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The title A Grand Romance and the statement in the notes that "[t]his recording celebrates the intimacy of the relationship between pianist and public" during the Romantic era both make this recording sound more general than it actually is. What you have here is a collection of pieces generally played as encores. There are a few difficult technical details, but for the most part the mood is lyrical and the mode of expression concise. A program of 16 of these might seem excessive, but the program is chosen intelligently by American pianist Jeffrey Biegel, and the listener's interest doesn't flag. All the music, except for the Causerie of César Cui, was written by pianist/composers, a genre of musician that has almost disappeared, and indeed many of these composers -- Sergei Eduardovich Bortkiewicz, Paul de Schlözer, Giovanni Sgambati, and others -- have been pretty much forgotten. Some of the works are delightfully pictorial, such as Moritz Moszkowski's The Girl Juggler (or, as the track list inelegantly has it, The Juggleress); others are dances or etudes or little droplets of sheer sentiment. The most virtuosic work is the set of Arabesques on "The Blue Danube" by Andolf Schulz-Evler, and Biegel is not seriously challenged by it, although you could wish for more schmaltz in places here. Recommended, especially for piano recitalists themselves.
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Jeffrey Biegel, Performer - Moritz Moszkowski, Composer
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Papillons d'amour, Op. 59 (Eduard Schütt)
Jeffrey Biegel, Performer - Eduard Schutt, Composer
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8 Morceaux caractéristiques, Op. 36 (Moritz Moszkowski)
Jeffrey Biegel, Performer - Moritz Moszkowski, Composer
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12 Etudes Caractéristiques, Op. 2 (Adolf von Henselt)
Jeffrey Biegel, Performer - Adolf Henselt, Composer
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Miscellanea, Op. 16 (Ignacy Jan Paderewski)
Jeffrey Biegel, Performer - Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Composer
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Jeffrey Biegel, Performer - Moritz Moszkowski, Composer
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À argenteau, Op. 40 (César Cui)
Jeffrey Biegel, Performer - Cesar Cui, Composer
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2 Petites valses, Op. 28 (Adolf von Henselt)
Jeffrey Biegel, Performer - Adolf Henselt, Composer
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Lyrica nova, Op. 59 (Sergeï Bortkiewicz)
Jeffrey Biegel, Performer - Sergeï Bortkiewicz, Composer
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2 Études de concert, Op. 1 (Paul de Schlözer)
Jeffrey Biegel, Performer - Paul de Schlözer, Composer
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Jeffrey Biegel, Performer - Mischa Levitzki, Composer
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Jeffrey Biegel, Performer - Giovanni Sgambati, Composer
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Kamenniy-ostrov (Rocky Island), Op. 10 (Anton Rubinstein)
Jeffrey Biegel, Performer - Anton Rubinstein, Composer
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3 Piano Pieces, Op. 28 (Eduard Schütt)
Jeffrey Biegel, Performer - Eduard Schutt, Composer
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Jeffrey Biegel, Performer - Johann Strauss II, Composer - Andreï Schulz-evler, Composer
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3 Chinese Pieces, Op. 5 (Abram Chasins)
Jeffrey Biegel, Performer - Abram Chasins, Composer
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Album review
The title A Grand Romance and the statement in the notes that "[t]his recording celebrates the intimacy of the relationship between pianist and public" during the Romantic era both make this recording sound more general than it actually is. What you have here is a collection of pieces generally played as encores. There are a few difficult technical details, but for the most part the mood is lyrical and the mode of expression concise. A program of 16 of these might seem excessive, but the program is chosen intelligently by American pianist Jeffrey Biegel, and the listener's interest doesn't flag. All the music, except for the Causerie of César Cui, was written by pianist/composers, a genre of musician that has almost disappeared, and indeed many of these composers -- Sergei Eduardovich Bortkiewicz, Paul de Schlözer, Giovanni Sgambati, and others -- have been pretty much forgotten. Some of the works are delightfully pictorial, such as Moritz Moszkowski's The Girl Juggler (or, as the track list inelegantly has it, The Juggleress); others are dances or etudes or little droplets of sheer sentiment. The most virtuosic work is the set of Arabesques on "The Blue Danube" by Andolf Schulz-Evler, and Biegel is not seriously challenged by it, although you could wish for more schmaltz in places here. Recommended, especially for piano recitalists themselves.
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About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:25
- Main artists: Jeffrey Biegel
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Steinway and Sons
- Genre: Classical
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