Benyamin Nuss, Wayne Marshall, Maria Kliegel & Maurice Steger – Bernstein: Piano & Chamber Music (2018) [FLAC 24bit/48kHz]

Benyamin Nuss, Wayne Marshall, Maria Kliegel & Maurice Steger – Bernstein: Piano & Chamber Music (2018)
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With Bernstein being considered as a composer of symphonies, musicals, and sacred works, many people forget that he also wrote a considerable amount of chamber music pieces, most of them for piano only. His Anniversaries represent an important part of these collections: miniatures created in homage to his friends and colleagues for each new anniversary. They include Copland, Foss, Mr and Mrs Koussevitzky, Sondheim, his wife and daughter and many other lesser-known characters. And let’s not forget his 1981 Touches for solo piano, a piece which was required for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. There’s also a Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, another for violin and piano, a trio with piano, and a few other diversified pieces, most of which date from between the composer’s first maturity to the 1950s. Then there are the surprising Variations for recorder and cello on an “octatonic” scale, one of Messiaen’s favoured modes of limited transposition. Another rarity; the Dance Suitealmost constitutes a musical testament as it was created only a few months before the genius composer-conductor passed away. It features jazz and even music-hall influences and was very dear to Mr Bernstein.

Tracklist:
CD1
01. Five Anniversaries: I. For Elizabeth Rudolf
02. Five Anniversaries: II. For Lukas Foss
03. Five Anniversaries: II. For Elizabeth B.
04. Five Anniversaries: IV. For Sandy Gellhorn
05. Five Anniversaries: V. For Susanna Kyle
06. Four Anniversaries: I. For Felicia Montealegre
07. Four Anniversaries: II. For Johnny Mehegan
08. Four Anniversaries: III. For David Diamond
09. Four Anniversaries: IV. For Helen Coates
10. Seven Anniversaries: I. For Aaron Copland
11. Seven Anniversaries: II. For my sister, Shirley
12. Seven Anniversaries: III. Im Memoriam: Alfred Eisner
13. Seven Anniversaries: IV. For Paul Bowles
14. Seven Anniversaries: V. Im Memoriam: Nathalie Koussevitzky
15. Seven Anniversaries: VI. For Sergei Koussevitzki
16. Seven Anniversaries: VII. For William Schuman
17. Thirteen Anniversaries: I. For Shirley Roads Perle
18. Thirteen Anniversaries: II. In Memoriam: William Kapell
19. Thirteen Anniversaries: III. For Stphan Sondheim
20. Thirteen Anniversaries: IV. For Craug Irquhart
21. Thirteen Anniversaries: V. For Leo Smit
22. Thirteen Anniversaries: VI. For my Daughter, Nina
23. Thirteen Anniversaries: VII. In Memoriam: Helen Coates
24. Thirteen Anniversaries: VIII. In Memoriam: Godddddard Lieberson
25. Thirteen Anniversaries: IX. For Jessica Fleischmann
26. Thirteen Anniversaries: X. in Memoriam: Constance Hope
27. Thirteen Anniversaries: XI. For Felicia, on Our 28th Birthday (& and her 52nd)
28. Thirteen Anniversaries: XII. For Aaron Stern
29. Thirteen Anniversaries: XIII. In Memoriam: Ellen Goetz
30. Piano Sonata: I.
31. Piano Sonata: II.
32. Touches: I. Chorale
33. Touches: II. (Var. 1)
34. Touches: III. (Var. 2)
35. Touches: IV. (Var. 3)
36. Touches: V. (Var. 4)
37. Touches: VI. (Var. 5)
38. Touches: VII. (Var. 6)
39. Touches: VIII. (Var. 7)
40. Touches: IX. (Var. 8)
41. Touches: X. Coda

CD2
01. Leonardo’s Vision
02. Sonata for Clarinet and Piano: I.
03. Sonata for Clarinet and Piano: II.
04. Sonata for Violin and Piano: I. Moderato assai
05. Sonata for Violin and Piano: II. Var. 1-Allegro
06. Sonata for Violin and Piano: III. Var. 2-Prestissimo
07. Sonata for Violin and Piano: IV. Var 3-L’sitesso tempo (ma un poco più libre)
08. Sonata for Violin and Piano: V. Var. 4-Andante teneramente
09. Sonata for Violin and Piano: VI. Var. 5-Allegro agitato
10. Sonata for Violin and Piano: VII. Var. 6 (Finale)
11. Piano Trio: I. Adagio non troppo-Allegro vivace
12. Piano Trio: II. Tempo di marcia-Presto
13. Piano Trio: III. Largo-Allegro vivo e molto ritmico
14. Three Meditations from Mass for Cello and Piano: Meditation No. 1
15. Three Meditations from Mass for Cello and Piano: Meditation No. 2
16. Three Meditations from Mass for Cello and Piano: Meditation No. 3

CD3
01. Elegy for Mippy I for Horn and Piano
02. Elegy for Mippy II for Solo Trombone
03. Waltz for Elegy III for Tuba and piano
04. Rondo for Lifey for Trumpet and Piano
05. Dance Suite for Wind Quintet: I. Dancisca
06. Dance Suite for Wind Quintet: II. Waltz
07. Dance Suite for Wind Quintet: III. Bi-Tango
08. Dance Suite for Wind Quintet: IV. Two-Step
09. Dance Suite for Wind Quintet: V. MTV
10. Fanfare for Bima for Wind Quartet
11. Variations on an Octatonic Scale for Recorder and Cello: I. Theme-Andante sostenuto
12. Variations on an Octatonic Scale for Recorder and Cello: II. Var. 1-Piu mosso
13. Variations on an Octatonic Scale for Recorder and Cello: III. Var. 2-Piu mosso ma comodo
14. Variations on an Octatonic Scale for Recorder and Cello: IV. Var. 3-Ancora piu mosso, agitato
15. Variations on an Octatonic Scale for Recorder and Cello: V. Var. 4-Piu mosso, quasi allegro
16. Variations on an Octatonic Scale for Recorder and Cello: VI. Coda-Adagio
17. Bridal Suite for Piano Four Hands: Prelude, Moderato (Beggining PartI) Variation on Adollph Filis Green
18. Bridal Suite for Piano Four Hands: No. 1: Love Song
19. Bridal Suite for Piano Four Hands: No. 2: Chaplinesque
20. Bridal Suite for Piano Four Hands: No. 3: Chaplinade
21. Bridal Suite for Piano Four Hands: Interlude (Beginning Part II)-Wedding dance
22. Bridal Suite for Piano Four Hands: No. 1 : The first waltz
23. Bridal Suite for Piano Four Hands: No. 2: Cha-cha-cha
24. Bridal Suite for Piano Four Hands: No. 3: Hora
25. Bridal Suite for Piano Four Hands: Encore No. 1: Modern music
26. Bridal Suite for Piano Four Hands: Encore No. 2: Old music
27. Bridal Suite for Piano Four Hands: Encore No. 3: Magyar lullaby
28. Music for Two Pianos
29. Four Sabras: I. Ilana. The Dreamer
30. Four Sabras: II. Idele. The Chaddidele
31. Four Sabras: III. Yosi. The Jokester
32. Four Sabras: IV. Dina. The Tomboy Who Weeps Alobe

Personnel:
Wayne Marshall, piano
Benyamin Nuss, piano
Jennifer Micallef, piano
Chad Hoopes, violin
Maria Kliegel, cello
Andy Miles, clarinet
Peter Mönkediek, trumpet
Maurice Steger, recorder
Paul van Zelm, horn
Hans Nickel, tuba

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