Carl Petersson - Godowsky: Phonoramas - Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre (2010)

Tracklist

01. Java Suite "Phonoramas" Pt. 1: I.Gamelan
02. Java Suite "Phonoramas" Pt. 1: II. Wayang-Purwa, Puppet Shadow Plays
03. Java Suite "Phonoramas" Pt. 1: III. Hari Besaar, The Great Day
04. Java Suite "Phonoramas" Pt. 2: IV. Chattring Monkeys at the Sacred Lake of Wendit
05. Java Suite "Phonoramas" Pt. 2: V. Boro Budur in Moonlight
06. Java Suite "Phonoramas" Pt. 2: VI. The Bromo Volcoano and the Sand Sead at Daybreak
07. Java Suite "Phonoramas" Pt. 3: VII. Three Dances (I. Moderato)
08. Java Suite "Phonoramas" Pt. 3: VII. Three Dances (II. L'istesso tempo)
09. Java Suite "Phonoramas" Pt. 3: VII. Three Dances (III. Doppio movimento)
10. Java Suite "Phonoramas" Pt. 3: VIII. The Garden Of Bultenzorg
11. Java Suite "Phonoramas" Pt. 3: IX. In the Streets of Old Batavia
12. Java Suite "Phonoramas" Pt. 4: X. In the Kraton
13. Java Suite "Phonoramas" Pt. 4: XI. The Ruined Water Castle at Djojka
14. Java Suite "Phonoramas" Pt. 4: XII. A Court Pageant in Solo
15. Danse Macabre (Arr. Liszt/ Horowitz)



For the genesis of Java Suite we have to go back to 1920. Godowsky was 50, at the height of his fame as a pianiast and a composer, and about to enter the most hectic decade of his life. He had recently made New York his base, he was married with four children and his hands were insured for one million dollars. The Nerw York Times has dubbed him 'a pianist for pianists' as Shelly is 'a poet for poets'. After a two year tour to exotic places such as Mexico, Japan, Hong Hong, Shanghai, Singapore and Java he started composing the first of his Phonoramas and naming them Java Suite.

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