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The Best of Martin Jones: Discover Erich Korngold
£10.99
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NI7743
The Austrian composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) was one of the greatest composing child prodigies in history. His keyboard style was highly personal and fully formed from the start, yet he seems to have had hardly any instruction on the instrument. Apart from a few lessons when he was five years old (not from an eminent teacher, but a needy relative), he seems to have been entirely self-taught. Celebrated British pianist Martin Jones released NI 5705 The Complete Piano Music of Erich Korngold on 4 CDs which is still available. This compilation includes many of the prodigious works written even before Korngold entered his teenage years.
Manufacturer: Wyastone Estate Limited, Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, NP25 3SR
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Reviews:
"This disc offers a selection of the four-CD complete recording previously released, with the aim of providing a representative overview of Korngold's piano work. During the 1920s, the home piano contributed to the spread of operatic potpourris such as the Grosse Fantasie ('Great Fantasy'), based on Die tote Stadt ('The Dead City')—his best-known opera—, which stands out for its passionate writing focused on the themes of love and obsession.
This recording by Martin Jones stands out for its interpretative sensitivity and for a technique of great refinement, which allow the expressive richness and structural complexity of Korngold's piano language to be clearly revealed. The versatility of the performer, together with a deep knowledge of the composer's aesthetic and stylistic references, brings a new dimension to an often forgotten repertoire and contributes to its recovery. The recording is consolidated as a reference contribution in the task of restitution of the work of Erich Korngold, which constitutes a true heritage of the piano repertoire of the twentieth century." Marçal Borotau, Sonogram Magazine
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Piano Sonata No. 1 in D Minor: I. Allegro non troppo, ma con passione
4 Kleine Fröhliche Walzer: III. Gisi
Märchenbilder, Op. 3: V. Ball beim Märchenkönig
Piano Sonata No. 2 in E Major, Op. 2: I. Moderato
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0.135 kg