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Beethoven / Beville- Visions & Ventures

SKU: 809730523021
¥147.00
the album cover for Beethoven / Beville - Visions & Ventures
the album cover for Beethoven / Beville - Visions & Ventures

Works from three different musical eras seemingly unconnected - but in the mind of Pianist Stephen Beville very linked - hence the album title - as inspired by Visions and Ventures: Bach always a visionary musically and guided by his religious faith; Beethoven venturing into Romanticism with revolutionary ideas and optimism for a better world; Prokofiev caught up in the unrest in pre-revolutionary Russia, sketching pieces to escape the political turmoil - at least in his imagination. The Visions Fugitives come from a composer in his mid-twenties, just graduated and full of musical confidence, and are typically Prokofievian while some contain radical modernist elements. The Beethoven Sonata is likewise the work of a young 26-year old. It is full of playful invention and optimism and is perhaps one his most appealing works. Stephen Beville was acclaimed in 2010 as 'one of the most talented young musicians to emerge from the UK'. (Frankfurter Neue Press). His interpretations have been compared to Arrau, Rubinstein and Ax. Rock-solid technique and virtuosity while avoiding showmanship have informed his playing from student days at the Junior Royal Academy in London from age 11, tutoring from the great Peter Katin, and postgraduate studies at the Royal Northern College of Music in England and the Hochschule für Music in Karlsruhe. He has performed in many international festivals. As well as a firm grounding in classical and 20th century repertoire, Stephen Beville is also a busy composer, his works having been performed by several leading new-music ensembles.

Tracklist:

  1. Prelude & Fugue In E Major, Bwv 878: I. Prelude
  2. Prelude & Fugue In E Major, Bwv 878: II. Fugue
  3. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 1, Lentamente
  4. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 2, Andante
  5. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 3, Allegretto
  6. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 4, Animato
  7. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 5, Molto Giocoso
  8. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 6, Con Eleganza
  9. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 7, Pittoresco (Arpa)
  10. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 8, Comodo
  11. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 9, Allegretto Tranquillo
  12. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 10, Ridicolosamente
  13. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 11, Con Vivacità
  14. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 12, Assai Moderato
  15. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 13, Allegretto
  16. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 14, Feroce
  17. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 15, Inquieto
  18. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 16, Dolente
  19. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 17, Poetico
  20. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 18, Con Una Dolce Lentezza
  21. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 19, Presto Agitatissimo E Molto Accentuato
  22. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 20, Lento Irrealmente
  23. Piano Sonata In E-Flat Major, Op. 7 "Grand": I. Allegro Molto E Con Brio
  24. Piano Sonata In E-Flat Major, Op. 7 "Grand": II. Largo Con Gran Espressione
  25. Piano Sonata In E-Flat Major, Op. 7 "Grand": III. Allegro - Trio
  26. Piano Sonata In E-Flat Major, Op. 7 "Grand": IV. Rondo. Poco Allegretto E Grazioso
Format: New CD/Classical

Beethoven / Beville- Visions & Ventures

SKU: 809730523021
¥147.00

Release Date: 04.08.2022

 
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Works from three different musical eras seemingly unconnected - but in the mind of Pianist Stephen Beville very linked - hence the album title - as inspired by Visions and Ventures: Bach always a visionary musically and guided by his religious faith; Beethoven venturing into Romanticism with revolutionary ideas and optimism for a better world; Prokofiev caught up in the unrest in pre-revolutionary Russia, sketching pieces to escape the political turmoil - at least in his imagination. The Visions Fugitives come from a composer in his mid-twenties, just graduated and full of musical confidence, and are typically Prokofievian while some contain radical modernist elements. The Beethoven Sonata is likewise the work of a young 26-year old. It is full of playful invention and optimism and is perhaps one his most appealing works. Stephen Beville was acclaimed in 2010 as 'one of the most talented young musicians to emerge from the UK'. (Frankfurter Neue Press). His interpretations have been compared to Arrau, Rubinstein and Ax. Rock-solid technique and virtuosity while avoiding showmanship have informed his playing from student days at the Junior Royal Academy in London from age 11, tutoring from the great Peter Katin, and postgraduate studies at the Royal Northern College of Music in England and the Hochschule für Music in Karlsruhe. He has performed in many international festivals. As well as a firm grounding in classical and 20th century repertoire, Stephen Beville is also a busy composer, his works having been performed by several leading new-music ensembles.

Tracklist:

  1. Prelude & Fugue In E Major, Bwv 878: I. Prelude
  2. Prelude & Fugue In E Major, Bwv 878: II. Fugue
  3. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 1, Lentamente
  4. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 2, Andante
  5. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 3, Allegretto
  6. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 4, Animato
  7. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 5, Molto Giocoso
  8. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 6, Con Eleganza
  9. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 7, Pittoresco (Arpa)
  10. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 8, Comodo
  11. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 9, Allegretto Tranquillo
  12. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 10, Ridicolosamente
  13. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 11, Con Vivacità
  14. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 12, Assai Moderato
  15. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 13, Allegretto
  16. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 14, Feroce
  17. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 15, Inquieto
  18. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 16, Dolente
  19. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 17, Poetico
  20. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 18, Con Una Dolce Lentezza
  21. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 19, Presto Agitatissimo E Molto Accentuato
  22. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 20, Lento Irrealmente
  23. Piano Sonata In E-Flat Major, Op. 7 "Grand": I. Allegro Molto E Con Brio
  24. Piano Sonata In E-Flat Major, Op. 7 "Grand": II. Largo Con Gran Espressione
  25. Piano Sonata In E-Flat Major, Op. 7 "Grand": III. Allegro - Trio
  26. Piano Sonata In E-Flat Major, Op. 7 "Grand": IV. Rondo. Poco Allegretto E Grazioso