Complete Piano Music
Schnabel/Lin
CD Rel Date: 1999-05-03
Artur Schnabel's piano works represent the major stages of his composing life, and are written for the instrument whose possibilities he knew best. Pianist Jenny Lin's traversal of this music, composed between 1896 and 1947, affords a view from the keyboard of a strikingly unique composer, who operated at the very highest level of his art. Jenny Lin is one of the most respected young pianists today, admired for her adventurous programming and charismatic stage presence. She has been acclaimed for her "remarkable technical command" and "a gift for melodic flow" by The New York Times. The Washington Post praises "Lin's confident fingers... spectacular technique... ", "... surely one of the most interesting pianists in America right now... " and Gramophone Magazine has hailed her as "an exceptionally sensitive pianist". Her orchestral engagements have included the American Symphony Orchestra, NDR and SWR German Radio orchestras, and Orchestra Sinfonica Nationale della RAI. Her concerts have taken her to Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center's Great Performers, SF Jazz, MoMA, Stanford LIVE, and National Gallery of Art, appearing at Festivals such as Mostly Mozart, BAM's Next Wave, Spoleto USA, Kings Place London, Chopin Festival Austria, and Schleswig-Holstein Festival Germany.
Tracklist:
- 3 Fantasy Pieces: No. 1, Capriccio "Diabolique"
- 3 Fantasy Pieces: No. 2, Rêverie "Douce Tristesse"
- 3 Fantasy Pieces: No. 3, Valse Mignonne
- 3 Piano Pieces, Op. 15: No. 1, Rhapsodie
- 3 Piano Pieces, Op. 15: No. 2, Nachtbild
- 3 Piano Pieces, Op. 15: No. 3a, Walzer. Sehr Lebhaft
- 3 Piano Pieces, Op. 15: No. 3b, Walzer. Nicht Zu Rasch
- 3 Piano Pieces, Op. 15: No. 3c, Walzer. Nicht Rasch
- 3 Piano Pieces, Op. 15: No. 3d, Walzer. Mit Großem Schwung, Sehr Flottes Walzertempo
- Dance Suite: I. Foxtrot (Encounter)
- Dance Suite: II. First Pause (Wooing)
- Dance Suite: III. Waltz (Contact)
- Dance Suite: IV. Second Pause (Floating)
- Dance Suite: V. Towards Tomorrow (Affirmation)
- Piano Sonata: I. Passionate, Intense & Very Resolute - Very Free, Not Fast At All, Always Rather Restrained, But Still Melod
- Piano Sonata: II. Extremely Tender & Simple - Very Quiet, Soft, Sweetly Lost In Thought, Altogether Free
- Piano Sonata: III. Cheerful, Impish, Cheeky, Somewhat Obstinate
- Piano Sonata: IV. Very Slow, Dreamily, Immersed In Contemplation, Unearthly
- Piano Sonata: V. Fiery, Bold, Unrelenting, But Also Without Haste Or Excitement, Very Robust
- Piece In 7 Movements: I. Moderato E Semplice
- Piece In 7 Movements: II. Vivace Un Poco Resoluto - III. Allegretto Piacevole
- Piece In 7 Movements: IV. Allegretto Agitato
- Piece In 7 Movements: V. Vivacissimo
- Piece In 7 Movements: VI. Adagio
- Piece In 7 Movements: VII. Moderato E Semplice
- 7 Piano Pieces: No. 1, Largo
- 7 Piano Pieces: No. 2, Allegretto
- 7 Piano Pieces: No. 3, Andantino
- 7 Piano Pieces: No. 4, Agitato, Vivace
- 7 Piano Pieces: No. 5, Lento
- 7 Piano Pieces: No. 6, Vivace
- 7 Piano Pieces: No. 7, Epilogue. Comodo Allegretto Sereno
- 4 Waltzes From Old Vienna: No. 1 (After J. Strauss' Opp. 258 & 44)
- 4 Waltzes From Old Vienna: No. 2 (After J. Strauss' Op. 277)
- 4 Waltzes From Old Vienna: No. 3 (After J. Strauss' Op. 96)
- 4 Waltzes From Old Vienna: No. 4 (After J. Strauss' Opp. 277 & 71)