Helene Grimaud: Water (limited edition digipack)
£13.46
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Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Cat No: 4793426
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 29th January 2015
Contents
Works
Iberia, Book 2 » no.2 Almeria
Encores (6) for piano » no.3 Wasserklavier
Preludes (12), Book 1 » no.10 La Cathedrale engloutie
Barcarolles (13) » no.5 in F sharp minor, op.66
In the Mists » no.1 Andante
Annees de Pelerinage, 3rd Year, S163 » no.4 Les jeux d'eau a la Villa d'Este
Jeux d'eauWater - Transitions 1-7
Rain Tree Sketch II
Artists
Helene Grimaud (piano)Nitin Sawhney
Works
Iberia, Book 2 » no.2 Almeria
Encores (6) for piano » no.3 Wasserklavier
Preludes (12), Book 1 » no.10 La Cathedrale engloutie
Barcarolles (13) » no.5 in F sharp minor, op.66
In the Mists » no.1 Andante
Annees de Pelerinage, 3rd Year, S163 » no.4 Les jeux d'eau a la Villa d'Este
Jeux d'eauWater - Transitions 1-7
Rain Tree Sketch II
Artists
Helene Grimaud (piano)Nitin Sawhney
About
Limited edition digipack
One of the world’s most celebrated pianists, renowned for the emotional intensity of her interpretations, Hélène Grimaud presents a beautiful, haunting call to nature – WATER is an evocative, experimental, deeply personal project combining Hélène’s two greatest passions: music and nature.
On this release, Hélène performs all water-themed, romantic and contemporary classical pieces by composers such as Liszt, Debussy, Ravel and more, who all shared a fascination for water.
In addition to these traditional evocations of rivers, lakes, seas, snowflakes, and raindrops, the album also reflects a contemporary perspective on water – and the lack thereof. These elements are woven into the album narrative through musical ‘Water–Transitions’ – ambient soundscapes composed, recorded and produced by Nitin Sawhney, a celebrated world-class producer, songwriter, DJ, multi-instrumentalist, orchestral composer and cultural pioneer.
Reaffirming her role as one of classical music’s most captivating performers, combined with her sense of commitment to the ecological and humanitarian challenges of our day, this project underscores Grimaud’s contention that “there are two significant measures of a society: how we support culture and how we treat our environment.”
Both digipack and vinyl will feature a bonus track (which is NOT included on the jewel case), in the style of a spoken track-by-track, where Hélène herself has recorded the below “Reflections on Water”, mixed with excerpts of the music. The piece is c.10min in total.
Tracklisting:
1. Berio - Wasserklavier (Live at Park Avenue Armory, New York, 2014)
2. Sawhney - Water-Transition 1
3. Takemitsu - Rain Tree Sketch II (Live at Park Avenue Armory, New York, 2014)
4. Sawhney - Water-Transition 2
5. Fauré - Barcarolle no.5 in F sharp minor, op.66 (Live at Park Avenue Armory, New York, 2014)
6. Sawhney - Water-Transition 3
7. Ravel: Jeux d'eau (Live at Park Avenue Armory, New York, 2014)
8. Sawhney - Water-Transition 4
9. Albéniz - Almeria (Iberia, Book 2) (Live at Park Avenue Armory, New York, 2014)
10. Sawhney - Water-Transition 5
11. Liszt: Les jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este (Live at Park Avenue Armory, New York, 2014)
12. Sawhney - Water-Transition 6
13. Janáček - Andante from In the Mists (Live at Park Avenue Armory, New York, 2014)
14. Sawhney - Water-Transition 7
15. Debussy - La cathédrale engloutie (Live at Park Avenue Armory, New York, 2014)
16. Water Reflections: Hélène Grimaud's Thoughts on the Permutations of Water
One of the world’s most celebrated pianists, renowned for the emotional intensity of her interpretations, Hélène Grimaud presents a beautiful, haunting call to nature – WATER is an evocative, experimental, deeply personal project combining Hélène’s two greatest passions: music and nature.
On this release, Hélène performs all water-themed, romantic and contemporary classical pieces by composers such as Liszt, Debussy, Ravel and more, who all shared a fascination for water.
In addition to these traditional evocations of rivers, lakes, seas, snowflakes, and raindrops, the album also reflects a contemporary perspective on water – and the lack thereof. These elements are woven into the album narrative through musical ‘Water–Transitions’ – ambient soundscapes composed, recorded and produced by Nitin Sawhney, a celebrated world-class producer, songwriter, DJ, multi-instrumentalist, orchestral composer and cultural pioneer.
Reaffirming her role as one of classical music’s most captivating performers, combined with her sense of commitment to the ecological and humanitarian challenges of our day, this project underscores Grimaud’s contention that “there are two significant measures of a society: how we support culture and how we treat our environment.”
Both digipack and vinyl will feature a bonus track (which is NOT included on the jewel case), in the style of a spoken track-by-track, where Hélène herself has recorded the below “Reflections on Water”, mixed with excerpts of the music. The piece is c.10min in total.
Tracklisting:
1. Berio - Wasserklavier (Live at Park Avenue Armory, New York, 2014)
2. Sawhney - Water-Transition 1
3. Takemitsu - Rain Tree Sketch II (Live at Park Avenue Armory, New York, 2014)
4. Sawhney - Water-Transition 2
5. Fauré - Barcarolle no.5 in F sharp minor, op.66 (Live at Park Avenue Armory, New York, 2014)
6. Sawhney - Water-Transition 3
7. Ravel: Jeux d'eau (Live at Park Avenue Armory, New York, 2014)
8. Sawhney - Water-Transition 4
9. Albéniz - Almeria (Iberia, Book 2) (Live at Park Avenue Armory, New York, 2014)
10. Sawhney - Water-Transition 5
11. Liszt: Les jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este (Live at Park Avenue Armory, New York, 2014)
12. Sawhney - Water-Transition 6
13. Janáček - Andante from In the Mists (Live at Park Avenue Armory, New York, 2014)
14. Sawhney - Water-Transition 7
15. Debussy - La cathédrale engloutie (Live at Park Avenue Armory, New York, 2014)
16. Water Reflections: Hélène Grimaud's Thoughts on the Permutations of Water
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