Idil Biret Archive
Idil Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 21 - Waltzes & Dances
$13.99
Details
- Composer
- Bela Bartok, Hector Berlioz, Frederic Chopin, Claude Debussy, Fritz Kreisler, Franz Liszt, Ilhan Mim
- Artist
- Idil Biret
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Idil Biret Archive
- Released
- Dec 06, 2024
- Catalog #
- 8571428
- UPC
- 747313142873
About
Idil Biret wanted to record the many waltz transcriptions of Godowsky and others. Chief among these was the transcription of the Johann Strauss' waltz Kiinstlerleben by Godowsky which she had performed at many concerts in the l 970s and the Blue Danube Waltz. However, there was another project scheduled before that; four Haydn Sonatas, some of the most beautiful among the many he composed. When Idil suddenly fell ill in 2021 both projects were abandoned. Then, miraculously a stupendous recording of her performance of Kiinstlerleben in New York in December 1975 surfaced on the internet which led to reembarking on the project in a somewhat different way. The result is this CD, a compilation of Biret's past performances of Waltzes and Dances from many composers including Bartok, Berlioz, Chopin, Debussy, Liszt, Ravel, Stravinsky and, of course, Leopold Godowsky - his piano transcription of the Strauss waltz Kiinstlerleben "Metamorphosis on Themes from Artist's Life"
Tracklist 12 tracks
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1 Tarantelle in A-Flat Major, Op. 43 03:10
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Tarantelle in A-Flat Major, Op. 43
- Duration
- 03:10
- Composer
- Frédéric Chopin
- Performer
- İdil Biret
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2 Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique: Episode de la vie d'un artiste, S470/R134: II. Un bal 06:10
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique: Episode de la vie d'un artiste, S470/R134: II. Un bal
- Duration
- 06:10
- Composer
- Franz Liszt
- Performer
- İdil Biret
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3 Années de pèlerinage, 2nd year, Italy supplement, S162/R10: Venezia e Napoli: No. 3. Tarantella 08:45
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Années de pèlerinage, 2nd year, Italy supplement, S162/R10: Venezia e Napoli: No. 3. Tarantella
- Duration
- 08:45
- Composer
- Franz Liszt
- Performer
- İdil Biret
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4 La valse (version for piano) 13:36
- Track
- 4
- Title
- La valse (version for piano)
- Duration
- 13:36
- Composer
- Maurice Ravel
- Performer
- İdil Biret
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5 La plus que lente 04:02
- Track
- 5
- Title
- La plus que lente
- Duration
- 04:02
- Composer
- Claude Debussy
- Performer
- İdil Biret
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6 Liebesleid (arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano) 05:05
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Liebesleid (arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano)
- Duration
- 05:05
- Composer
- Fritz Kreisler
- Performer
- İdil Biret
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7 Valse pour les enfants 01:07
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Valse pour les enfants
- Duration
- 01:07
- Composer
- Igor Stravinsky
- Performer
- İdil Biret
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8 3 Movements from Petrushka: No. 1. Danse russe (Russian Dance) 02:46
- Track
- 8
- Title
- 3 Movements from Petrushka: No. 1. Danse russe (Russian Dance)
- Duration
- 02:46
- Composer
- Igor Stravinsky
- Performer
- İdil Biret
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9 Román népi táncok (Romanian Folk Dances), BB 68 04:27
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Román népi táncok (Romanian Folk Dances), BB 68
- Duration
- 04:27
- Composer
- Béla Bartók
- Performer
- İdil Biret
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10 Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 6: Nos. 148-153. 6 Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm 08:35
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 6: Nos. 148-153. 6 Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm
- Duration
- 08:35
- Composer
- Béla Bartók
- Performer
- İdil Biret
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11 Pieces Sentimentales 08:30
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Pieces Sentimentales
- Duration
- 08:30
- Composer
- İlhan Mimaroğlu
- Performer
- İdil Biret
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12 Künstlerleben, Op. 316 (arr. L. Godowsky for piano) 13:30
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Künstlerleben, Op. 316 (arr. L. Godowsky for piano)
- Duration
- 13:30
- Composer
- Johann Strauss II
- Performer
- İdil Biret