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Giorgio Koukl|Rieti: Complete Piano Solo & Duo Works, Vol. 2

Rieti: Complete Piano Solo & Duo Works, Vol. 2

Giorgio Koukl and Virginia Rossetti

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This is the second of a pair of albums devoted to composer Vittorio Rieti by pianist Giorgio Koukl, accompanied in the duo pieces by Virginia Rossetti. Rieti's large-scale scores were programmed by major conductors after he fled to the U.S. during World War II, but he was largely swept away by High Modernism, and these two albums are most welcome. Rieti's style changed little over his long career; the Four Piano Pieces of 1992, written when he was 94, are in the same basic language as his Italian works from before the war. The first album covers some highlights; the second is chronologically organized, and one might really choose either one. Rieti works on small canvases, with most of these pieces just a few minutes long and some of them under a minute. They are neoclassic, with influences from Poulenc, Stravinsky, and Ravel, but their extreme concision comes from somewhere else and shows that, no matter how different his final results, Rieti was not insensible to the growth of the serialist language. It is a fascinating combination that stays true to the Baroque dances that are at the root of Rieti's style (he was known as a composer of ballet) but makes something new of them. The performances by Koukl and Rossetti have just the right understated quality. Short though they may be, these pieces hang in the mind; to these ears, the six New Waltzes of the mid-'50s are the most successful. They are waltzes but somehow have an un-waltzlike effect. Chironomos (1972) has the most progressive language harmonically but remains firmly rooted in tonality. This is wonderful music that even listeners familiar with the mid-20th century American scene will not know; all are world premiere recordings.

© James Manheim /TiVo

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Briciole: No. 1, Berceuse
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Briciole: No. 2, Il carillon rotto
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Briciole: No. 3, Il carillon scordato
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Briciole: No. 4, Chopin-Debussy
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Briciole: No. 5, Marionette
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2 Studi: No. 1, Semplice e con moto
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2 Studi: No. 2, Scorrevole
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Piano Suite: IV. Canzonetta
00:01:41

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Chess Serenade: I. Prelude
00:02:46

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Chess Serenade: II. Gavotte
00:04:19

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Chess Serenade: III. Serenade
00:01:18

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Chess Serenade: IV. Valse
00:02:57

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Chess Serenade: V. Clown March
00:02:36

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Contrasti: I. Preludio
00:01:11

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Contrasti: II. Variazioni
00:02:31

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Contrasti: III. Bagatella
00:00:57

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Contrasti: IV. Elegia
00:00:49

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Contrasti: V. Girandola
00:02:20

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New Waltzes: No. 1, Belinda Waltz
00:02:09

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New Waltzes: No. 2, Valse caprice
00:06:12

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New Waltzes: No. 3, Valse champêtre
00:03:15

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New Waltzes: No. 4, Valse légère
00:01:51

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New Waltzes: No. 5, Valse lente
00:05:14

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New Waltzes: No. 6, Rondo Waltz
00:04:14

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Chironomos: I. Preludio
00:01:39

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Chironomos: II. Allegro volante
00:01:05

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Chironomos: III. Intermezzo
00:02:03

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Chironomos: IV. Mazurka
00:01:49

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Chironomos: V. Improvviso
00:01:47

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Chironomos: VI. Epilogo
00:01:50

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Valse pour Léonor
00:01:08

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4 Piano Pieces: No. 1, Tempo giusto
00:01:01

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4 Piano Pieces: No. 2, L'istesso tempo
00:00:47

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4 Piano Pieces: No. 3, Andante poco mosso
00:02:30

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4 Piano Pieces: No. 4, Allegro alla tarantella
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Album review

This is the second of a pair of albums devoted to composer Vittorio Rieti by pianist Giorgio Koukl, accompanied in the duo pieces by Virginia Rossetti. Rieti's large-scale scores were programmed by major conductors after he fled to the U.S. during World War II, but he was largely swept away by High Modernism, and these two albums are most welcome. Rieti's style changed little over his long career; the Four Piano Pieces of 1992, written when he was 94, are in the same basic language as his Italian works from before the war. The first album covers some highlights; the second is chronologically organized, and one might really choose either one. Rieti works on small canvases, with most of these pieces just a few minutes long and some of them under a minute. They are neoclassic, with influences from Poulenc, Stravinsky, and Ravel, but their extreme concision comes from somewhere else and shows that, no matter how different his final results, Rieti was not insensible to the growth of the serialist language. It is a fascinating combination that stays true to the Baroque dances that are at the root of Rieti's style (he was known as a composer of ballet) but makes something new of them. The performances by Koukl and Rossetti have just the right understated quality. Short though they may be, these pieces hang in the mind; to these ears, the six New Waltzes of the mid-'50s are the most successful. They are waltzes but somehow have an un-waltzlike effect. Chironomos (1972) has the most progressive language harmonically but remains firmly rooted in tonality. This is wonderful music that even listeners familiar with the mid-20th century American scene will not know; all are world premiere recordings.

© James Manheim /TiVo

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