Composer: Harrison Birtwistle, George Enescu, Stuart Oliver Knussen, Olivier Messiaen
Performer: Tamara Stefanovich, Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pentatone
Catalogue: PTC5186957
Release: 2022
Size: 1.04 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Messiaen: Visions de l’Amen for 2 pianos
01. I. Amen de la création
02. II. Amen des étoiles, de la planète à l’anneau
03. III. Amen de l’agonie de Jésus
04. IV. Amen du désir
05. V. Amen des anges, des saints, du chant des oiseaux
06. VI. Amen du jugement
07. VII. Amen de la consommation
Enescu: Suite for Piano No. 3, Op. 18 “Pieces Impromptues”
08. VII. Carillon nocturne
09. Knussen: Prayer Bell Sketch
Birtwistle: Harrison’s Clocks
10. IV.
Visions offers Tamara Stefanovich and Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s return to Pentatone, presenting a programme revolving around Messiaen’s intoxicating Visions de l‘amen for two pianos. This centrepiece is surrounded by Enescu’s Carillon nocturne, Knussen’s Prayer Bell Sketch and Clock IV from Birtwistle’s Harrison’s Clocks. The works performed all share a fascination for the sound of bells, and Stefanovich and Aimard invite the listener on a mesmerizing acoustic journey. Tamara Stefanovich is captivating audiences worldwide with a broad repertoire ranging from Bach to contemporary composers, and made her Pentatone debut with the critically-acclaimed album Influences (2019). Widely acclaimed as a key figure in the music of our time and as a uniquely significant interpreter of piano repertoire from every age, Pierre-Laurent Aimard enjoys an internationally celebrated career. His exclusive engagement to Pentatone has led to a complete recording of Messiaen’s Catalogue d’oiseaux (2018) and a recording of Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Sonata and Eroica Variations (2021).