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Silvestri: Complete Piano Works
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Silvestri: Complete Piano Works

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Composer
SILVESTRI, CONSTANTIN
Artist
Borac, Gergov
Format
CD
Label
Profil
Released
Jun 19, 2020
Catalog #
PH20028
UPC
881488200287

About

Constantin Silvestri (1913-1969) was a Romanian conductor, pianist and composer who was already playing the piano in public at the age of 10. At the age of 16, he won the George Enescu Prize, presented to him by the composer himself. Enescu, who very much admired Silvestri, is believed to have said: "We want Silvestri to be able to do everything we expect of him - and that's a lot". Silvestri was a very humorous man; at the same time, however, very serious and critical; a non-conformist. He was inventive, with complex interests and a difficult nature. Owing to political changes in Romania and rivalry between several colleagues, follow-up performances of "Oedipus" were abruptly cancelled, as were other concerts of his in Romania. Silvestri decided to leave his homeland and eventually settled in England. He successfully performed with many renowned orchestras, and led the rather provincial British Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra to worldwide fame. Nevertheless, in parallel with the prestige attached to being an orchestral conductor, Silvestri (a brilliant improviser) also devoted his time to playing the piano and to compositions for this very personal instrument, to which he entrusted his most secret thoughts colored by his own subjectivity. It is a great credit to the pianist Luiza Borac to be presenting here to the public the first recordings and arrangements of Silvestri's complete piano works.

Tracklist 48 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. The Lead Soldiers (Soldații de plum) 01:20
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. The Lead Soldiers (Soldații de plum)
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  3. 2 II. Pastorale (Ciobănașul) 02:02
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Pastorale (Ciobănașul)
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  4. 3 III. Play with Shadows (Joc cu umbre) 01:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Play with Shadows (Joc cu umbre)
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  5. 4 IV. The Whip (Sfîntul Niculae) 00:46
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. The Whip (Sfîntul Niculae)
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  6. 5 V. Blind Man's Buff (Baba-oarba) 01:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Blind Man's Buff (Baba-oarba)
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  7. 6 VI. The Sandman (Moș Ene) 02:47
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. The Sandman (Moș Ene)
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  8. 7 VII. Catch Me If You Can (De-a prinselea) 01:55
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Catch Me If You Can (De-a prinselea)
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  9. 8 I. Hide-and-Seek (De-a v-ați ascunselea) 02:12
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Hide-and-Seek (De-a v-ați ascunselea)
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  10. 9 II. The Sleeping Doll (Păpușa adormită) 02:17
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. The Sleeping Doll (Păpușa adormită)
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  11. 10 III. The Puppet (Paiață) 01:08
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. The Puppet (Paiață)
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  12. 11 IV. Dreaming (În vis) 02:27
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Dreaming (În vis)
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  13. 12 V. Grandma's Crinoline (Cu rochia bunicii) 02:32
    Track
    12
    Title
    V. Grandma's Crinoline (Cu rochia bunicii)
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  14. 13 VI. Goblin (Spiriduș) 00:57
    Track
    13
    Title
    VI. Goblin (Spiriduș)
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  15. 14 VII. Bugbear (Gogorița) 01:09
    Track
    14
    Title
    VII. Bugbear (Gogorița)
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  16. 15 VIII. Whirligig (Titirezul) 01:26
    Track
    15
    Title
    VIII. Whirligig (Titirezul)
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  17. 16 I. Con importanza 03:02
    Track
    16
    Title
    I. Con importanza
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  18. 17 II. Meditativo 03:52
    Track
    17
    Title
    II. Meditativo
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  19. 18 III. Con spirito 03:02
    Track
    18
    Title
    III. Con spirito
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  20. 19 I. Preludio 01:45
    Track
    19
    Title
    I. Preludio
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  21. 20 II. Duetto 02:04
    Track
    20
    Title
    II. Duetto
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  22. 21 III. Capriccio 01:21
    Track
    21
    Title
    III. Capriccio
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  23. 22 IV. Notturno 05:06
    Track
    22
    Title
    IV. Notturno
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  24. 23 V. Danse sacre 02:25
    Track
    23
    Title
    V. Danse sacre
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  25. 24 VI. Bacchanale 03:51
    Track
    24
    Title
    VI. Bacchanale
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  26. 25 No. 1. Celui qui n'a pas de … (Beiuș) 00:50
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 1. Celui qui n'a pas de … (Beiuș)
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  27. 26 No. 2. Danse (Beiuș) 01:51
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 2. Danse (Beiuș)
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  28. 27 No. 3. Mărunțelul (Beiuș) 00:58
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 3. Mărunțelul (Beiuș)
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  29. 28 No. 4. Mărunțelul (Delan) 01:12
    Track
    28
    Title
    No. 4. Mărunțelul (Delan)
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  30. 29 No. 5. Mărunțelul (Leleșd) 00:36
    Track
    29
    Title
    No. 5. Mărunțelul (Leleșd)
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  31. 30 No. 6. Guimbarde (Joc din Drâmboaie) (Budureasa) 00:53
    Track
    30
    Title
    No. 6. Guimbarde (Joc din Drâmboaie) (Budureasa)
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  32. 31 I. Espressivo 11:01
    Track
    31
    Title
    I. Espressivo
    Duration
    11:01
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  33. 32 II. Tempo di valzer 09:10
    Track
    32
    Title
    II. Tempo di valzer
    Duration
    09:10
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  34. Disc 2
  35. 1 I. Vivace 05:08
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Vivace
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  36. 2 II. Andante cantabile con moto 04:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante cantabile con moto
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  37. 3 III. Scherzo 01:19
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  38. 4 IV. Grave: Tempo giusto 03:51
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Grave: Tempo giusto
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  39. 5 No. 1. Veloce e leggiero (for Magda) 02:54
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 1. Veloce e leggiero (for Magda)
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  40. 6 No. 2. Con gran sensibilità (for Lydia) 07:20
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 2. Con gran sensibilità (for Lydia)
    Duration
    07:20
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  41. 7 No. 3. Recitativo: Delicatamente (for Irina) 05:19
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 3. Recitativo: Delicatamente (for Irina)
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  42. 8 No. 1. Pensieroso 03:29
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 1. Pensieroso
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  43. 9 No. 2. Espressivo 02:53
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 2. Espressivo
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  44. 10 No. 3. Misterioso 04:09
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 3. Misterioso
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  45. 11 I. Grave: Con passione 09:43
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Grave: Con passione
    Duration
    09:43
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  46. 12 II. Lirico, molto sensibile 06:08
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Lirico, molto sensibile
    Duration
    06:08
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  47. 13 III. Vivace, virtuosamente 06:10
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Vivace, virtuosamente
    Duration
    06:10
    Composer
    Constantin Silvestri
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  48. 14 No. 1. In Memoriam Làszlò Ferenc' 02:30
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 1. In Memoriam Làszlò Ferenc'
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    György Kurtág
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  49. 15 No. 2. "… c’astăzi s-a născut … Márta 90 éves!" 01:39
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 2. "… c’astăzi s-a născut … Márta 90 éves!"
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    György Kurtág
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
  50. 16 Piano Concerto in D Minor 12:01
    Track
    16
    Title
    Piano Concerto in D Minor
    Duration
    12:01
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Luiza Borac
    Ensemble
    Bucharest Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rossen Gergov