CONCERTO IN BRAZILIAN FORMS
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| HEKEL TAVARES: Concerto in Brazilian Forms for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 105 No. 2 Felicja Blumental, piano; London Symphony Orchestra/Anatole Fistoulari ISAAC ALBENIZ: Spanish Rhapsody, Op. 70 Felicja Blumental, piano; Filarmonica Triestina/Luigi Toffolo Piano Concerto No. 1 (Concerto fantastico), Op. 78 Felicja Blumental, piano; Torino Orchestra/Alberto Zedda The Concerto in Brazilian Forms for Piano and Orchestra is a brilliant, evocative, richly colored and full-blooded work. The juxtaposition of elemental, sometimes barbaric, rhythms and long, expressive melodic paragraphs gives the concerto a spice and piquancy of the sort that could only grow out of its own particular background. The musical skill and mature imagination of Hekel Tavares weld the different ingredients into a thoroughly convincing whole. Albeniz’ first piano concerto, Concierto fantastico is certainly one of his most ambitious projects and perhaps one of his finest achievements. Described as ‘Chopinesque’, it was written in 1886 and is in 3 movements: Allegro ma non troppo, Reverie e Scherzo and Allegro. Written in 1895 as an orchestral composition, the Spanish Rhapsody was later rescored by Albeniz for solo piano and orchestra and has become known as the second piano concerto. It is also popular as a piece for solo piano. |
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