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If I Were A Bird - A Piano Aviary / Michael Lewin
Sono Luminus

If I Were A Bird - A Piano Aviary / Michael Lewin

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Composer
RAMEAU HOFMANN GRIFFES MACD
Artist
Michael Lewin
Format
CD
Label
Sono Luminus
Released
Mar 30, 2010
Catalog #
DSL-92103
UPC
053479210326

About

Taking a cue from a plethora of existing poetry and musical works, pianist Michael Lewin has included many bird selections in his recent concert programs, and their overwhelming public acceptance inspired the creation of this soaring musical collection. Compiling them into this album, If I Were a Bird contains enjoyable and rare works, some of which have not been previously recorded. The album is concluded by Stravinsky's Firebird Suite in the rarely heard and fiendishly difficult solo piano transcription by Guido Agosti.

Tracklist 22 tracks

  1. 1 Pieces de clavecin: Suite in E Minor: V. Le rappel des oiseaux 03:31
    Track
    1
    Title
    Pieces de clavecin: Suite in E Minor: V. Le rappel des oiseaux
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Jean-Philippe Rameau
    Performer
    Michael Lewin
  2. 2 Waldvogeleins Lust, Op. 55 01:06
    Track
    2
    Title
    Waldvogeleins Lust, Op. 55
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Józef Hofmann
    Performer
    Michael Lewin
  3. 3 Roman Sketches, Op. 7: No. 1. The White Peacock 05:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    Roman Sketches, Op. 7: No. 1. The White Peacock
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Charles Tomlinson Griffes
    Performer
    Michael Lewin
  4. 4 6 Fancies, Op. 7: No. 2. To a Humming Bird 00:46
    Track
    4
    Title
    6 Fancies, Op. 7: No. 2. To a Humming Bird
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
    Performer
    Michael Lewin
  5. 5 Preludes: No. 1. La colombe (The Dove) 02:26
    Track
    5
    Title
    Preludes: No. 1. La colombe (The Dove)
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Michael Lewin
  6. 6 Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 4. Little Bird (Voglein) 02:08
    Track
    6
    Title
    Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 4. Little Bird (Voglein)
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Michael Lewin
  7. 7 Goyescas, Book 1: No. 4. Quejas, o La maja y el ruisenor 05:44
    Track
    7
    Title
    Goyescas, Book 1: No. 4. Quejas, o La maja y el ruisenor
    Duration
    05:44
    Composer
    Enrique Granados
    Performer
    Michael Lewin
  8. 8 Abendmusik, Op. 59: No. 3 Waldvglein (Little Wood-Bird) 01:32
    Track
    8
    Title
    Abendmusik, Op. 59: No. 3 Waldvglein (Little Wood-Bird)
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Adolf Jensen
    Performer
    Michael Lewin
  9. 9 2 Pieces for Piano, Op. 2: No. 1. Les Doux Alouettes (Two Larks): Impromptu 03:47
    Track
    9
    Title
    2 Pieces for Piano, Op. 2: No. 1. Les Doux Alouettes (Two Larks): Impromptu
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Theodor Leschetizky
    Performer
    Michael Lewin
  10. 10 Miroirs: No. 2. Oiseaux tristes 03:49
    Track
    10
    Title
    Miroirs: No. 2. Oiseaux tristes
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Michael Lewin
  11. 11 Glinka - A Farewell to St Petersburg: No. 10. Zhavoronok (The Lark) 05:11
    Track
    11
    Title
    Glinka - A Farewell to St Petersburg: No. 10. Zhavoronok (The Lark)
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev
    Performer
    Michael Lewin
  12. 12 Waldscenen, Op. 82: No. 7. Vogel als Prophet (The Songster-Prophet) 04:13
    Track
    12
    Title
    Waldscenen, Op. 82: No. 7. Vogel als Prophet (The Songster-Prophet)
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Michael Lewin
  13. 13 Water-wagtail, Op. 71: No. 3. Bergeronnette 02:34
    Track
    13
    Title
    Water-wagtail, Op. 71: No. 3. Bergeronnette
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Cyril Scott
    Performer
    Michael Lewin
  14. 14 Premier livre de pieces de clavecin, Suite No. 3: No. 15. Le Coucou 01:51
    Track
    14
    Title
    Premier livre de pieces de clavecin, Suite No. 3: No. 15. Le Coucou
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Louis-Claude Daquin
    Performer
    Michael Lewin
  15. 15 Carnival of the Animals: XIII. Le Cygne (The Swan) (arr. A. Siloti) 02:51
    Track
    15
    Title
    Carnival of the Animals: XIII. Le Cygne (The Swan) (arr. A. Siloti)
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Michael Lewin
  16. 16 2 Melodies russes, S250/R102: No. 1. Le rossignol, air russe d'Alabieff 03:33
    Track
    16
    Title
    2 Melodies russes, S250/R102: No. 1. Le rossignol, air russe d'Alabieff
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Michael Lewin
  17. 17 Turkey in the straw (arr. D. Guion) 03:00
    Track
    17
    Title
    Turkey in the straw (arr. D. Guion)
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Michael Lewin
  18. 18 Etude caracteristique, Op. 2: No. 6. Si oiseau j'étais 02:02
    Track
    18
    Title
    Etude caracteristique, Op. 2: No. 6. Si oiseau j'étais
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Adolf von Henselt
    Performer
    Michael Lewin
  19. 19 Alt-China (Old China), Op. 62: No. 2. The Chinese Nightingale, "Elegy" 05:09
    Track
    19
    Title
    Alt-China (Old China), Op. 62: No. 2. The Chinese Nightingale, "Elegy"
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    Walter Rudolph Niemann
    Performer
    Michael Lewin
  20. 20 II. Dance infernal du roi Kastchei 05:22
    Track
    20
    Title
    II. Dance infernal du roi Kastchei
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Performer
    Michael Lewin
  21. 21 VI. Berceuse (Lullaby) 03:28
    Track
    21
    Title
    VI. Berceuse (Lullaby)
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Performer
    Michael Lewin
  22. 22 VII. Finale 04:05
    Track
    22
    Title
    VII. Finale
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Performer
    Michael Lewin