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FORMAT: New CD • UPC: 5028421956152
GENRE: Pop • RECORD LABEL: Brilliant Classics
RELEASE DATE: 12/11/20
Short Cuts / Various 2pk - Short Cuts (CD)
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Short Cuts / Various 2pk - Short Cuts (CD)
DESCRIPTION
This remarkable collection of music for solo piano takes one short-form piece (ranging in length from just under half a minute to just over five) by each of 50 composers, forming a cross-section of piano music spanning the centuries from Rameau, born in 1683, to Alessandro Lucchetti, born in 1958. That a listener can make this astounding journey through piano music from the Baroque to the Contemporary in the space of two compact discs is truly a "shortcut" through the ages - but it misses nothing along the way. The programme is jam-packed with detail and character in it's compact space. Ballista demonstrates how each composer is able to thoroughly express his style in a handful of bars, even if it means he must be incredibly versatile as a performer, continually adapting and readapting himself to the new territory of each musical microcosm. As he rightly points out, the brevity of these pieces means they are seldom programmed in recitals, such that even well-known composers are represented here by music that is likely to be a revelation to the listener. Guiding us through the twists and turns of this miniature labyrinth, Ballista offers a nine-word epigram to introduce each piece, compact as a haiku, they are often amusing, yet invariably thought-provoking.
Tracklist:
- Suite In G Major: IV. La Poule
- Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring, Bwv 147
- Allegretto In G Major, Hob.VII:10
- Marche Funèbre Del Sig.R Maestro Contrapunto In C Minor, K. 453a
- Bagatelle In C Major, Woo 54 "Lustig-Traurig"
- Waltz In G Major, D.844
- Bear Dance, Op. 35
- Prélude From Péchés De Vieillesse, Vol. XIII Musique Anodine
- Theme In E-Flat Major, Rsw: Nh:F39
- Prélude In A-Flat Major, B.86
- Sarabande In A Minor Woo 5/1
- Bagatelle Sans Tonalite, S.216a
- Waltz In F Major
- Albumblatt
- Le Carnaval Des Animaux: XIII. Le Cygnet
- Marche Funèbre D'une Marionette, Cg 583
- 10 Pièces De Genre, Op. 10: V. Mélodie
- Ballabile
- Berceuse: Andante Mosso From 18 Morceaux, Op. 87
- 8 Pièces Brèves, Op. 84: VII. Allégresse
- Lyric Pieces, Op. 12: I. Arietta
- Scènes Bohémiennes: IV. Danse Bohémienne
- Triakontameron: XI. Alt Wien
- 3 Pieces, Op. 45: III. Poème Fantasque
- El Sombrero De Tres Picos: V. Danza Del Molinero
- D'un Cahier D'esquisses. Très Lent
- Saudades Do Brasil, Op. 67: V. Ipanema
- Promenade In C Major
- Prélude, M.65
- Piano-Rag-Music
- Foglio D'album In B-Flat Major, Sc 81
- Mouvement Perpétuel No. 1, Fp 14
- Suite Für Klavier, Op. 26: V. Ragtime
- The Love For Three Oranges, Op. 33b: III. March
- Préludes: III. Le Nombre Léger
- Klavierstück III
- III. Hommage À Domenico Scarlatti
- Composition 1960 #7
- Come Io Passo L'estate: VI. La Fontanella Di Ganna
- Intermission 6
- A Prole Do Bebê, Book I: VII. O Polichinelo
- Caro Babbo
- Allegro Con Spirito
- Totem Ancestor For Prepared Piano
- Erdenklavier
- China Gates
- Un Microritratto
- Anamorfosi
- The Grey Veil
- Makrokosmos, Vol. II: VII. Tora! Tora! Tora!
UPC: 5028421956152
Label: Brilliant Classics
Release Date: 12.11.20
Format: CD
TRACK LIST
Tracklist:
- Suite In G Major: IV. La Poule
- Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring, Bwv 147
- Allegretto In G Major, Hob.VII:10
- Marche Funèbre Del Sig.R Maestro Contrapunto In C Minor, K. 453a
- Bagatelle In C Major, Woo 54 "Lustig-Traurig"
- Waltz In G Major, D.844
- Bear Dance, Op. 35
- Prélude From Péchés De Vieillesse, Vol. XIII Musique Anodine
- Theme In E-Flat Major, Rsw: Nh:F39
- Prélude In A-Flat Major, B.86
- Sarabande In A Minor Woo 5/1
- Bagatelle Sans Tonalite, S.216a
- Waltz In F Major
- Albumblatt
- Le Carnaval Des Animaux: XIII. Le Cygnet
- Marche Funèbre D'une Marionette, Cg 583
- 10 Pièces De Genre, Op. 10: V. Mélodie
- Ballabile
- Berceuse: Andante Mosso From 18 Morceaux, Op. 87
- 8 Pièces Brèves, Op. 84: VII. Allégresse
- Lyric Pieces, Op. 12: I. Arietta
- Scènes Bohémiennes: IV. Danse Bohémienne
- Triakontameron: XI. Alt Wien
- 3 Pieces, Op. 45: III. Poème Fantasque
- El Sombrero De Tres Picos: V. Danza Del Molinero
- D'un Cahier D'esquisses. Très Lent
- Saudades Do Brasil, Op. 67: V. Ipanema
- Promenade In C Major
- Prélude, M.65
- Piano-Rag-Music
- Foglio D'album In B-Flat Major, Sc 81
- Mouvement Perpétuel No. 1, Fp 14
- Suite Für Klavier, Op. 26: V. Ragtime
- The Love For Three Oranges, Op. 33b: III. March
- Préludes: III. Le Nombre Léger
- Klavierstück III
- III. Hommage À Domenico Scarlatti
- Composition 1960 #7
- Come Io Passo L'estate: VI. La Fontanella Di Ganna
- Intermission 6
- A Prole Do Bebê, Book I: VII. O Polichinelo
- Caro Babbo
- Allegro Con Spirito
- Totem Ancestor For Prepared Piano
- Erdenklavier
- China Gates
- Un Microritratto
- Anamorfosi
- The Grey Veil
- Makrokosmos, Vol. II: VII. Tora! Tora! Tora!
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