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Ars ProduktionNr katalogowy: ARS 38078
Nośnik: 1 SACD
Data wydania: maj 2010
EAN: 4260052380789
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romantyzmObszar (język):
francuskiInstrumenty:
fortepian
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Franck: Works for Piano Duo
Ars Produktion - ARS 38078
Wykonawcy
Vilija Poskute & Tomas Daukantas, piano duo
Arrangements for piano four-hands and piano duo:
Prélude, fugue et variation op. 18 (1868)
Pieces for organ (from collection „L’Organiste“)
1ere Fantaisie C major op. 16 (1868)
Cantabile B major (1878)
Sonata for Piano & Violin A major (1886)
Although César Franck (1822-1890) was one of the great composers of the Romantic era, much
of his work is nearly forgotten today. His late work, such as the Symphonic Variations for piano and
orchestra (1885), the Sonata for violin and piano in A (1886), and the Symphony in D minor (1886-
1888) are well-known and part of the concert repertoire. Many other works however, for example
his operas, the early piano works and some of his sacred music have fallen into oblivion. His
oratorios and symphonic poems have been unjustly sidelined by today’s concert programming.
The present recording focuses on arrangements for piano four-hands and piano duo,
combinations that formed an important part of musical life at a time when there were no means of
sound reproduction. At the beginning of the 19th Century, the domestic piano, with its newly
expanded tonal range, offered a way to recreate orchestral compositions that would not have been
available otherwise, first in the form of piano arrangements for four hands, and later for two pianos
as well. César Franck himself published adaptations for piano duo or piano four-hands of most of
his orchestral works and the works for piano and orchestra.