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Saint-Saens, Grieg & Liszt: Piano Works / Freire
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Saint-Saens, Grieg & Liszt: Piano Works / Freire

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Composer
GRIEG LISZT SAINT-SAENS
Artist
Freire, Fischer, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Format
CD
Label
Audite Musikproduktion
Released
Sep 01, 2017
Catalog #
AUD95742
UPC
4022143957429

About

This new release features Saint-Saëns' Second Piano Concerto with Nelson Freire under the baton of AdAm Fischer. Not many pianists are able to accomplish the stylistic and technical challenges of this concerto, demanding complete precision in fingering and leaps, as well as perfect command of the "jeu perlé": Nelson Freire masters this work with great aplomb, quiet assurance and, at times, a twinkle in his eye. He is completely committed and happy to take risks, triggering veritable "Sturm und Drang", and always congenially accompanied by AdAm Fischer. Twenty years previously, the Brazilian pianist (then aged 22) had made his German radio debut with a recital programme which he recorded at the RIAS's Lankwitz studio in Berlin. In Grieg's Lyric Pieces and the Hungarian Rhapsodies Nos 5 and 10 by Liszt, as well as his Polonaise in E major, Freire not only demonstrated his stupendous manual prowess, but also what was already at that stage his extraordinary touch and stylistic confidence. These early solo recordings anticipate his brilliant later style, completing the picture of the exceptional pianist. All recordings on this album are released for the first time.

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 I. Andante sostenuto 11:12
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andante sostenuto
    Duration
    11:12
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Nelson Freire
    Ensemble
    Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Adam Fischer
  2. 2 II. Allegro scherzando 05:42
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro scherzando
    Duration
    05:42
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Nelson Freire
    Ensemble
    Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Adam Fischer
  3. 3 III. Presto 06:12
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    06:12
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Nelson Freire
    Ensemble
    Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Adam Fischer
  4. 4 No. 2. Lonely wanderer 01:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 2. Lonely wanderer
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Nelson Freire
  5. 5 No. 4. Little bird 01:37
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 4. Little bird
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Nelson Freire
  6. 6 No. 5. Folksong 01:28
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 5. Folksong
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Nelson Freire
  7. 7 No. 6. Norwegian 00:54
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 6. Norwegian
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Nelson Freire
  8. 8 Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: No. 1. Shepherd's Boy 03:58
    Track
    8
    Title
    Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: No. 1. Shepherd's Boy
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Nelson Freire
  9. 9 No. 5 in E Minor, "Heroide elegiaque" 08:23
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 5 in E Minor, "Heroide elegiaque"
    Duration
    08:23
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Nelson Freire
  10. 10 No. 10 in E Major, "Preludio" 05:32
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 10 in E Major, "Preludio"
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Nelson Freire
  11. 11 2 Polonaises, S223/R44: No. 2. Polonaise in E Major 08:28
    Track
    11
    Title
    2 Polonaises, S223/R44: No. 2. Polonaise in E Major
    Duration
    08:28
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Nelson Freire