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This modest disc of Christmas music from Steinway is meant to be purchased physically, although it is also available digitally. It comes packaged with an ornament, a miniature version of the Steinway lyre emblem that is gilded on each of the company's pianos. However, the music is something that should appeal to fans of Steinways who also enjoy Christmas music. Jeffrey Biegel is an ideal pianist for this project and represents Steinway and its instruments well. He is primarily a classical artist, but here proves he can play with equal musicality and charm in many different styles. On the opening track, arranger Andrew Gentile gives Sleighride ragtime and Gershwin-esque embellishments, a welcomed, refreshing refit of a work that's become something of a cliché. The arrangements of Silent Night, Christmas Lullaby, Grown-Up Christmas List, and Auld Lang Syne represent a smooth, piano jazz-style of performance. Christmas Is A-Comin' also begins that way, but halfway through turns into an animated stride version. For the more classically oriented, there are straight up works by Franz Liszt, Max Reger, Vladimir Rebikov, and Sergey Lyapunov, plus excerpts from the Nutcracker that lose none of their appeal in the piano transcription under Biegel's hands. There are also pieces that mix it up a little. The arrangements by Carolyne M. Taylor (whom Biegel has recorded previously) combine well-loved Christmas melodies with classical pieces. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing is a brief set of variations in the style of Beethoven. Fans who like only particular styles of piano playing may prefer to pick and choose their tracks, but fans of Steinway shouldn't be disappointed to get the entire package.
© Patsy Morita /TiVo
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Leroy Anderson, Composer - Jeffrey Biegel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Gentile, Arranger
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Percy Grainger, Composer - Jeffrey Biegel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Ding Dong! Merrily on High - Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Traditional, Composer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Jeffrey Biegel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carolyne M. Taylor, Arranger
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Jeffrey Biegel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Sullivan Isaacs, Composer
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Mel TORME, Composer - Robert Wells, Composer - Jeffrey Biegel, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Fêtes de Noël, Op. 41 (Sergey Lyapunov)
Sergei Mikhailovich Lyapunov, Composer - Jeffrey Biegel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2011 Steinway and Sons 2011 (P) Steinway and Sons
The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)
Anonymous, Arranger - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Jeffrey Biegel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Anonymous, Arranger - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Jeffrey Biegel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2011 Steinway and Sons 2011 (P) Steinway and Sons
Anonymous, Arranger - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Jeffrey Biegel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2011 Steinway and Sons 2011 (P) Steinway and Sons
Aus der Jugendzeit, Op. 17 (Max Reger)
Max Reger, Composer - Jeffrey Biegel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2011 Steinway and Sons 2011 (P) Steinway and Sons
Yolka, Op. 21, Tableau II (Vladimir Rebikov)
Vladimir Rebikov, Composer - Jeffrey Biegel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2011 Steinway and Sons 2011 (P) Steinway and Sons
The Seasons, Op. 37a, TH 135 (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Jeffrey Biegel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2011 Steinway and Sons 2011 (P) Steinway and Sons
In the Bleak Midwinter - 3 Etudes de concert, S. 144/R. 5 (Franz Liszt)
Gustav Holst, Composer - Franz Liszt, Composer - Jeffrey Biegel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carolyne M. Taylor, Arranger
2011 Steinway and Sons 2011 (P) Steinway and Sons
Franz Xaver Gruber, Composer - Noreen Grey Lienhard, Arranger - Jeffrey Biegel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2011 Steinway and Sons 2011 (P) Steinway and Sons
Jeffrey Biegel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Calderone, Arranger - Edith Nesbitt, Composer
2011 Steinway and Sons 2011 (P) Steinway and Sons
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Donald Sosin, Arranger - Jeffrey Biegel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William H. Cummings, Arranger
2011 Steinway and Sons 2011 (P) Steinway and Sons
Weihnachtsbaum, S. 186 (Franz Liszt)
Franz Liszt, Composer - Jeffrey Biegel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2011 Steinway and Sons 2011 (P) Steinway and Sons
Bring a Torch - I Saw 3 Ships (Traditional)
Traditional, Composer - Jeffrey Biegel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Calderone, Arranger
2011 Steinway and Sons 2011 (P) Steinway and Sons
Ann Hampton Callaway, Composer - Jeffrey Biegel, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2011 Steinway and Sons 2011 (P) Steinway and Sons
DAVID FOSTER, Composer - Jeffrey Biegel, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2011 Steinway and Sons 2011 (P) Steinway and Sons
Traditional, Composer - Jeffrey Biegel, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2011 Steinway and Sons 2011 (P) Steinway and Sons
Album review
This modest disc of Christmas music from Steinway is meant to be purchased physically, although it is also available digitally. It comes packaged with an ornament, a miniature version of the Steinway lyre emblem that is gilded on each of the company's pianos. However, the music is something that should appeal to fans of Steinways who also enjoy Christmas music. Jeffrey Biegel is an ideal pianist for this project and represents Steinway and its instruments well. He is primarily a classical artist, but here proves he can play with equal musicality and charm in many different styles. On the opening track, arranger Andrew Gentile gives Sleighride ragtime and Gershwin-esque embellishments, a welcomed, refreshing refit of a work that's become something of a cliché. The arrangements of Silent Night, Christmas Lullaby, Grown-Up Christmas List, and Auld Lang Syne represent a smooth, piano jazz-style of performance. Christmas Is A-Comin' also begins that way, but halfway through turns into an animated stride version. For the more classically oriented, there are straight up works by Franz Liszt, Max Reger, Vladimir Rebikov, and Sergey Lyapunov, plus excerpts from the Nutcracker that lose none of their appeal in the piano transcription under Biegel's hands. There are also pieces that mix it up a little. The arrangements by Carolyne M. Taylor (whom Biegel has recorded previously) combine well-loved Christmas melodies with classical pieces. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing is a brief set of variations in the style of Beethoven. Fans who like only particular styles of piano playing may prefer to pick and choose their tracks, but fans of Steinway shouldn't be disappointed to get the entire package.
© Patsy Morita /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:33
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Jeffrey Biegel
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Steinway and Sons
- Genre: Classical
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