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Danielpour: 12 Etudes; Piano Fantasy; Lullaby; Song Without Words / Greco
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Danielpour: 12 Etudes; Piano Fantasy; Lullaby; Song Without Words / Greco

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Details

Composer
Richard Danielpour
Artist
Stefano Greco
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Sep 09, 2022
Catalog #
8559922
UPC
636943992227

About

Richard Danielpour is one of the most decorated, frequently performed and recorded composers of his generation. His commissions include works for some of the most celebrated artists of our day. Each of the Twelve Études is dedicated to a particular pianist with its own substantial technical demands, but all are conceived as concert pieces with a self-contained narrative. The variations in the Piano Fantasy are based on the final chorale of Bach’s St Matthew Passion. All of these world premiere recordings were made in close collaboration between the composer and acclaimed pianist Stefano Greco.

REVIEW:

In the 40-minute cycle, Twelve Etudes for Piano, the composer roams through a wide variety of moods, but also presents challenges to the pianist such as playing with the left hand on the keys and plucking strings inside the piano with the right hand. Stefano Greco masters all of this with aplomb.

In addition to two miniatures, the Piano Fantasy subtitled ‘Wenn ich einmal soll scheiden’ from 2008 is also heard. It is based in continuing variations on the final chorale from Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, although the theme does not appear until the end of the work. This piece also shows Greco as an excellent performer.

-- Pizzicato

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Five-Finger Arpeggios 01:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Five-Finger Arpeggios
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Richard Danielpour
    Performer
    Stefano Greco
  2. 2 No. 2. Left Hand Étude, with Right Hand Playing Inside Piano 04:42
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Left Hand Étude, with Right Hand Playing Inside Piano
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    Richard Danielpour
    Performer
    Stefano Greco
  3. 3 No. 3. Full Sounding Chords 03:29
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Full Sounding Chords
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Richard Danielpour
    Performer
    Stefano Greco
  4. 4 No. 4. Rapid Scales 01:22
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Rapid Scales
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Richard Danielpour
    Performer
    Stefano Greco
  5. 5 No. 5. Octaves 02:15
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Octaves
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Richard Danielpour
    Performer
    Stefano Greco
  6. 6 No. 6. Sixths and Trills 05:27
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. Sixths and Trills
    Duration
    05:27
    Composer
    Richard Danielpour
    Performer
    Stefano Greco
  7. 7 No. 7. Mirror Étude: Repeated Notes Between Both Hands 02:35
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. Mirror Étude: Repeated Notes Between Both Hands
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Richard Danielpour
    Performer
    Stefano Greco
  8. 8 No. 8. Stride Étude 02:36
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8. Stride Étude
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Richard Danielpour
    Performer
    Stefano Greco
  9. 9 No. 9. Left Hand Étude, "Singing Left Hand" 05:08
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9. Left Hand Étude, "Singing Left Hand"
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Richard Danielpour
    Performer
    Stefano Greco
  10. 10 No. 10. Arpeggio Étude 02:33
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 10. Arpeggio Étude
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Richard Danielpour
    Performer
    Stefano Greco
  11. 11 No. 11. Repeated Notes with Ornamentation 03:52
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 11. Repeated Notes with Ornamentation
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Richard Danielpour
    Performer
    Stefano Greco
  12. 12 No. 12. Phrased Pairs 04:32
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 12. Phrased Pairs
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Richard Danielpour
    Performer
    Stefano Greco
  13. 13 Piano Fantasy, "Wenn ich einmal soll scheiden" 17:55
    Track
    13
    Title
    Piano Fantasy, "Wenn ich einmal soll scheiden"
    Duration
    17:55
    Composer
    Richard Danielpour
    Performer
    Stefano Greco
  14. 14 Lullaby 03:35
    Track
    14
    Title
    Lullaby
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Richard Danielpour
    Performer
    Stefano Greco
  15. 15 Song Without Words 03:21
    Track
    15
    Title
    Song Without Words
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Richard Danielpour
    Performer
    Stefano Greco