brahms set to work on this piece in the late 1850's, large sets of variations for piano were a common form for Romantic composers to flex their muscles. However, Brahms departed from the grandeur typical of these precedents - namely, Beethoven's famed Diabelli Variations - and challenged himself to study and assimilate aspects of Baroque forms into his treatment of Handel's theme. The melody at the heart of the variations originated in a work for harpsichord, and Brahms' appreciation of this fact is evident in restrained virtuosity of his piano writing.

Tracklist 32 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 11:27
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    11:27
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  2. 2 II. Andantino 07:59
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andantino
    Duration
    07:59
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  3. 3 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 04:47
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  4. 4 IV. Rondo: Allegretto 12:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Rondo: Allegretto
    Duration
    12:26
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  5. 5 Aria 01:02
    Track
    5
    Title
    Aria
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  6. 6 Variation 1 01:02
    Track
    6
    Title
    Variation 1
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  7. 7 Variation 2 00:23
    Track
    7
    Title
    Variation 2
    Duration
    00:23
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  8. 8 Variation 3 00:53
    Track
    8
    Title
    Variation 3
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  9. 9 Variation 4 00:32
    Track
    9
    Title
    Variation 4
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  10. 10 Variation 5 01:14
    Track
    10
    Title
    Variation 5
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  11. 11 Variation 6 01:12
    Track
    11
    Title
    Variation 6
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  12. 12 Variation 7 00:41
    Track
    12
    Title
    Variation 7
    Duration
    00:41
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  13. 13 Variation 8 00:45
    Track
    13
    Title
    Variation 8
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  14. 14 Variation 9 01:49
    Track
    14
    Title
    Variation 9
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  15. 15 Variation 10 00:36
    Track
    15
    Title
    Variation 10
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  16. 16 Variation 11 01:08
    Track
    16
    Title
    Variation 11
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  17. 17 Variation 12 00:45
    Track
    17
    Title
    Variation 12
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  18. 18 Variation 13 01:40
    Track
    18
    Title
    Variation 13
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  19. 19 Variation 14 00:50
    Track
    19
    Title
    Variation 14
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  20. 20 Variation 15 00:59
    Track
    20
    Title
    Variation 15
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  21. 21 Variation 16 00:47
    Track
    21
    Title
    Variation 16
    Duration
    00:47
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  22. 22 Variation 17 00:44
    Track
    22
    Title
    Variation 17
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  23. 23 Variation 18 01:06
    Track
    23
    Title
    Variation 18
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  24. 24 Variation 19 01:26
    Track
    24
    Title
    Variation 19
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  25. 25 Variation 20 01:21
    Track
    25
    Title
    Variation 20
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  26. 26 Variation 21 00:49
    Track
    26
    Title
    Variation 21
    Duration
    00:49
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  27. 27 Variation 22 01:06
    Track
    27
    Title
    Variation 22
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  28. 28 Variation 23 00:22
    Track
    28
    Title
    Variation 23
    Duration
    00:22
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  29. 29 Variation 24 00:23
    Track
    29
    Title
    Variation 24
    Duration
    00:23
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  30. 30 Variation 25 00:30
    Track
    30
    Title
    Variation 25
    Duration
    00:30
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  31. 31 Fugue 05:46
    Track
    31
    Title
    Fugue
    Duration
    05:46
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Beth Levin
  32. 32 Ode to Music 11:28
    Track
    32
    Title
    Ode to Music
    Duration
    11:28
    Composer
    David Del Tredici
    Performer
    Beth Levin