Ornstein: Piano Music, Vol. 3 / Valkov

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Label
Toccata
Release Date
November 3, 2023
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Leo Ornstein
    • PERFORMER
      Viktor Valkov
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 03, 2023
    • UPC
      5060113441782
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      TOCC0178
    • LABEL
      Toccata
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Piano
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1. Moderato

      Composer: Leo Ornstein

      Performer: Viktor Valkov

    2. No. 2. Con moto

      Composer: Leo Ornstein

      Performer: Viktor Valkov

    3. No. 3. Moderato

      Composer: Leo Ornstein

      Performer: Viktor Valkov

    4. No. 4. Animato

      Composer: Leo Ornstein

      Performer: Viktor Valkov

    5. No. 5. Moderato

      Composer: Leo Ornstein

      Performer: Viktor Valkov

    6. No. 6. Allegro

      Composer: Leo Ornstein

      Performer: Viktor Valkov

    7. No. 7. Animato

      Composer: Leo Ornstein

      Performer: Viktor Valkov

    8. No. 8. Moderato

      Composer: Leo Ornstein

      Performer: Viktor Valkov

    9. No. 9. Moderato con moto

      Composer: Leo Ornstein

      Performer: Viktor Valkov

    10. Bagatelle

      Composer: Leo Ornstein

      Performer: Viktor Valkov

    11. A Moment of Retrospect

      Composer: Leo Ornstein

      Performer: Viktor Valkov

    12. The Cathedral

      Composer: Leo Ornstein

      Performer: Viktor Valkov

    13. Nocturne No. 1

      Composer: Leo Ornstein

      Performer: Viktor Valkov

    14. No. 1. Anger

      Composer: Leo Ornstein

      Performer: Viktor Valkov

    15. No. 2. Grief

      Composer: Leo Ornstein

      Performer: Viktor Valkov

    16. No. 3. Joy

      Composer: Leo Ornstein

      Performer: Viktor Valkov


Leo Ornstein is as well known for his extraordinary longevity as for his music: he was born in Ukraine in 1893 and died in Wisconsin in 2002, aged at least 108. His generous output of music, much of it for the piano, his own instrument, remains poorly known, although it can stand shoulder to shoulder with that of many better-known names. Many of the pieces here – which cover a span of over 60 years – have their roots in Debussy, Skryabin and Szymanowski, but Ornstein welds those influences into an edgy, energetic language very much his own. The Three Moods of c. 1914 are anger, grief and joy, but there is strength of feeling in all the music to be heard here. Indeed, the Nine Vignettes bear a misleading title: they are substantial and powerful virtuoso essays which can flare up into moments of startling power and violence; hitherto unknown, they constitute a major contribution to the piano literature.