{"product_id":"4589538768959","title":"Tessa Uys, Ben Schoeman - Beethoven by Piano Duo: Complete Symphony Collection 1 - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTessa Uys, Ben Schoeman\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new project from the SOMMRECORDINGS label is a complete collection of Beethoven’s symphonies, arranged by Franz Xaver Scharwenka, scheduled to span six volumes.\nVolume 1 features Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, “Eroica,” as its centerpiece, along with Schumann’s rarely heard “Six Etudes in Canon Form.” The arranger, Franz Xaver Scharwenka, was a Polish-German composer. His older brother, Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, was also a well-known composer. The brothers studied piano in Berlin under Theodor Krak, a pupil of Czerny, and this arrangement is a magnificent work that conveys the deep reverence for the music characteristic of a direct disciple of Beethoven (Czerny had studied directly under Beethoven). The other Schumann piece is an arrangement by Debussy; the original work, written for the pedal piano (a piano with a pedal keyboard) and making extensive use of counterpoint, has been flawlessly transposed by Debussy into a piece for two pianos.\nThe performers are the piano duo of Tessa Eis, a pianist from Cape Town, South Africa, and Pen Skuuman, also from South Africa. To commemorate the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth in 2020, they recorded all nine symphonies arranged by Šarvenka and have been receiving rave reviews for their concerts in London and other locations.\nNaxos Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Symphony No. 3 Eroica, in E flat major~I. Allegro con brio\u003cbr\u003e2.Symphony No. 3 Eroica, in E flat major~II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai\u003cbr\u003e3.Symphony No. 3 Eroica, in E flat major~III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio\u003cbr\u003e4.Symphony No. 3 Eroica, in E flat major~IV. Finale. Allegro molto - Poco andante - Presto\u003cbr\u003e5.Six Studies in Canonic Form, Op. 56~I. Study in C major. Nicht zu schnell\u003cbr\u003e6.Six Studies in Canonic Form, Op. 56~II. Study in A minor. Mit innigem Ausdruck\u003cbr\u003e7.Six Studies in Canonic Form, Op. 56~III. Study in E major. Andantino - Etwas bewegter\u003cbr\u003e8.Six Studies in Canonic Form, Op. 56~IV. Study in A flat major. Innig\u003cbr\u003e9.Six Studies in Canonic Form, Op. 56~V. Study in B minor. Nicht zu schnell\u003cbr\u003e10.Six Studies in Canonic Form, Op. 56~VI. Study in B major. Adagio\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somm Recordings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53374669947169,"sku":"4589538768959","price":2421.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/4589538768959.jpg?v=1787632264","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/4589538768959","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}