Composer: Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Maurice Ravel, Arnold Schoenberg, Franz Peter Schubert, Robert Schumann
Performer: Alasdair Beatson
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pentatone
Release: 2021
Size: 2.15 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26
01. No. 1, Allegro
02. No. 2, Romanze
03. No. 3, Scherzino
04. No. 4, Intermezzo
05. No. 5, Finale
Schoenberg: Kleine Klavierstücke (6), Op. 19
06. No. 1, Leicht, zart
07. No. 2, Langsam
08. No. 3, Sehr langsame
09. No. 4, Rasch, aber leicht
10. No. 5, Etwas rasch
11. No. 6, Sehr langsam
Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
12. No. 1, Modéré – Très franc
13. No. 2, Assez lent – Avec une expression intense
14. No. 3, Modéré
15. No. 4, Assez animé
16. No. 5, Presque lent – Dans un sentiment intime
17. No. 6, Vif
18. No. 7, Moins vif
19. No. 8, Épilogue. Lent
Korngold: Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 25
20. I. Allegro molto e deciso
21. II. Andante religioso
22. III. Tempo di menuetto molto comodo
23. IV. Rondo. Allegro giocoso
Schubert: Kupelwieser-Walzer D I
24. Waltz in G-Flat Major, D. Anh. I / 14 “Kupelwieser-walzer” (Transcr. R. Strauss)
Musical portrait of a vibrant city. After his acclaimed Mendelssohn album with cellist Johannes Moser, Alasdair Beatson presents his first Pentatone solo album “Aus Wien”, on which he brings together piano music from Schubert, Schumann, Schönberg, Korngold and Ravel. Ranging from treasures of late-Romantic and early atonal music to carnivalesque, grandiose dance pieces, the works on “Aus Wien” constitute a picture of the vibrant city of Vienna, a hub of musical creativity without parallel, and the capital of the waltz. Alasdair Beatson works prolifically as a soloist and chamber musician, and is renowned as a sincere musician and intrepid programmer.
After his acclaimed Mendelssohn album with cellist Johannes Moser, Alasdair Beatson presents his first PENTATONE solo album Aus Wien, on which he brings together piano music from Schubert, Schumann, Schoenberg, Korngold and Ravel. Ranging from treasures of late-Romantic and early atonal music to carnivalesque, grandiose dance pieces, the works on Aus Wien constitute a picture of the vibrant city of Vienna, a hub of musical creativity without parallel, and the capital of the waltz. Alasdair Beatson works prolifically as a soloist and chamber musician, and is renowned as a sincere musician and intrepid programmer. Aus Wien is his second PENTATONE release.