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Enescu: Complete Works for Piano Solo / Stirbat
Haenssler Classic

Enescu: Complete Works for Piano Solo / Stirbat

$32.99

Details

Composer
ENESCU, GEORGE
Artist
Raluca Stirbat
Format
CD
Label
Haenssler Classic
Released
Oct 09, 2015
Catalog #
98060
UPC
4010276028017

About

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)

Tracklist 33 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Prelude: Grave 04:15
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prelude: Grave
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  3. 2 II. Fugue: Allegro moderato 04:05
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Fugue: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  4. 3 III. Adagio 06:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    06:10
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  5. 4 IV. Finale: Presto 03:14
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  6. 5 Prelude 03:59
    Track
    5
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  7. 6 Scherzo 05:58
    Track
    6
    Title
    Scherzo
    Duration
    05:58
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  8. 7 Barcarolle in B-Flat Major 05:04
    Track
    7
    Title
    Barcarolle in B-Flat Major
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  9. 8 La Fileuse in D Major 04:45
    Track
    8
    Title
    La Fileuse in D Major
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  10. 9 Impromptu in A-Flat Major 04:30
    Track
    9
    Title
    Impromptu in A-Flat Major
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  11. 10 Regrets in G-Flat Major 03:53
    Track
    10
    Title
    Regrets in G-Flat Major
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  12. 11 Impromptu in C Major 05:48
    Track
    11
    Title
    Impromptu in C Major
    Duration
    05:48
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  13. 12 Prelude 04:38
    Track
    12
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  14. 13 Fugue 05:22
    Track
    13
    Title
    Fugue
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  15. Disc 2
  16. 1 I. Toccata: Majestueusement, mais pas trop lent 04:19
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Toccata: Majestueusement, mais pas trop lent
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  17. 2 II. Sarabande: Noblement 06:44
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Sarabande: Noblement
    Duration
    06:44
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  18. 3 III. Pavane: Lentement berce 05:16
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Pavane: Lentement berce
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  19. 4 IV. Bouree: Vivement 06:19
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Bouree: Vivement
    Duration
    06:19
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  20. 5 Nocturne in D-Flat Major 17:11
    Track
    5
    Title
    Nocturne in D-Flat Major
    Duration
    17:11
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  21. 6 I. Melodie: Andantino 02:49
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Melodie: Andantino
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  22. 7 II. Voix de la steppe: Allegro moderato 03:30
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Voix de la steppe: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  23. 8 III. Mazurk melancolique: Moderato un poco allegretto 05:49
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Mazurk melancolique: Moderato un poco allegretto
    Duration
    05:49
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  24. 9 IV. Burlesque: Vivace ma non troppo 05:17
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Burlesque: Vivace ma non troppo
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  25. 10 V. Appassionato: Con slancio, ma ben sostenuto 03:53
    Track
    10
    Title
    V. Appassionato: Con slancio, ma ben sostenuto
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  26. 11 VI. Choral: Moderato, non troppo lento 06:38
    Track
    11
    Title
    VI. Choral: Moderato, non troppo lento
    Duration
    06:38
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  27. 12 VII. Carillon nocturne: L'istesso tempo (Moderato, non troppo lento) 05:53
    Track
    12
    Title
    VII. Carillon nocturne: L'istesso tempo (Moderato, non troppo lento)
    Duration
    05:53
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  28. Disc 3
  29. 1 Piano Sonata in F-Sharp Minor 16:41
    Track
    1
    Title
    Piano Sonata in F-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    16:41
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  30. 2 Piece sur le nom de Faure 01:50
    Track
    2
    Title
    Piece sur le nom de Faure
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  31. 3 I. Allegro molto moderato e grave 11:43
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Allegro molto moderato e grave
    Duration
    11:43
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  32. 4 II. Presto vivace 05:03
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Presto vivace
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  33. 5 III. Andante molto espressivo 07:26
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Andante molto espressivo
    Duration
    07:26
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  34. 6 I. Vivace con brio 05:46
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Vivace con brio
    Duration
    05:46
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  35. 7 II. Andantino cantabile 09:03
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Andantino cantabile
    Duration
    09:03
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat
  36. 8 III. Allegro con spirito 08:28
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    08:28
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Raluca Stirbat