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MARTINU, B.: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 4 / Les fresques de Piero della Francesca / Overture (Kolinsky, Basel Symphony, Ashkenazy)

Released Date:
01 Apr 2010


Artists:

Basel Symphony Orchestra


Vladimir Ashkenazy



Robert Kolinsky

piano

Record Label
Ondine

Genre:

Classical




Total Time - 65:22
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BOHUSLAV MARTINU

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Overture, H. 345

 6:30
 
     
 

Piano Concerto No. 2, H. 237

  
2 I. Allegro moderato 8:22
 Robert Kolinsky piano
3 II. Poco andante 6:31
 Robert Kolinsky piano
4 III. Poco allegro 6:21
 Robert Kolinsky piano
     
 

Les fresques de Piero della Francesca, H. 352

  
5 I. Andante poco moderato 7:40
 
6 II. Adagio 6:06
 
7 III. Poco allegro 5:19
 
     
 

Piano Concerto No. 4, H. 358, "Incantation"

  
8 I. Poco allegro 8:56
 Robert Kolinsky piano
9 II. Poco moderato 9:37
 Robert Kolinsky piano
 Vladimir Ashkenazy


This CD release pays tribute to Bohuslav Martinu on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his death. Star conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy leads the Sinfonieorchester Basel through a selection of masterpieces of this great Czech-born composer, who died in Switzerland in 1959.

The Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4 "Incantation" feature acclaimed pianist and Martinu expert Robert Kolinsky as soloist. U.S. journalist David Hurwitz once called the latter piece, "one of the [20th] century’s most exciting and unusual scores for piano and orchestra." Also included are the Overture H. 245, as well as Les Fresques de Piero della Francesca, which remains one of Martinu’s most performed works. This orchestral trilogy draws its inspiration from Martinu’s 1954 visit to Arezzo and exudes the composer’s impressions of the basilica San Francesco with its famous frescoes by Piero della Francesca.

This recording was produced in association with the Internationale Musikfesttage B. Martinu in Basel, Switzerland, and is released to coincide with the 15th festival’s opening. The booklet contains expert liner notes by Aleš Brezina, director of the Bohuslav Martinu Institute in Prague, and rare photographs published with kind permission by the Bohuslav Martinu Centre in Policka.

                           ’Disc of the Month’

"Magical Martinu (...) Martinu’s score can have you walking a few inches taller or finding a spring in your step. (...) Here’s a perfect introduction to him."

Andrew Mellor        

Classic FM Magazine - February 2010

"If you are looking for a single recently recorded disc to represent Martinu then look no further."


Rob Barnett
 

MusicWeb International - February 2010

"As fine a Martinu release as has been released in this 50th anniversary year. (...) Ashkenazy responds to (Les Fresques’s) rich and radiant atmosphere with a reading with real verve. (...) two of the finest Martinu concerto performances to have come my way for some time. (...) The Basle Symphony Orchestra play superbly. Thoroughly recommended."

Guy Rickards

Gramophone - January 2010

"This disc showcases some of Martinu’s most intriguing and appealing music for piano and orchestra."

Robert Moon

Audiophile Audition - 28 December 2009

"The two piano concertos receive splendid performances, and they are marvelous works--certainly two of the finest 20th-century compositions for piano and orchestra. (...) Robert Kolinsky plays the piano part with a winning combination of improvisational fantasy and firm rhythm (...) while Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Basel orchestra accompany colorfully. (...) This well-engineered disc deserves very serious consideration. Recommended."

David Hurwitz

ClassicsToday.com - December 2009

"[Incantation] sounds like no other piano concerto I’ve ever heard, and this is a stunningly good recording."

Robert Johnson

Radio New Zealand - 22 & 27 November 2009



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