Liszt / Giorgini - Consolations - Import CD

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Liszt / Giorgini

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Giorgini is acclaimed for his rich singing spirit. The second Liszt recording also includes "Consolation" and "Dream of Love"! Italian pianist Saskia Giorgini has been praised by Salvatore Accardo for her "solid technique, beautiful and moving tone, fantastical phrasing, and pure musicality. His highly acclaimed Liszt's "Poetic and Religious Musings" (PTC-5186296) is the highly anticipated second Liszt release! It includes masterpieces such as Consolation and Dreams of Love. Liszt has a flashy image of "superb technique," but on the other hand, much of his music is introspective and inquisitive. 6-piece Consolation is named after a collection of poems by French poet Sainte-Beuve. Nocturne No. 3 is the most famous. The "Dream of Love" is based on a song by Liszt, which he arranged for solo piano. The third piece is by far the most famous of Liszt's works, which are scattered with the rich melodies and techniques of the genius. Saskia Giorgini, who has won numerous competitions and is recognized for the beauty of her technique and the richness of her singing, invites us into the beautiful world of Liszt's music. 83 minutes long. Winner of the 2016 Mozart International Competition, she was also awarded the Special Prize for Commissioned Works. She was awarded the Frederic Chopin Special Prize at the 2015 Busoni International Piano Competition, the second prize at the 2012 Prix Amadeo International Piano Competition, and the first prize at the 2016 Mozart International Piano Competition. In 2012, she won the second prize at the Prix Amadeo International Piano Competition, where she was also awarded the Mozart Special Prize and the Audience Prize.It has appeared in concert halls and music festivals around the world: the Vienna Musikverein, the Vienna Konzerthaus, the Salzburg Mozarteum Great Hall, the Nuremberg Meistersinger Halle, and the Stuttgart Riederhalle, St. Petersburg Philharmonia, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Lingotto Hall and Union Musicale in Turin, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Concerti del Quirinale in Rome, Tivoli Fredenburg in Utrecht, and Seoul Art Center. Seoul Art Center, and others. He has also appeared at festivals such as the Utrecht International Chamber Music Festival, the Holland International Music Session, the Van Coover Music Festival, and the International Piano Stars Festival in Latvia, and has participated in the Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival, organized by Gidon Kremer. King International

Tracklisting:

1.6 Consolations, S.172~No. 1. Andante con moto
2.6 Consolations, S.172~No. 2. Un poco piu mosso
3.6 Consolations, S.172~No. 3. Lento placido
4.6 Consolations, S.172~No. 4. Quasi Adagio, cantabile con devozione
5.6 Consolations, S.172~No. 5. Andantino
6.6 Consolations, S.172~No. 6. Allegretto sempre cantabile
7.3 Caprices-Valses, S.214~No. 1 in B-flat Major "Valse de bravoure"
8.3 Caprices-Valses, S.214~No. 2 in E Major "Valse melancolique"
9.3 Caprices-Valses, S.214~No. 3 in A Major "Valse de concert sur deux motifs de Lucia et Parisina de Donizetti"
10.Valse Impromptu S.213
11.Liebestraume, S.541~No. 1 in A-flat Major "Hohe Liebe"
12.Liebestraume, S.541~No. 2 in E-flat Major "Seliger Tod"
13.Liebestraume, S.541~No. 3 in A-flat Major "Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst"
14.2 Legendes, S.175~No. 1. St Francois d'Assise: la predication aux oiseaux
15.2 Legendes, S.175~No. 2. St Francois de Paule: marchant sur les flots