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Music for Viola & Piano by Schumann, Sibelius et al. / Piva, Filistovich
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Music for Viola & Piano by Schumann, Sibelius et al. / Piva, Filistovich

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Details

Composer
Frank Bridge, Carl Reinecke, Robert Schumann, Jean Sibelius, Henry Vieuxtemps, Henryk Wieniawski
Artist
Massimo Piva, Inessa Filistovich
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Feb 16, 2024
Catalog #
BRI96714
UPC
5028421967141

About

On this unique and originally programmed journey, the violist Massimo Piva takes the kind of fantasy journey (Fantasiereise) that forms one of the cornerstones of German Romanticism. It is in the context of highly wrought, fantastic tales that Schumann’s style is formed from a literary point of view: Hoffmann's short stories and Jean Paul's novels, inhabited by bizarre characters and surreal situations, are his polar stars. On the musical side, he had an 18th-century heritage of fantasies by composers such as Mozart or C.P.E. Bach to draw upon, in which the notion of the fantasy is still linked to the Baroque idea of improvisation.
This is the background to the Marchenbilder Op.113, which Schumann worked on feverishly in March 1851. As a masterpiece in his late style, the collection shivers with obsession and fevered dreams. Placing them side by side illuminates the degree to which Reinecke was inspired by Schumann’s example in his own Fantasiestucke Op.43. But this recital moves on into less familiar territory, where the viola’s personality as a melancholy guide takes us to repertoire by Vieuxtemps (an F minor Elegy), Wieniawski (Rêverie in F sharp minor) and Sibelius (Rondo in D minor) by composers much better known for their prowess as violinists, and as violinst-composers.
The recital reaches a natural chronological end with the pre-eminent poet of the viola in the early decades of the 20th century, Frank Bridge. No violist he, but inspired by the artistry of Lionel Tertis, Bridge came to write a good deal for the instrument such as the Two Pieces featured here, and found its mellow, soulful voice a natural fit for his own as a composer. As a former member of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra and Orchestra Mozart, Massimo Piva worked extensively with the conductor Claudio Abbado. As a member of the Quartetto Prometeo he has performed both modern and classic repertoire across Europe, working with composers including Sciarrino and Fedele, and recorded the complete works for string quartet by Hugo Wolf on Brilliant Classics (94166).

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 I. Romanze 03:19
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Romanze
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Carl Reinecke
    Performer
    Massimo Piva, Inessa Filistovich
  2. 2 II. Allegro molto agitato 06:33
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro molto agitato
    Duration
    06:33
    Composer
    Carl Reinecke
    Performer
    Massimo Piva, Inessa Filistovich
  3. 3 III. Humoreske: Molto vivace - Altes Volkslied: L'istesso tempo 05:25
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Humoreske: Molto vivace - Altes Volkslied: L'istesso tempo
    Duration
    05:25
    Composer
    Carl Reinecke
    Performer
    Massimo Piva, Inessa Filistovich
  4. 4 I. Nicht schnell 03:46
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Nicht schnell
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Massimo Piva, Inessa Filistovich
  5. 5 II. Lebhaft 04:12
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Lebhaft
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Massimo Piva, Inessa Filistovich
  6. 6 III. Rasch 02:55
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Rasch
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Massimo Piva, Inessa Filistovich
  7. 7 IV. Langsam, mit melancholischem Ausdruck 06:51
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Langsam, mit melancholischem Ausdruck
    Duration
    06:51
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Massimo Piva, Inessa Filistovich
  8. 8 Élégie, Op. 30 07:18
    Track
    8
    Title
    Élégie, Op. 30
    Duration
    07:18
    Composer
    Henri Vieuxtemps
    Performer
    Massimo Piva, Inessa Filistovich
  9. 9 Reverie in F-Sharp Minor (completed by H. Weickmann) 07:41
    Track
    9
    Title
    Reverie in F-Sharp Minor (completed by H. Weickmann)
    Duration
    07:41
    Composer
    Henryk Wieniawski
    Performer
    Massimo Piva, Inessa Filistovich
  10. 10 Rondo in D Minor, JS 162 06:47
    Track
    10
    Title
    Rondo in D Minor, JS 162
    Duration
    06:47
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Massimo Piva, Inessa Filistovich
  11. 11 No. 1. Pensiero 04:56
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 1. Pensiero
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Massimo Piva, Inessa Filistovich
  12. 12 No. 2. Allegro Appassionato 02:58
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 2. Allegro Appassionato
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Massimo Piva, Inessa Filistovich