Claudia Schaer,Robert LaRue, Marc Peloquin, Mikhail Dubov, Mona Khaba - Joel Feigin: Piano & Chamber Music, Vol. 1 (2025) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Mountain and Rivers Trio: I. Sostenuto e misterioso
02. Mountain and Rivers Trio: II. Allegretto grazioso
03. Mountain and Rivers Trio: III. Adagio
04. Mountain and Rivers Trio: IV. Vivace
05. 4 Elegies in Memoriam Renée Longy: No. 1, Adagio molto rubato
06. 4 Elegies in Memoriam Renée Longy: No. 2, Grave, quasi recitative
07. Variations on Empty Space
08. Veränderungen for Violin & Piano
09. Variations on a Theme of Arnold Schoenberg: Theme. Sehr langsam
10. Variations on a Theme of Arnold Schoenberg: Var. 1
11. Variations on a Theme of Arnold Schoenberg: Var. 2, Allegro
12. Variations on a Theme of Arnold Schoenberg: Var. 3, Andante
13. Variations on a Theme of Arnold Schoenberg: Var. 4, Allegro
14. Variations on a Theme of Arnold Schoenberg: Var. 5, L'istesso tempo
15. Variations on a Theme of Arnold Schoenberg: Var. 6, Presto
16. Variations on a Theme of Arnold Schoenberg: Var. 7, Drammatico, quasi recitative
17. Variations on a Theme of Arnold Schoenberg: Var. 8, Adagio. Tempo primo
18. Variations on a Theme of Arnold Schoenberg: Var. 9a, L'isteso tempo
19. Variations on a Theme of Arnold Schoenberg: Var. 9b, Vivace
20. Variations on a Theme of Arnold Schoenberg: Var. 9c, Sehr langsam. Tempo primo
21. 14 Canons, BWV 1087 (Arr. for 2 Pianos by Joel Feigin)

Over the past century or so, composers have tended to see themselves as either traditionalists or modernists. The music of Joel Feigin (born in New York in 1951) bridges both worlds, combining the resources of tonality and atonality with equal relish, naturally extending the styles of the recent past. Its freewheeling energy is often tempered by an elegant restraint, sometimes revealing the warm, humanist impulse behind his sound-world. This first volume of his piano and chamber music follows a lusty piano trio and a moving tribute to a much-missed teacher with four sets of variations, three by Feigin and one an arrangement of Bach, the composer who Feigin says is the root of all his music.

Claudia Schaer, violin
Robert LaRue, cello
Marc Peloquin, piano
Mikhail Dubov, piano
Mona Khaba, piano

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