Stravinsky: Works for Piano and Orchestra Piano Orchestral & Concertos CHANDOS SACD

Stravinsky: Works for Piano and Orchestra

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CHSA 5147

Stravinsky: Works for Piano and Orchestra

Running Time: 78:54

CD UPC: 0095115514726

Release Date: January 2015
Originally recorded in 2014

Composer (1882-1971)
Igor Stravinsky

Solo piano
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

Orchestra
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra

Conductor
Yan Pascal Tortelier

Venue
Sala Sao Paulo, Júlio Prestes Cultural Center, Sao Paulo, Brasil

Producer (Executive)
Ralph Couzens

Producer
Ulrich Schneider

Engineer
Ulrich Schneider

Mastering engineer (SA-CD)
Robert Gilmour

Genre:
Piano
Orchestral & Concertos

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IGOR STRAVINSKY

(1882-1971)

Concerto (1923-24, revised 1950)

18:36

for Piano and Wind Instruments

À Madame Nathalie Koussevitzky

Largo - Allegro - Più mosso - Maestoso (Largo del principio)

7:17

Largo - L'istesso tempo ma poco rubato. Cadenza (poco rubato) -

6:23

III

Allegro - [ ] - Tempo I - Agitato - Lento - Stringendo

4:49

Capriccio (1928-29, revised 1949)

16:59

for Piano and Orchestra

Presto - Doppio movimento - Presto - Doppio movimento -

6:38

Andante rapsodico - Più mosso - Tempo I -

4:51

III

Allegro capriccioso ma tempo giusto

5:29

Movements (1958-59)

9:19

for Piano and Orchestra

To Margrit Weber

Semi-quaver=110 - Meno mosso, semi-quaver=72 - Crotchet=52

2:56

Crotchet=52 - Crotchet=72

1:16

III

Semi-quaver=72 - Semi-quaver=80

1:05

10.

Semi-quaver=80 - Crotchet=52 -

1:57

11.

Semi-quaver=104

2:03

Petrouchka (1910-11, revised 1946)

34:16

Scènes burlesques en quatre tableaux by Igor Stravinsky and Alexander Benois (1870-1960)

À Alexandre Benois

First Part. The Shrove-tide Fair

12.

Vivace - Meno mosso - Tempo I - Meno mosso -

5:29

13.

Lento - Poco più mosso (Cadenza) - A tempo -

1:38

14.

Danse russe. Allegro giusto - Meno mosso - Tempo I -

2:50

Second Part. Pétrouchka

15.

Impetuoso - Doppio valore - Più mosso - Andantino -

4:15

16.

L'istesso tempo - Sostenuto - Doppio movimento - Con furore -

3:20

17.

Valse. Lento cantabile - Allegretto - Con furore -

3:19

Fourth Part. The Shrove-tide Fair and the Death of Pétrouchka

18.

Tempo giusto -

1:06

19.

Wet-nurses' Dance. Allegretto -

2:35

20.

Peasant with Bear. Poco accelerando - Tempo giusto -

1:28

21.

Gypsies and a Rake Vendor. [Tempo giusto] - [ ] -

1:09

22.

Dance of the Coachmen. Allegro moderato -

2:06

23.

Masqueraders. L'istesso tempo ma poco a poco agitato -

1:33

24.

The Scuffle. Blackamoor and Pétrouchka. [ ] -

0:47

Meno mosso -

25.

Death of Pétrouchka. Lento, lamentoso -

0:43

26.

Police and the Juggler. Più mosso - Lento -

1:06

L'istesso tempo -

27.

Apparition of Pétrouchka's Double. [ ]

0:46

Total time: 79:40

Solo: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet piano

Orchestra: São Paulo Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier

2-5 and 7 May 2014 (Concerto, Pétrouchka) and 8-12 May 2014 (other works)

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Reviews

Album *** (Good album) Sound ***(Good Sound)

Bertrand Dermondcourt - Classica magazine France - May 2016

Nominee - Concertos category

ICMA (International Classical Music Awards) 2016

Critics’ Choice - 2015

John Warrack - Gramophone magazine - December 2015

Music ***** (Outstanding) Sound **** (Very Good)

Giselher Schubert – Fono Forum magazine (Germany) – July 2015

"... Sao Paulo Symphony is getting a lot of positive attention these days, and for good reason. Its enthusiasm comes through at no cost to technique ..."

Roger Hecht - American Record Guide - May/June 2015

"... joined by a very much on-form São Paulo Symphony Orchestra under the suave, alert direction of Yan Pascal Tortelier, he again demonstrates his affinity for genuine orchestral collaboration Capriccio is also pure delight, Bavouzet’s playing shot through with a sparkling lyricism that he even manages to inject into the 12-tone Movements. And if the piano in Pétrouchka is merely a member of the orchestra, Bavouzet nevertheless relishes his role in contributing to one of the tightest yet most theatrically lavish performances of this work committed to disc in a long time. Chandos’s sound is appropriately bright and detailed." ****

Will Yeoman - Limelight magazine.com.au - 13 June 2015

**** (Excellent)

Emanuele Amoroso - Musica magazine - April 2015

“… A stunning new Stravinsky recording by the esteemed pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet …”

Daniel Foley – TheWholeNote.com – April-May 2015

“… Tortelier is a fine partner to Bavouzet, and they cut through the rhythmic challenges like a knife through butter. There are many other versions in the market, but this should be a secure first choice.” ****

Marius Dawn – Pianist magazine – April/May 2015

"... Throughout all three works, the São Paulo orchestra, under Yan Pascal Tortelier, responds dazzlingly. Balances are impeccable; ensemble is tight, as it needs to be in this repertoire; and solo lines are well characterized throughout Chandos’s engineers have captured it all in unusually realistic sound ..."

Peter J Rabinowitz - International Record Review - March 2015

Performance **** Recording *****

“… there is much to admire and these pieces work well together.”

Christopher Dingle – BBC Music magazine – March 2015

“… Chandos couples Stravinsky’s three familiar concertante works with a sensational Petrushka – Bavouzet seemingly revelling in an unfamiliar role as ‘orchestral’ pianist!. Best of all is the late Movements, which has never sound less dry and more enticing. Superb recorded sound.” *****

Guy Weatherall - Classical Music magazine – February 2015

"... These works are technically demanding and also require a subtlety of approach which Jean-Efflam Bavouzet fully understands ..."

John Warrack - Gramophone magazine - February 2015

" Bavouzet, who won a 2014 Gramophone award for his Prokofiev concertos, brings energy and precision to this repertoire, whether in the serialism of Movements or the majestic, extrovert flair of Pétrouchka. It’s hard to imagine better."

Fiona Maddocks - The Guardian - 18 January 2015

Performance ****½ Sonic ****½

"This collection of Stravinsky’s works for Piano and Orchestra is a most welcome release as it includes three comparatively neglected works from the composer’s output as well as one of his most popular Altogether this is a most enjoyable SACD that will further undoubtedly enhance the reputation of Jean-Efflam Bavouzet as one of today’s most compelling performers."

Graham Williams - SA-CD.net - 8 January 2015

I will come back to review this in detail, but let me just say, this might be the best piece of audio engineering I've ever heard. If Chandos doesn't win an award for this one, there is no God. Astounding.

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