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Until shortly after the Second World War, Alexandre Tansman was one of the most played and most respected composers on the planet. Among his friends and colleagues during his time in Paris were Prokofiev, Stravinski and Ravel, then Einstein, Chaplin, Thomas Mann, and Gershwin once he settled in the United-States. However, Tansman was still able to forge his own personal style even in this melting pot of different cultures: music of devilish rhythmic and harmonic complexity but which was still light and easy on the ear. However, the post-war emergence of certain avant-garde styles sounded the death knell for this musician’s work, as for him freedom in no way meant anarchy, modernism and destroying the past.
Here, you can listen to the Toccata of the Homage to Arthur Rubinstein from 1973, both state-of-the-art and influenced by the work of Ravel. Also included is the Allegro meccanico from 1944 and the intriguing Visit to Israel from 1958, which is at times staid and at other times comical but superb throughout. Upon listening to Tansman’s works it will soon become apparent that he was so much more than an unclassifiable musician somewhere between traditional and modern, or between reasoned avant-garde and imaginative folklore. It is unfortunate that this remarkable composer couldn’t be classified as his works deserve the full attention of anyone interested in 20th century music. Here, some of the piano works are world premieres so there is still a long way to go before Tansman, who was largely overlooked by the time of his death in 1986, is rightfully recognised as one of the best. © SM/Qobuz
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11 Interludes (Alexandre Tansman)
Michael Rast, Engineer - Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
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Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
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Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
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Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
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Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Grand Piano (P) 2019 Grand Piano
Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
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Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Grand Piano (P) 2019 Grand Piano
Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Grand Piano (P) 2019 Grand Piano
Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Grand Piano (P) 2019 Grand Piano
Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
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Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
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Hommage à Arthur Rubinstein (Alexandre Tansman)
Michael Rast, Engineer - Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
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Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
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2 Pièces hébraïques (Alexandre Tansman)
Michael Rast, Engineer - Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
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Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
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4 Piano Moods (Alexandre Tansman)
Michael Rast, Engineer - Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
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Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Grand Piano (P) 2019 Grand Piano
Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
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Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
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Prelude et Toccata (Alexandre Tansman)
Michael Rast, Engineer - Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
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Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
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6 Caprices (Alexandre Tansman)
Michael Rast, Engineer - Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Grand Piano (P) 2019 Grand Piano
Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Grand Piano (P) 2019 Grand Piano
Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Grand Piano (P) 2019 Grand Piano
Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
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Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
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Visit to Israel (Alexandre Tansman)
Michael Rast, Engineer - Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Grand Piano (P) 2019 Grand Piano
Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Grand Piano (P) 2019 Grand Piano
Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Grand Piano (P) 2019 Grand Piano
Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Grand Piano (P) 2019 Grand Piano
Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Grand Piano (P) 2019 Grand Piano
Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Grand Piano (P) 2019 Grand Piano
Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Grand Piano (P) 2019 Grand Piano
Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Grand Piano (P) 2019 Grand Piano
Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Grand Piano (P) 2019 Grand Piano
Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
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Étude (Studio per pianoforte) (Alexandre Tansman)
Michael Rast, Engineer - Alexandre Tansman, Composer - Giorgio Koukl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Grand Piano (P) 2019 Grand Piano
Album review
Until shortly after the Second World War, Alexandre Tansman was one of the most played and most respected composers on the planet. Among his friends and colleagues during his time in Paris were Prokofiev, Stravinski and Ravel, then Einstein, Chaplin, Thomas Mann, and Gershwin once he settled in the United-States. However, Tansman was still able to forge his own personal style even in this melting pot of different cultures: music of devilish rhythmic and harmonic complexity but which was still light and easy on the ear. However, the post-war emergence of certain avant-garde styles sounded the death knell for this musician’s work, as for him freedom in no way meant anarchy, modernism and destroying the past.
Here, you can listen to the Toccata of the Homage to Arthur Rubinstein from 1973, both state-of-the-art and influenced by the work of Ravel. Also included is the Allegro meccanico from 1944 and the intriguing Visit to Israel from 1958, which is at times staid and at other times comical but superb throughout. Upon listening to Tansman’s works it will soon become apparent that he was so much more than an unclassifiable musician somewhere between traditional and modern, or between reasoned avant-garde and imaginative folklore. It is unfortunate that this remarkable composer couldn’t be classified as his works deserve the full attention of anyone interested in 20th century music. Here, some of the piano works are world premieres so there is still a long way to go before Tansman, who was largely overlooked by the time of his death in 1986, is rightfully recognised as one of the best. © SM/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 37 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:58
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Giorgio Koukl
- Composer: Alexandre Tansman
- Label: Grand Piano
- Genre: Classical
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