PianOrchestra 2 / Poizat
Details
- Composer
- CHATSCHATURJAN RAVEL SMETANA
- Artist
- Francois-Xaver Poizat
- Format
- SACD
- Label
- Ars Produktion
- Released
- Jun 22, 2018
- Catalog #
- ARS38249
- UPC
- 4260052382493
About
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.
Tracklist 12 tracks
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1 Má vlast (My Fatherland): No. 2. Vltava (Moldau) (arr. H. von Kàan-Albést for piano) 11:44
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Má vlast (My Fatherland): No. 2. Vltava (Moldau) (arr. H. von Kàan-Albést for piano)
- Duration
- 11:44
- Composer
- Bedřich Smetana
- Performer
- François-Xavier Poizat
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2 Tableau IV: The Shrovetide Fair 02:22
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Tableau IV: The Shrovetide Fair
- Duration
- 02:22
- Composer
- Igor Stravinsky
- Performer
- François-Xavier Poizat
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3 Tableau II: Petrushka's Room 04:20
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Tableau II: Petrushka's Room
- Duration
- 04:20
- Composer
- Igor Stravinsky
- Performer
- François-Xavier Poizat
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4 Tableau III: The Moor's Room 02:58
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Tableau III: The Moor's Room
- Duration
- 02:58
- Composer
- Igor Stravinsky
- Performer
- François-Xavier Poizat
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5 Tableau III: Dance of the Ballerina 00:40
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Tableau III: Dance of the Ballerina
- Duration
- 00:40
- Composer
- Igor Stravinsky
- Performer
- François-Xavier Poizat
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6 Tableau I: Russian Dance 02:46
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Tableau I: Russian Dance
- Duration
- 02:46
- Composer
- Igor Stravinsky
- Performer
- François-Xavier Poizat
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7 Spartacus: Adagio (arr. M. Cameron for piano) 08:02
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Spartacus: Adagio (arr. M. Cameron for piano)
- Duration
- 08:02
- Composer
- Aram Khachaturian
- Performer
- François-Xavier Poizat
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8 No. 1. Waltz (from War and Peace) 05:50
- Track
- 8
- Title
- No. 1. Waltz (from War and Peace)
- Duration
- 05:50
- Composer
- Sergei Prokofiev
- Performer
- François-Xavier Poizat
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9 No. 2. Contredanse (from Lermontov) 02:56
- Track
- 9
- Title
- No. 2. Contredanse (from Lermontov)
- Duration
- 02:56
- Composer
- Sergei Prokofiev
- Performer
- François-Xavier Poizat
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10 No. 3. Mephisto-waltz (from Lermontov) 02:47
- Track
- 10
- Title
- No. 3. Mephisto-waltz (from Lermontov)
- Duration
- 02:47
- Composer
- Sergei Prokofiev
- Performer
- François-Xavier Poizat
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11 La valse (version for piano) (arr. A. Ghindin) 12:31
- Track
- 11
- Title
- La valse (version for piano) (arr. A. Ghindin)
- Duration
- 12:31
- Composer
- Maurice Ravel
- Performer
- François-Xavier Poizat
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12 Suite for Variety Orchestra: VII. Waltz No. 2 (arr. F. Noack for piano) 03:29
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Suite for Variety Orchestra: VII. Waltz No. 2 (arr. F. Noack for piano)
- Duration
- 03:29
- Composer
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Performer
- François-Xavier Poizat