Joseph Banowetz - Friedman: Original Piano Compositions (2016)

Tracklist

01. 6 Wiener Tänze nach motiven von Eduard Gärtner: No. 1, Tempo di valse lente
02. 6 Wiener Tänze nach motiven von Eduard Gärtner: No. 2, Vivo e sciolto
03. 6 Wiener Tänze nach motiven von Eduard Gärtner: No. 3, Allegretto
04. 6 Wiener Tänze nach motiven von Eduard Gärtner: No. 4, Langsamer Walzer
05. 6 Wiener Tänze nach motiven von Eduard Gärtner: No. 5, Moderato
06. 6 Wiener Tänze nach motiven von Eduard Gärtner: No. 6, Epilogue. Moderato
07. 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 27: No. 1, Prolog
08. 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 27: No. 2, Geständnis
09. 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 27: No. 3, Mazurka
10. 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 27: No. 4, Im Volkson
11. Strophes, Op. 71: No. 1, Non troppo mosso
12. Strophes, Op. 71: No. 2, Passionato ed agitato
13. Strophes, Op. 71: No. 3, Andantino
14. Strophes, Op. 71: No. 4, Andante mesto
15. Strophes, Op. 71: No. 5, Quasi allegro, con eleganza
16. Stimmungen, Op. 79: No. 1, Poco mosso
17. Stimmungen, Op. 79: No. 2, Vivace e volante
18. Stimmungen, Op. 79: No. 3, Moderato, sempre largamente
19. Stimmungen, Op. 79: No. 4, Andante
20. Stimmungen, Op. 79: No. 5, Comodo
21. Stimmungen, Op. 79: No. 6, Andante, pensieroso
22. Stimmungen, Op. 79: No. 7, Grazioso e meno mosso
23. Stimmungen, Op. 79: No. 8, Appassionato
24. Stimmungen, Op. 79: No. 9, Andante, con tristezza
25. 4 Preludes for Piano, Op. 61: No. 1, Pensieroso
26. 4 Preludes for Piano, Op. 61: No. 2, Vivo e molto leggiero
27. 4 Preludes for Piano, Op. 61: No. 3, Con abandono
28. 4 Preludes for Piano, Op. 61: No. 4, Molto appassionato ed animato

Virtuoso pianist Ignaz Friedman's compositions have long been neglected but they possess great melodic beauty and harmonic inventiveness. Grouped into sets of character pieces, they exude the haunting melodies of late-Romanticism. The lush inventiveness of the Vier Klavierstücke, Op.27 finds time for Polish folkloric inspirations whilst Stimmungen, Op.79 – dedicated to his friend Rachmaninov - is pensive, passionate, serious and colourful. Strophes reflects Friedman’s love of Grieg, as well as the abiding influence of Vienna.

Grammy nominated American pianist Joseph Banowetz has been heard as recitalist and orchestral soloist on five continents, with performances with such orchestras as the St Petersburg Philharmonic, the Moscow State Symphony, the Prague and Bratislava Radio Orchestras, the Budapest Symphony, the Barcelona Concert Society Orchestra, the New Zealand Symphony, the Beijing National Philharmonic, the Shanghai Symphony, the Hong Kong Philharmonic, and the Seoul Philharmonic. Banowetz is also well known as an author. His book The Pianist’s Guide to Pedalling (Indiana University Press) has to date been printed in seven languages. He is a graduate with a First Prize from the Vienna Akademie für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, and his teachers have included Carl Friedberg (a pupil of Clara Schumann) and György Sándor (a pupil of Bartók).

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