Matan Porat - Variations on a theme by Scarlatti (2013) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Sonata in D Minor K.32
02. 19ème Ordre: La Muse-Plantine
03. Intimate Sketches: Just blind fate?
04. Lied ohne Worte, Op. 62, No. 1
05. Lyric Piece, Op. 12, No. 1
06. Mikrokosmos: From the Diary of a Fly
07. Intermezzo in E Minor, Op. 116, No.5
08. Mazurka in E minor Op. 17, No. 2
09. Notation No. 11
10. Waldszenen, Op. 82: Vogel als Prophet
11. Gnossienne No. 2
12. Préludes, Livre 1: Des pas sur la neige
13. Gigue from Partita No. 1 BWV 825
14. Dances of the Dolls, Op. 91b: Lyric Waltz
15. Toccata No. 1
16. 18 Pièces, Opus 72: Tendres reproches
17. Bagatelle in A Flat Major, Op. 33, No. 7
18. Notation No. 4
19. Gigue in G Major K574
20. Années de pèlerinage: Vallée d’Obermann
21. Musica ricercata: V. Rubato. Lamentoso
22. Játékok: Doina
23. Notation No. 8
24. Vers la flamme, Opus 72
25. Improvisation
26. Sonata in D Minor K.32


The rising star of a new generation of pianist-composers, Matan Porat here meets the challenge of a visionary programme built up from the basis of Scarlatti's Sonata in D minor K32. The 24 pieces that follow - from Bach to Boulez by way of Chopin and Debussy - all use the same motif, as if they were all variations on a theme. The result is a fascinating network of correspondences and interconnections that, strangely, makes us listen in an entirely new way.

Israel-born pianist and composer, Matan Porat has appeared as soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and has performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York, Auditorium du Louvre in Paris, the Barbican in London and Alhambra’s Palacio Carlos V.

In the 2010-11 season Porat toured the world with Peter Brook’s new production of Mozart’s 'Magic Flute', in a version for piano solo and 7 singers. He is currently living and working in Berlin. Besides his concerts and commissions, he is also playing live music for silent movies, described by Alex Ross of the New Yorker as an “astounding feat of creative musicianship”.

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