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Tansman: Piano Music - A Tour of the World / Argentiero
Piano Classics

Tansman: Piano Music - A Tour of the World / Argentiero

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Details

Composer
Alexandre Tansman
Artist
Maria Argentiero
Format
CD
Label
Piano Classics
Released
Oct 28, 2022
Catalog #
PCL10260
UPC
5029365102605

About

Born in 1985, the Italian pianist Maria Argentiero gained an enthusiastic online following during lockdown with her streamed performances of repertoire from Haydn to Satie, Kapustin and beyond. She teaches in Rome and specializes as a performer in quirkier voices from the past century such as Tansman. The booklet features a thorough profile of the composer and his piano music, plus an interview between Maria Argentiero and Marianne Tansman, the composer’s daughter, who recalls him as a ‘very loving but very anxious’ father. Alexander Tansman (1897-1986) was born in Lodz, Poland, into a wealthy Jewish family of great culture. He spoke 5 languages and studied law and philosophy. His early compositions show experiments with atonality and 12-tone music. In 1919 he left Poland for Paris, where he settled permanently.

Tansman: “I spent the first twenty years of my life in Poland. In regard to the importance of Slavic influence in my music, I can readily say that I followed the same path as Bartók or Manuel de Falla: folklore imaginé. I did not use popular themes per se. I used, however, their general melodic contour. This folklore remained strongly present in my musical sensitivity.”

One could say that Tansman had a similar approach to writing music as Chopin – namely to use folklore as source material to be transformed by his imagination, without actual quoting. In a similar vein he used the different traditions he encountered when travelling round the globe, no matter whether it was jazz, gamelan or Japanese music. This new recording presents a selection of piano music by Tansman: the jazzy Sonatine Transatlantique, Trois Préludes en forme de blues, and the cycle La Tour du monde en miniature, delightful and vibrant musical depictions of places from all over the world.

Tracklist 25 tracks

  1. 1 I. Fox-Trot 03:52
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Fox-Trot
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Maria Argentiero
  2. 2 II. Spiritual and Blues 04:24
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Spiritual and Blues
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Maria Argentiero
  3. 3 III. Charleston 02:36
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Charleston
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Maria Argentiero
  4. 4 No. 1. Lento cantabile 03:51
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 1. Lento cantabile
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Maria Argentiero
  5. 5 No. 2. Moderato 02:25
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2. Moderato
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Maria Argentiero
  6. 6 No. 3. Moderato 02:07
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 3. Moderato
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Maria Argentiero
  7. 7 Symphony No. 3, "Symphonie concertante": II. Tempo americano (version for piano) 04:33
    Track
    7
    Title
    Symphony No. 3, "Symphonie concertante": II. Tempo americano (version for piano)
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Maria Argentiero
  8. 8 No. 1. Coconut-Grove, Hollywood, California (USA) 02:26
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 1. Coconut-Grove, Hollywood, California (USA)
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Maria Argentiero
  9. 9 No. 2. Waikiki Beach of Honolulu, Hawaii (USA) 01:23
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 2. Waikiki Beach of Honolulu, Hawaii (USA)
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Maria Argentiero
  10. 10 No. 3. Complaint from Nikko, Japan 01:37
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 3. Complaint from Nikko, Japan
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Maria Argentiero
  11. 11 No. 4. The March of Birds in Shanghai (China) 01:00
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 4. The March of Birds in Shanghai (China)
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Maria Argentiero
  12. 12 No. 5. Gongs in a Temple of Hong Kong 02:28
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 5. Gongs in a Temple of Hong Kong
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Maria Argentiero
  13. 13 No. 6. The Philippine Islands 01:12
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 6. The Philippine Islands
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Maria Argentiero
  14. 14 No. 7. The Snake Charmer in Singapore 00:46
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 7. The Snake Charmer in Singapore
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Maria Argentiero
  15. 15 No. 8. The Monkeys in a Jungleof Penang, Malaysia 00:43
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 8. The Monkeys in a Jungleof Penang, Malaysia
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Maria Argentiero
  16. 16 No. 9. The Bamboo Flute in a Forest of Bandoeng, Java (Indonesia) 01:29
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 9. The Bamboo Flute in a Forest of Bandoeng, Java (Indonesia)
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Maria Argentiero
  17. 17 No. 10. The Gamelang in Bali, Wayang Shadow Puppetry (Indonesia) 03:48
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 10. The Gamelang in Bali, Wayang Shadow Puppetry (Indonesia)
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Maria Argentiero
  18. 18 No. 11. The White Elephants in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 01:16
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 11. The White Elephants in Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Maria Argentiero
  19. 19 No. 12. The Towers of Silence in Bombay (India) 02:34
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 12. The Towers of Silence in Bombay (India)
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Maria Argentiero
  20. 20 No. 13. The Night on the Nile 00:59
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 13. The Night on the Nile
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Maria Argentiero
  21. 21 No. 14. Port de Sollér, Balearic Islands (haven of the town of Sóller in Mallorca, Spain) 01:27
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 14. Port de Sollér, Balearic Islands (haven of the town of Sóller in Mallorca, Spain)
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Maria Argentiero
  22. 22 No. 15. Napoli (Italy) 01:34
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 15. Napoli (Italy)
    Duration
    01:34
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Maria Argentiero
  23. 23 I. Lento 04:15
    Track
    23
    Title
    I. Lento
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Maria Argentiero
  24. 24 II. Lento 03:05
    Track
    24
    Title
    II. Lento
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Maria Argentiero
  25. 25 III. Andante 05:14
    Track
    25
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    05:14
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Maria Argentiero