Enescu: Complete Works for Solo Piano / Solaun

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Grand Piano
Release Date
September 14, 2018
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      ENESCU, GEORGE
    • PERFORMER
      Josu De Solaun
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 14, 2018
    • UPC
      747313975129
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      GP751X
    • LABEL
      Grand Piano
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      3
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Nocturne in D-Flat Major

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    2. I. Mélodie

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    3. II. Voix de la steppe

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    4. III. Mazurk mélancolique

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    5. IV. Burlesque

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    6. V. Appassionato

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    7. VI. Choral

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    8. VII. Carillon nocturne

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    9. I. Allegro molto moderato e grave

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    10. II. Presto vivace

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    11. III. Andante molto espressivo

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    12. I. Toccata: Majestueusement, mais pas trop lent

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    13. II. Sarabande: Noblement

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    14. III. Pavane: Lentement berce

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    15. IV. Bouree: Vivement

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    16. Prélude

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    17. Fugue

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    18. I. Vivace con brio

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    19. II. Andantino cantabile

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    20. III. Allegro con spirito

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    21. Pièce sur le nom de Fauré

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    22. Scherzo

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    23. Ballade for Piano

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    24. Prélude

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    25. Scherzo

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    26. Barcarolle in B-Flat Major

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    27. La Fileuse in D Major

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    28. Regrets in G-Flat Major

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    29. I. Prélude: Grave

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    30. II. Fugue: Allegro moderato

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    31. III. Adagio

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    32. IV. Finale: Presto

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    33. Impromptu in A-Flat Major

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    34. Impromptu in C Major

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun

    35. Modérément

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Josu De Solaun


This set of George Enescu’s solo piano music traces a fascinating musical arc from his precocious years in Vienna and Paris, where he absorbed Brahmsian and French late-Romantic influences, notably in the Impromptus, to the brilliantly mercurial Piano Sonata No. 3. Whether in the Pieces impromptus, eloquent character pieces, or in the oceanic Piano Sonata No. 1, Enescu remains, in Pablo Casals’ words, “the greatest musical phenomenon since Mozart,” his unique musical language embracing Bach as well as the abiding vitality, and melancholy, of his native Romanian folk music. As a First Prize winner of the XIII George Enescu International Piano Competition in Bucharest, the XV José Iturbi International Piano Competition and the First European Union Piano Competition, Spanish pianist Josu De Solaun has been invited to perform in distinguished concert series throughout the world, having made notable appearances in Bucharest, Venice, Saint Petersburg, Washington, DC, New York, London, Paris, Leipzig, and all major cities of Spain. He is the only pianist from Spain to win the Enescu and Iturbi competitions in their respective histories, and was recently invited to a private reception with the King and Queen of Spain at the Royal Palace after winning the coveted Bucharest prize.

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Excerpts of reviews for the previously released volumes in thi set:

Enescu: Complete Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 1

His technique is excellent here. The concluding Sonata 1 is shot through with harmonic twists and driving rhythms, handled expertly.

– AMG

Enescu: Complete Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 2

De Solaun is a wonderful pianist, especially in the colorful worlds of the Second Piano Suite.

– AMG

Enescu: Complete Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 3

De Solaun never makes heavy weather of Enescu’s demanding writing, but lets expression lead at all times, no matter how intense the virtuosity.

– BBC Music Magazine