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Scelsi: Suites Nos. 8 & 11 For Pianoforte / Sabine Liebner
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Scelsi: Suites Nos. 8 & 11 For Pianoforte / Sabine Liebner

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Composer
SCELSI, GIACINTO
Artist
Sabine Liebner
Format
CD
Label
Wergo
Released
Nov 13, 2020
Catalog #
WER73282
UPC
4010228732825

About

Giacinto Scelsi (1905–1988) is one of the most unusual composers of the twentieth century, a unique figure whose importance was only fully recognized and celebrated after his death. During his lifetime, he was often dismissed, especially in Italy, as a pretentious dilettante because he did not notate his music himself. Beginning in the mid-1950s, he recorded his improvisations at the piano and had them transcribed by others. In this way, in the course of only a few years hundreds of piano pieces appeared, many of which Scelsi then collected into suites. He began his series of suites with the number 8, since the number 8 had for him a mystic significance. The “Suite No. 8” is subtitled “Bot-ba”, which means “Tibetan”. In fact, the suite has nothing to do with actual Tibetan ritual music, but is an expression of Scelsi’s deep affinity for Eastern philosophy. His final “Suite No. 11” is a special case and was put together quite late in Scelsi’s life, at least in its final version. The interpretation by internationally acclaimed pianist Sabine Liebner is therefore the first authentic recording of the work with its original sequence of movements. Liebner’s meticulously researched 2015 recordings of Scelsi’s Suite No. 9 and Suite No. 10 (WER 67942) have been celebrated by critics.

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 I. Agitato 03:44
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Agitato
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Giacinto Scelsi
    Performer
    Sabine Liebner
  2. 2 II. Non troppo sostenuto 06:45
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Non troppo sostenuto
    Duration
    06:45
    Composer
    Giacinto Scelsi
    Performer
    Sabine Liebner
  3. 3 III. — 05:47
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. —
    Duration
    05:47
    Composer
    Giacinto Scelsi
    Performer
    Sabine Liebner
  4. 4 IV. Lento 05:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Lento
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Giacinto Scelsi
    Performer
    Sabine Liebner
  5. 5 V. Lento 03:44
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Lento
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Giacinto Scelsi
    Performer
    Sabine Liebner
  6. 6 VI. Lento 04:57
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Lento
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Giacinto Scelsi
    Performer
    Sabine Liebner
  7. 7 II. — 04:16
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. —
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Giacinto Scelsi
    Performer
    Sabine Liebner
  8. 8 III. — 04:46
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. —
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Giacinto Scelsi
    Performer
    Sabine Liebner
  9. 9 IV. — 02:52
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. —
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Giacinto Scelsi
    Performer
    Sabine Liebner
  10. 10 V. — 07:13
    Track
    10
    Title
    V. —
    Duration
    07:13
    Composer
    Giacinto Scelsi
    Performer
    Sabine Liebner
  11. 11 VI. — 03:11
    Track
    11
    Title
    VI. —
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Giacinto Scelsi
    Performer
    Sabine Liebner
  12. 12 VII. — 05:04
    Track
    12
    Title
    VII. —
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Giacinto Scelsi
    Performer
    Sabine Liebner
  13. 13 VIII. — 03:59
    Track
    13
    Title
    VIII. —
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Giacinto Scelsi
    Performer
    Sabine Liebner
  14. 14 IX. — 03:23
    Track
    14
    Title
    IX. —
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Giacinto Scelsi
    Performer
    Sabine Liebner
  15. 15 I. — 03:55
    Track
    15
    Title
    I. —
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Giacinto Scelsi
    Performer
    Sabine Liebner