MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Maiden's Prayer
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MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Maiden's Prayer
Philip Martin (piano)
[ Hyperion / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 1 February 2013
None of us can deny that they have fallen prey to the lure of a junk shop or of the chaotic mysteries of an attic, and sometimes purchasers of an old wardrobe or chest of drawers find there a bundle of treasure left behind … well, the spirit of "What have we here?" permeates the adventures captured on this disc. Salon music had its heyday on record in the era of 78s, since the length of a side suited it so well, and for that reason some titles - such as Rubinstein's Melody in F and Paderewski's Minuet in G - may be familiar, but there are 'finds' to be had in any such compilation. This is music on which most aspiring pianists have cut their teeth, giving them as it does both the satisfaction of mastering a complete piece without straining their technique (well, mostly) as well as the backbone of a repertoire that makes for a welcome family evening around the piano; alas for us all that we cannot offer renderings of such sympathetic finesse and lyrical elegance as are here set down by Philip Martin 'at home' and off-duty from his award-winning complete Gottschalk recordings on Hyperion.
'a repertoire that makes for a welcome family evening around the piano; alas for us all that we cannot offer renderings of such sympathetic finesse and lyrical elegance as are here set down by Philip Martin 'at home'' (Henry Kelly, Classic FM Radio)
'you may wonder when you last heard such beguiling, fine-toned fluency ... This is a delectable disc finely recorded' (Gramophone)
'This repertoire is as delightful to listen to as it is to play … Perfect evening listening' (Classic FM Magazine)
'played by Philip Martin with winning insouciance' (The Independent)
'Martin makes for a sensitive, sympathetic guide … this release is a veritable treasure trove for the pianophile' (International Record Review)
'[Martin] plays poetically throughout, and this for me is an unmissable collection' (Mail on Sunday)
'If you've ever struggled through Badarzewska's Maiden's Prayer, tripped yourself up in Dvorak's Humoresque in G flat, or wondered how the simple lines of MacDowell's To a Wild Rose would sound in capable, smooth-contoured professional hands, this is the disc for you' (Irish Times)
Tracks:
Sinding:
Rustle of Spring Op 32 No 3 [2'46]
Badarzewska:
The Maiden's Prayer [4'14]
Dvorák:
Humoresque in G flat Op 101 No 7 [2'56]
Palmgren:
May Night Op 57 No 4 [2'44]
Moszkowski:
Serenata Op 15 No 1 [1'56]
Rubinstein:
Melody in F Op 3 No 1 [3'23]
Paderewski:
Minuet in G Op 14 No 1 [4'00]
Paradies:
Toccata in A [2'39]
Handel:
The Harmonious Blacksmith [4'45]
Beethoven:
Minuet in G WoO10 No 2 [2'11]
Mendelssohn:
Spring Song Op 62 No 6 [2'30]
Tchaikovsky:
Chanson triste Op 40 No 2 [2'38]
Sibelius:
The Spruce Tree Op 75 No 5 [2'40]
Mason:
Silver Spring Op 6 [4'52]
Pieczonka:
Tarantella in A minor [2'31]
Grieg:
Nocturne Op 54 No 4 [3'49]
Herbert:
La Coquette - valse brillante [3'02]
Fibich:
Poème Op 41 No 14 [1'21]
Poldini:
Poupée valsante [3'15]
MacDowell:
To a Wild Rose Op 51 No 1 [1'53]
Raff:
La Fileuse Op 157 No 2 [4'02]
Nevin:
Narcissus Op 13 No 4 [1'57]
Grünfeld:
Romanze Op 45 No 1 [5'09]
Durand:
Première Valse Op 83 [4'00]
