Kaleidoscope Europe

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Label
Gramola Records
Release Date
November 29, 2024
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Bela Bartok, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Bendel, Johannes Brahms, Antonin Dvorak, Enrique Granados
    • PERFORMER
      Waldmuller Trio Wien, Ines Miklin, Anna Gellan, Martin Forst
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 29, 2024
    • UPC
      9003643993174
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      GRAM99317
    • LABEL
      Gramola Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Marche miniature viennoise (version for piano trio)

      Composer: Fritz Kreisler

      Ensemble: Waldmüller Trio Wien

    2. Slavonic Dances, Series 1, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 2 in E Minor (arr. for piano trio)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Waldmüller Trio Wien

    3. Norwegian Dances, Op. 35: No. 2 in A Major: Allegretto tranquillo e grazioso (arr. H. Sitt for piano trio)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: Waldmüller Trio Wien

    4. 12 danzas españolas, Op. 5: No. 5. Andaluza (arr. M. Först for piano trio)

      Composer: Enrique Granados

      Ensemble: Waldmüller Trio Wien

    5. Román népi táncok (Romanian Folk Dances), BB 76 (arr. M. Först for piano trio)

      Composer: Béla Bartók

      Ensemble: Waldmüller Trio Wien

    6. Pavane pour une infante défunte (arr. M. Först for piano trio)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Waldmüller Trio Wien

    7. The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II Tableau 3: Divertissement: d. Trepak - Russian Dance (arr. M. Först for piano trio)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Waldmüller Trio Wien

    8. 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 6 in D-Flat Major (arr. H. Riesenfeld for piano trio)

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: Waldmüller Trio Wien

    9. Souvenir d'Hongrie, Op. 9 (arr. N. Hansen for piano trio)

      Composer: Franz Bendel

      Ensemble: Waldmüller Trio Wien

    10. 2 Tarantellas, Op. 85: No. 2 in A-Flat Major (arr. for piano trio)

      Composer: Stephen Heller

      Ensemble: Waldmüller Trio Wien

    11. Bulgarian Dance, Book 1, Op. 6: I. Andante sostenuto (arr. for piano trio)

      Composer: Ottokar Nováček

      Ensemble: Waldmüller Trio Wien

    12. Serenade in D Major, Op. 8: III. Menuetto: Allegretto (arr. H. Böhme for piano trio)

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Waldmüller Trio Wien

    13. 16 German Dances and 2 Ecossaises, Op. 33, D. 783: No. 9 - No. 13 - No. 15 - No. 14 (arr. P. Zilcher for piano trio)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Waldmüller Trio Wien

    14. In der Heimat, Op. 231 (arr. M. Först for piano trio)

      Composer: Josef Strauss

      Ensemble: Waldmüller Trio Wien


Under the title "Kaleidoskop Europa", this CD presents a musical journey that encompasses the entirety of Europe. Central to the album is the concept of dance as a medium that both connects people via music and body language, and also motivates them to express themselves with one another, regardless of national origin, language, religion or culture. The album features dances from eleven different European countries, commencing and concluding the musical journey in Vienna-the home of both the ensemble and the painter Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller. By combining pieces of music from different countries, dance emerges as a symbol of the unity found within Europe's diverse cultures. All compositions are arranged for piano trio, with the exception of the opening march by Fritz Kreisler, which was originally composed for this instrumentation. Some arrangements were made by Martin Forst, the cellist of the trio, specifically for this production, thus leading to their premiere presentation on this CD. Through these adaptations, works originally composed for piano or orchestra take on a new form: the auditory experience is enhanced by numerous dimensions-particularly regarding color richness and transparency - revealing intriguing and novel facets of the compositions to listeners.