PianOrchestra 2 / Poizat

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Label
Ars Produktion
Release Date
June 22, 2018
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      CHATSCHATURJAN RAVEL SMETANA
    • PERFORMER
      Francois-Xaver Poizat
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 22, 2018
    • UPC
      4260052382493
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ARS38249
    • LABEL
      Ars Produktion
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Má vlast (My Fatherland): No. 2. Vltava (Moldau) (arr. H. von Kàan-Albést for piano)

      Composer: Bedřich Smetana

      Performer: François-Xavier Poizat

    2. Tableau IV: The Shrovetide Fair

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Performer: François-Xavier Poizat

    3. Tableau II: Petrushka's Room

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Performer: François-Xavier Poizat

    4. Tableau III: The Moor's Room

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Performer: François-Xavier Poizat

    5. Tableau III: Dance of the Ballerina

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Performer: François-Xavier Poizat

    6. Tableau I: Russian Dance

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Performer: François-Xavier Poizat

    7. Spartacus: Adagio (arr. M. Cameron for piano)

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Performer: François-Xavier Poizat

    8. No. 1. Waltz (from War and Peace)

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Performer: François-Xavier Poizat

    9. No. 2. Contredanse (from Lermontov)

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Performer: François-Xavier Poizat

    10. No. 3. Mephisto-waltz (from Lermontov)

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Performer: François-Xavier Poizat

    11. La valse (version for piano) (arr. A. Ghindin)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Performer: François-Xavier Poizat

    12. Suite for Variety Orchestra: VII. Waltz No. 2 (arr. F. Noack for piano)

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: François-Xavier Poizat


Prior to the age of mechanical reproduction, music lovers had two primary ways in which to enjoy music: they could attend concerts, which was fraught with difficulties due to the dilapidated state of the road system and lack of transportation methods, or they could make music themselves, giving rise to the tradition of the house concert during the 19th and the first half of the 20th century. The increase in importance and popularity of Hausmusik was enabled by rapid technical advancements in the development of the piano. Composers and virtuosos created an ever-increasing number of transcriptions and arrangements for piano two or four hands with the intention of making them available to a wider audience. This recording presents a selection of arrangements of orchestral works for piano solo, arranged specifically for this purpose, by composers Bedrich Smetana, Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, Maurice Ravel, and Aram Khachaturian. New York-based French-Swiss pianist Francois-Xavier Poizat provides a wealth of tone colors while exploiting the virtuosic capabilities of the piano to its limits.