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Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition; Gershwin & Wild | C-AVI AVI8553403

Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition; Gershwin & Wild

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Label: C-AVI

Cat No: AVI8553403

Barcode: 4260085534036

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 12th July 2019

Contents

Works

Gershwin, George

Preludes (3) for piano

Mussorgsky, Modest

Pictures at an Exhibition

Rachmaninov, Sergei

Songs (6), op.4
» no.3 In the Silence of the Secret Night (arr. for piano by Earl Wild)
Songs (6), op.38
» no.5 Dreams (arr. for piano Earl Wild)
Songs (12), op.14
» no.2 The Isle (arr. for piano by Earl Wild as 'The little island')
» no.11 Spring Waters (arr. for piano by Earl Wild)
Songs (12), op.21
» no.7 How fair this spot (arr. for piano by Earl Wild as 'Where beauty dwells')

Wild, Earl

Virtuoso Etudes (7) on Gershwin Songs
» Embraceable You
» Fascinatin' Rhythm
» The man I love (piano left hand)

Artists

Benjamin Moser (piano)

Works

Gershwin, George

Preludes (3) for piano

Mussorgsky, Modest

Pictures at an Exhibition

Rachmaninov, Sergei

Songs (6), op.4
» no.3 In the Silence of the Secret Night (arr. for piano by Earl Wild)
Songs (6), op.38
» no.5 Dreams (arr. for piano Earl Wild)
Songs (12), op.14
» no.2 The Isle (arr. for piano by Earl Wild as 'The little island')
» no.11 Spring Waters (arr. for piano by Earl Wild)
Songs (12), op.21
» no.7 How fair this spot (arr. for piano by Earl Wild as 'Where beauty dwells')

Wild, Earl

Virtuoso Etudes (7) on Gershwin Songs
» Embraceable You
» Fascinatin' Rhythm
» The man I love (piano left hand)

Artists

Benjamin Moser (piano)

About

For his second album, pianist Benjamin Moser has chosen to present a well known work (Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition) alongside other works which are seldom performed (the arrangments by Earl Wild of songs by Gershwin and Rachmaninov).

Benjamin Moser has achieved great international success, appearing in solo recitals and as a soloist with renowned orchestras, and collaborating with conductors such as Andris Nelsons, Wojciech Rajski, and Fuad Ibrahimov. Benjamin appears on various volumes of the Ruhr Piano Festival recordings; C-Avi music released The Last Sonatas by Beethoven and Schubert.

“I have had the idea for this project since 2016. For the occasion of the 10th anniversary of my prize at the Tchaikovsky Competition and of my first CD with Russian music, I wanted to make another recording, a sort of ‘Volume 2’ with Russian repertoire. Within that framework I wanted to couple a well-known work with others that are more seldom performed: the Pictures at an Exhibition seemed like a good choice, since I had always wanted to play them – particularly in the original version, which I love. I wanted to couple them with Rachmaninov’s First Piano Sonata, a seldom-performed work which, in my opinion, is both marvelous and underrated. But then I discovered Earl Wild’s arrangements of Rachmaninov songs, and soon became thrilled with these technically demanding yet delightfully lyrical miniatures.

“Now, in cooperation with Deutschlandradio Berlin and AvI (to both of whom I extend my heartfelt thanks!), this CD recording now finally sees the light of day. I hope that it will bring much pleasure to everyone who deigns to listen!”

– Benjamin Moser

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