034571154107

The Maiden's Prayer

Philip Martin

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Format: CD

Cat No: CDH55410

Release Date:  01 March 2012

Label:  Helios / Hyperion Records Ltd

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  034571154107

Genres:  Classical  Solo Instrumental  

  • Description

    None of us can deny that they have fallen prey to the lure of a junk shop or of the chaotic mysteries of an attic, and sometimes purchasers of an old wardrobe or chest of drawers find there a bundle of treasure left behind … well, the spirit of 'What have we here?' permeates the adventures captured on this album.
    Salon music had its heyday on record in the era of 78s, since the length of a side suited it so well, and for that reason some titles—such as Rubinstein's Melody in F and Paderewski's Minuet in G—may be familiar, but there are 'finds' to be had in any such compilation. This is music on which most aspiring pianists have cut their teeth, giving them as it does both the satisfaction of mastering a complete piece without straining their technique (well, mostly) as well as the backbone of a repertoire that makes for a welcome family evening around the piano; alas for us all that we cannot offer renderings of such sympathetic finesse and lyrical elegance as are here set down by Philip Martin 'at home' and off-duty from his award-winning complete Gottschalk recordings on Hyperion.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Rustle of Spring (No 3 of Six Pieces, Op 32) CHRISTIAN SINDING (18561941)
      • 2. The Maidens Prayer TEKLA BADARZEWSKA (18341861)
      • 3. Humoresque in G flat (No 7 of Eight Humoresques, Op 101 B187) ANTONÃÂ�N DVORVÃÂ�K (18411904)
      • 4. Kevätyö May Night (No 4 of Spring, Op 57) SELIM PALMGREN (18781951)
      • 5. Serenata (No 1 of Six Pieces, Op 15) MORITZ MOSZKOWSKI (18541925)
      • 6. Melody in F (No 1 of Two Melodies, Op 3) ANTON RUBINSTEIN (18291894)
      • 7. Minuet in G (No 1 of Humoresques de concert, Op 14) IGNACY JAN PADEREWSKI (18601941)
      • 8. Toccata in A (from Sonata No 6) DOMENICO PARADIES (17071791)
      • 9. The harmonious blacksmith (Air, with variations from Suite No 5 in E, HWV430) GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
      • 10. Minuet in G (No 2 of Six Minuets, WoO10) LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (17701827)
      • 11. Spring Song (No 6 of Lieder ohne Worte V, Op 62) FELIX MENDELSSOHN (18091847)
      • 12. Chanson triste (No 2 of 12 Morceaux, Op 40) PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY (18401893)
      • 13. Kuusi The spruce tree (No 5 of Five Pieces, Op 75) JEAN SIBELIUS (18651957)
      • 14. Silver Spring Op 6 WILLIAM MASON (18291908)
      • 15. Tarantella in A minor (No 1 of 10 Danses de salon) ALBERT PIECZONKA (18281912)
      • 16. Nocturne (No 4 of Lyrische Stücke V, Op 54) EDVARD GRIEG (18431907)
      • 17. La coquette valse brillante VICTOR HERBERT (18591924)
      • 18. Poème (No 14 of Moods, impressions and reminiscences, Op 41) ZDENEVK FIBICH (18501900)
      • 19. Poupée valsante (No 2 of 7 Marionnettes) EDE POLDINI (18691957)
      • 20. To a wild rose (No 1 of Woodland Sketches, Op 51) EDWARD MACDOWELL (18601908)
      • 21. La fileuse (No 2 of Two Pieces for piano, Op 157) JOSEPH JOACHIM RAFF (18221882)
      • 22. Narcissus (No 4 of Water Scenes, Op 13) ETHELBERT NEVIN (18621901)
      • 23. Romanze Op 45 No 1 ALFRED GRÃœNFELD (18521924)
      • 24. Première valse Op 83 AUGUST DURAND (18301909)