Enescu: Complete Works for Piano Solo / Stirbat

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Label
Haenssler Classic
Release Date
October 9, 2015
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      ENESCU, GEORGE
    • PERFORMER
      Raluca Stirbat
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 09, 2015
    • UPC
      4010276028017
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      98060
    • LABEL
      Haenssler Classic
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      3
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Prelude: Grave

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    2. II. Fugue: Allegro moderato

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    3. III. Adagio

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    4. IV. Finale: Presto

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    5. Prelude

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    6. Scherzo

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    7. Barcarolle in B-Flat Major

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    8. La Fileuse in D Major

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    9. Impromptu in A-Flat Major

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    10. Regrets in G-Flat Major

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    11. Impromptu in C Major

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    12. Prelude

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    13. Fugue

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

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

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    15. II. Sarabande: Noblement

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    16. III. Pavane: Lentement berce

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    17. IV. Bouree: Vivement

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    18. Nocturne in D-Flat Major

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    19. I. Melodie: Andantino

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    20. II. Voix de la steppe: Allegro moderato

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    21. III. Mazurk melancolique: Moderato un poco allegretto

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    22. IV. Burlesque: Vivace ma non troppo

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    23. V. Appassionato: Con slancio, ma ben sostenuto

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    24. VI. Choral: Moderato, non troppo lento

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    25. VII. Carillon nocturne: L'istesso tempo (Moderato, non troppo lento)

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    26. Piano Sonata in F-Sharp Minor

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    27. Piece sur le nom de Faure

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    28. I. Allegro molto moderato e grave

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    29. II. Presto vivace

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    30. III. Andante molto espressivo

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    31. I. Vivace con brio

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    32. II. Andantino cantabile

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat

    33. III. Allegro con spirito

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Raluca Stirbat


George Enescu’s primary instrument was the violin, but he also wrote a substantial body of works for piano, including sonatas, suites, preludes, and other short character pieces. This three-disc Hänssler Classic set of the complete works for piano solo, performed by Romanian pianist Raluca Stirbat, offers valuable insights into Enescu’s evolving methods and artistic development over a period of four decades, from the Suite No. 1 in G minor, Op. 3 (1897) to the Piano Sonata No. 3 in D major (1935). Enescu passed through several phases, starting with a fascination with Baroque forms in his teenage years, and progressing to an enthusiasm for Wagnerian chromaticism and Romanian folk music, which led to a more integrated mature style. Stirbat is an ardent proponent for Enescu’s music, and her album is the first complete set of his piano music on CD. Recorded at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, the sound is crisp and detailed, though the resonance of the performing space is quite pronounced.

– All Music Guide (B. Sanderson)