Folk-music has been a resource for classical composers since the beginning of the western tradition. The violin has its own folk heritage, of course, but since you can’t lug a piano from village to village, composers for that instrument have had to dig into their own musical roots to generate a folk-based keyboard repertoire, usually with refreshing results. This recital takes the listener on a journey that spans three continents, east to west, marrying the resources of the modern concert grand with the immediacy of the folk originals.
Works:
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Bela Bartok: Ungarische Bauernlieder
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Leonid Desyatnikov: Songs of Bukovina
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Charles Villiers Stanford: Nr. 3 aus "Four Irish Dances" op. 89
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Georgs Pelecis: Fantasy of Latvian Folksongs
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Dang Huu Phuc: Spring aus "Bunches of Flowers of Vietnam"
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Jean Sibelius: Nr. 1-4 aus "Six Finnish Folksongs"
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Jianzhong Wang: Red Lilies Crimson and Bright aus "Four Folksongs of Northern Shaanxi"
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Marko Tajcevic: Nr. 4 & 7 aus "Seven Balkan Dances"
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Komitas: Qeler Tsoler
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Connor Chee: Navajo Vocable Nr. 9 aus "The Navajo Piano"
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Eleanor Alberga: Jamaican Medley