Czerny / Tuck / English Chamber Orch / Bonynge- Bel Canto Concertante (CD)
Carl Czerny is remembered as a pupil and friend of Beethoven and the composer of numerous piano studies, but in his lifetime he was renowned for a prodigious output of brilliant concert works, most of which remain entirely unknown to present-day audiences and performers. Inspired by the most famous and attractive themes from Bel Canto operas which were hugely popular in their time and are still performed today, these sets of variations give full rein to the soloist and are a major contribution to the great pianist composer tradition.
Tracklist:
- Introduction, Variations Et Presto Finale Sur Un Theme Favori De Norma De Bellini, Op. 281
- Grandes Variations Di Bravura On "Fra Diavolo", Op. 232: Grandes Variations Di Bravura Sur 2 Motifs Favoris De Fra Dia
- Introduction, Variations Et Polonaise Sur Tu Vedrai La Sventurata Dans Il Pirata De Bellini, Op. 160
- Introduction Et Variations Brillantes Sur Le Marche De Gli Arabi Nelle Gallie De Pacini, Op. 234
Carl Czerny is remembered as a pupil and friend of Beethoven and the composer of numerous piano studies, but in his lifetime he was renowned for a prodigious output of brilliant concert works, most of which remain entirely unknown to present-day audiences and performers. Inspired by the most famous and attractive themes from Bel Canto operas which were hugely popular in their time and are still performed today, these sets of variations give full rein to the soloist and are a major contribution to the great pianist composer tradition.
Tracklist:
- Introduction, Variations Et Presto Finale Sur Un Theme Favori De Norma De Bellini, Op. 281
- Grandes Variations Di Bravura On "Fra Diavolo", Op. 232: Grandes Variations Di Bravura Sur 2 Motifs Favoris De Fra Dia
- Introduction, Variations Et Polonaise Sur Tu Vedrai La Sventurata Dans Il Pirata De Bellini, Op. 160
- Introduction Et Variations Brillantes Sur Le Marche De Gli Arabi Nelle Gallie De Pacini, Op. 234