Alice Sara Ott: Scandale
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Composer or Director: Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Alice-Sara Ott, Igor Stravinsky, Francesco Tristano Schlimé, Maurice Ravel
Genre:
Instrumental
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Magazine Review Date: 07/2014
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 62
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 479 2398GH
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
A Soft Shell Groove |
Francesco Tristano Schlimé, Composer
Alice-Sara Ott, Composer Francesco Tristano, Piano Francesco Tristano Schlimé, Composer |
(The) Rite of Spring |
Igor Stravinsky, Composer
Alice-Sara Ott, Composer Francesco Tristano, Piano Igor Stravinsky, Composer |
Scheherazade, Movement: The Kalender Prince |
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Composer
Alice-Sara Ott, Composer Francesco Tristano, Piano Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Composer |
(La) Valse |
Maurice Ravel, Composer
Alice-Sara Ott, Composer Francesco Tristano, Piano Maurice Ravel, Composer |
Author: Jeremy Nicholas
Better to ignore such waffle and enjoy these dance pieces at face value, the performances and recording of which are terrific. If it is hard to forget Stravinsky’s orchestration, the sections of motoric rhythm in his two-piano version of The Rite seem made for the percussive character of the instrument, while some of the slower passages reveal more so than in their original garb the challenging harmonic language that so provoked the first audiences. ‘The Kalender Prince’ by Stravinsky’s teacher in his own duet version provides lyrical contrast before La valse, deftly, brilliantly executed, the final pages more dogged and relentless than the increasingly frantic view taken by the thrilling Argerich and her many different waltzing partners. The final piece is the world premiere of Tristano’s A Soft Shell Groove which, with its foot-tapping (literally) rhythm, is bound to find many friends among listeners and other two-piano teams.
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