Emanuele Cardi, Gianfranco Nicoletti - Tchaikovsky & Saint-Saëns: Arrangements for Organ 4-Hands (2014)
BAND/ARTIST: Emanuele Cardi, Gianfranco Nicoletti
- Title: Tchaikovsky & Saint-Saëns: Arrangements for Organ 4-Hands
- Year Of Release: 2014
- Label: Brilliant Classics
- Genre: Classical Organ
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 01:03:27
- Total Size: 228 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: I. Miniature Overture
02. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: II. Danses Caractéristiques. March
03. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: II. Danses Caractéristiques. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
04. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: II. Danses Caractéristiques. Russian Dance
05. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: II. Danses Caractéristiques. Arabian Dance
06. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: II. Danses Caractéristiques. Chinese Dance
07. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: II. Danses Caractéristiques. Dance of the Reed-Flutes
08. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: III. Waltz of the Flowers
09. French Toccata on "Helmut"
10. Carnival of the Animals: I. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
11. Carnival of the Animals: II. Hens and Cockerels
12. Carnival of the Animals: III. Wild Asses
13. Carnival of the Animals: IV. Tortoises
14. Carnival of the Animals: V. The Elephant
15. Carnival of the Animals: VI. Kangaroos
16. Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium
17. Carnival of the Animals: VIII. People with Long Ears
18. Carnival of the Animals: IX. The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods
19. Carnival of the Animals: X. Aviary
20. Carnival of the Animals: XI. Pianists
21. Carnival of the Animals: XII. Fossils
22. Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan
23. Carnival of the Animals: XIV. Finale
This release features two of the most famous compositions in Western music history, though not quite as the listener knows them. As with many canonic works over the course of time, Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Animals and Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite have been boldly reimagined here for organ 4-hands; transcribed by Alexander Därr, these pieces find inventive solutions to the challenges of colour and texture posed by the originals, and yet are respectful of the range and potential of the instrument.
A matter of intrinsic creativity, therefore, which contrasts with earlier times in which transcriptions were a means of introducing opera to wider audiences, enriching the repertoire of certain instruments and providing adaptations for different ensembles. Also included on the set is Ralf Bölting’s lively Toccata Française sur le nom Helmut, a magnificent composition that celebrates great works of the past and calls for an enormous amount of skill on the part of the players, who are faced with what one critic described as a ‘staggering tour de force’. It’s an exciting ‘filler’ on a release detailing consummate performances by maestros Emanuele Cardi and Gianfranco Nicoletti, two of Italy’s leading organists.
01. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: I. Miniature Overture
02. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: II. Danses Caractéristiques. March
03. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: II. Danses Caractéristiques. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
04. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: II. Danses Caractéristiques. Russian Dance
05. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: II. Danses Caractéristiques. Arabian Dance
06. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: II. Danses Caractéristiques. Chinese Dance
07. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: II. Danses Caractéristiques. Dance of the Reed-Flutes
08. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: III. Waltz of the Flowers
09. French Toccata on "Helmut"
10. Carnival of the Animals: I. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
11. Carnival of the Animals: II. Hens and Cockerels
12. Carnival of the Animals: III. Wild Asses
13. Carnival of the Animals: IV. Tortoises
14. Carnival of the Animals: V. The Elephant
15. Carnival of the Animals: VI. Kangaroos
16. Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium
17. Carnival of the Animals: VIII. People with Long Ears
18. Carnival of the Animals: IX. The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods
19. Carnival of the Animals: X. Aviary
20. Carnival of the Animals: XI. Pianists
21. Carnival of the Animals: XII. Fossils
22. Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan
23. Carnival of the Animals: XIV. Finale
This release features two of the most famous compositions in Western music history, though not quite as the listener knows them. As with many canonic works over the course of time, Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Animals and Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite have been boldly reimagined here for organ 4-hands; transcribed by Alexander Därr, these pieces find inventive solutions to the challenges of colour and texture posed by the originals, and yet are respectful of the range and potential of the instrument.
A matter of intrinsic creativity, therefore, which contrasts with earlier times in which transcriptions were a means of introducing opera to wider audiences, enriching the repertoire of certain instruments and providing adaptations for different ensembles. Also included on the set is Ralf Bölting’s lively Toccata Française sur le nom Helmut, a magnificent composition that celebrates great works of the past and calls for an enormous amount of skill on the part of the players, who are faced with what one critic described as a ‘staggering tour de force’. It’s an exciting ‘filler’ on a release detailing consummate performances by maestros Emanuele Cardi and Gianfranco Nicoletti, two of Italy’s leading organists.
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