Julius Asal - Prokofiev: Piano Works (2022) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. 4 Pieces for Piano, Op. 4: No. 1, Reminiscences
02. 4 Pieces for Piano, Op. 4: No. 2, Elan
03. 4 Pieces for Piano, Op. 4: No. 3, Despair
04. 4 Pieces for Piano, Op. 4: No. 4, Suggestion diabolique
05. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts Arr. for Piano): Folk Dance
06. Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 3, Op. 101 (Arr. J. Asal for Piano): Romeo At the Fountain
07. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts Arr. for Piano): Scene
08. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts Arr. J. Asal for Piano): The Quarrel
09. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts Arr. J. Asal for Piano): Revenge - The Fight
10. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts Arr. for Piano): Juliet As Young Girl
11. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts Arr. for Piano): Masks
12. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts Arr. for Piano): Minuet
13. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts Arr. for Piano): Dance of the Knights
14. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts Arr. for Piano): Friar Laurence
15. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts Arr. J. Asal for Piano): Madrigal
16. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts Arr. J. Asal for Piano): Tybalt Recognizes Romeo
17. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts Arr. for Piano): Mercutio
18. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts Arr. for Piano): Dance of the Girls With Lilies
19. Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter (Arr. J. Asal for Piano): Dance of the Five Couples
20. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts Arr. for Piano): Romeo and Juliet Before Parting
21. Pensées, Op. 62: I. Adagio penseroso
22. Pensées, Op. 62: II. Lento
23. Pensées, Op. 62: III. Andante



This CD is not only a confession and result of my great admiration for the music of Sergei Prokofiev, it also reflects an intense examination of one of the most multifaceted and versatile artists of the 20th century. My chosen program spans around three decades of his compositional works, in which hope and fate, innocence and abyss, directly intertwine and contrast each other. At the heart of this recording is the ballet Romeo and Juliet, based on the play by William Shakespeare. In addition to a total of three orchestral suites, the composer also created a suite for piano containing ten selected transcriptions from the orchestral version. This version, for the first time, includes six other pieces from Romeo and Juliet, which I arranged for the piano in 2020. They add other famous themes to the original piano suite as well as about half of it’s original duration.

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