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Eighty-five years old when this recording was released in 2014, American pianist Leon Fleisher has lived an unusual story. Acclaimed as one of the most well-rounded pianists in the world in the 1950s, he was forced to stop playing in 1964 when his right hand was afflicted by focal dystonia. He reinvented himself as a musician: as a conductor, and eventually as a specialist in piano music for the left hand. After nearly four decades, treatments with botox made it possible for him to play once again with both hands, but he has continued to play left-hand works. This little album exemplifies his recitals of the 21st century: it is made up mostly of works for the left hand, with one piece, Dina Koston's Thoughts of Evelyn, for both hands. The sheer variety of the left-hand music is the attraction: Fleisher's gifts as a pianist shine through as he explores Brahms' somehow monastic arrangement of the Chaconne from Bach's Partita for solo violin in D minor, BWV 1005, as well as contemporary pieces written to make listeners forget that only the left hand is involved, a couple of classic popular songs (the album title is evocative, but be aware that most of the music is not by Jerome Kern or popular in origin), and an entrancing prelude of Mompou, originally composed for the left hand alone. The program covers the range of territory that makes for a satisfying recital, and the album is a fine capstone to a remarkable career.
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Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Leon Fleisher, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Bridge Records (P) 2014 Bridge Records
L.H. (Léon Kirchner)
Leon Kirchner, Composer - Leon Fleisher, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Bridge Records (P) 2014 Bridge Records
7 Virtuoso Etudes (Earl Wild)
Leon Fleisher, Artist, MainArtist - Earl Wild, Composer
(C) 2014 Bridge Records (P) 2014 Bridge Records
Musical Offerings (George Perle)
Leon Fleisher, Artist, MainArtist - George Perle, Composer
(C) 2014 Bridge Records (P) 2014 Bridge Records
Leon Fleisher, Artist, MainArtist - George Perle, Composer
(C) 2014 Bridge Records (P) 2014 Bridge Records
Leon Fleisher, Artist, MainArtist - George Perle, Composer
(C) 2014 Bridge Records (P) 2014 Bridge Records
Piano Prelude No. 6 "Pour la main gauche" (Federico Mompou)
Federico Mompou, Composer - Leon Fleisher, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Bridge Records (P) 2014 Bridge Records
Thoughts of Evelyn (Dina Koston)
Leon Fleisher, Artist, MainArtist - Dina Koston, Composer
(C) 2014 Bridge Records (P) 2014 Bridge Records
All the Things You Are (Arr. S. Prutsman for Piano L.H.) (Jerome Kern)
Jerome Kern, Composer - Leon Fleisher, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Bridge Records (P) 2014 Bridge Records
Album review
Eighty-five years old when this recording was released in 2014, American pianist Leon Fleisher has lived an unusual story. Acclaimed as one of the most well-rounded pianists in the world in the 1950s, he was forced to stop playing in 1964 when his right hand was afflicted by focal dystonia. He reinvented himself as a musician: as a conductor, and eventually as a specialist in piano music for the left hand. After nearly four decades, treatments with botox made it possible for him to play once again with both hands, but he has continued to play left-hand works. This little album exemplifies his recitals of the 21st century: it is made up mostly of works for the left hand, with one piece, Dina Koston's Thoughts of Evelyn, for both hands. The sheer variety of the left-hand music is the attraction: Fleisher's gifts as a pianist shine through as he explores Brahms' somehow monastic arrangement of the Chaconne from Bach's Partita for solo violin in D minor, BWV 1005, as well as contemporary pieces written to make listeners forget that only the left hand is involved, a couple of classic popular songs (the album title is evocative, but be aware that most of the music is not by Jerome Kern or popular in origin), and an entrancing prelude of Mompou, originally composed for the left hand alone. The program covers the range of territory that makes for a satisfying recital, and the album is a fine capstone to a remarkable career.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:22
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Leon Fleisher
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Bridge Records
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2014 Bridge Records (P) 2014 Bridge Records
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