DOHNÁNYI Complete Solo Piano Music Vol 3
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Composer or Director: Ernö Dohnányi
Genre:
Instrumental
Label: Hyperion
Magazine Review Date: 04/2015
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 79
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: CDA68033
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Ruralia hungarica |
Ernö Dohnányi, Composer
Ernö Dohnányi, Composer Martin Roscoe, Piano |
Variations on a Hungarian Folk Song |
Ernö Dohnányi, Composer
Ernö Dohnányi, Composer Martin Roscoe, Piano |
(3) Pieces |
Ernö Dohnányi, Composer
Ernö Dohnányi, Composer Martin Roscoe, Piano |
Gavotte and Musette |
Ernö Dohnányi, Composer
Ernö Dohnányi, Composer Martin Roscoe, Piano |
Naila Waltz after Delibes |
Ernö Dohnányi, Composer
Ernö Dohnányi, Composer Martin Roscoe, Piano |
Waltzes (J. Strauss II) |
Ernö Dohnányi, Composer
Ernö Dohnányi, Composer Martin Roscoe, Piano |
Author: Bryce Morrison
Dohnányi’s legendary status as a pianist, teacher and composer is confirmed not only in Roscoe’s wide-ranging programme but in performances as commanding and warm-hearted as you could wish. His most substantial offering is the Ruralia hungarica, which later appeared in a variety of forms (I recall a performance for violin and piano by Alfred Campoli). A seven-movement accumulation of Hungarian melodies and ideas, it vividly contrasts gentle musings with vigorous virtuoso ripostes. The fifth movement, of ‘rustic simplicity, delicacy and tenderness’, reminds you of how so many of Dohnányi’s piano works can cut down into teasing and affectionate encores.
The Variations on a Hungarian Theme should never have been allowed to slip out of the repertoire and the three waltz paraphrases are delicious confections, spun off by Roscoe in relaxed rather than pressured style. Here he allows you your own space, never forcing the issue, though he ends Du und Du in a blaze of ballroom light. Superb sound and presentation make this a delectable disc.
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