Release Date: 03 November 2023
Label: Toccata Classics - Cd / Toccata Classics
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5060113441782
Genres: Classical Solo Instrumental
Composer/Series: Leo Ornstein
Description
Leo Ornstein is as well known for his extraordinary longevity as for his music: he was born in Ukraine in 1893 and died in Wisconsin in 2002, aged at least 108. His generous output of music, much of it for the piano, his own instrument, remains poorly known, although it can stand shoulder to shoulder with that of many better-known names. Many of the pieces here - which cover a span of over 60 years - have their roots in Debussy, Skryabin and Szymanowski, but Ornstein welds those influences into an edgy, energetic language very much his own. The Three Moods of c. 1914 are anger, grief and joy, but there is strength of feeling in all the music to be heard here. Indeed, the Nine Vignettes bear a misleading title: they are substantial and powerful virtuoso essays which can flare up into moments of startling power and violence; hitherto unknown, they constitute a major contribution to the piano literature.
Tomasz Kamieniak
Stephanie McCallum; Erin Helyard
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Nick Palmer
Jan Lehtola
Ian Mardon; Matthias Bromann; Julia Mensching; Olga Lubotsky; Suren Arisonyan; Clovis Michon; Andre
Basil C. Vendryes; William David
Viktor Valkov
Petri Komulainen; Jan Lehtola
