Charlene Farrugia, Dimitri Ashkenazy, Rebecca Raimondi, Stefan Jess-Kropfitsch – Fiorini: In the Midst of Things – Piano & Chamber Music (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 59:50 minutes | 912 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Grand Piano
Maltese composer Karl Fiorini is a European without frontiers – the compositions in this album reflect his early detachment from a Mediterranean identity towards a more varied and intense sound world. Trio Lamina features elements of Bartók’s “night music” in its complex sub-sections, whereas Fiorini’s two piano studies, which predate his move to Paris, already exude a Gallic ambience. Influenced by North African folk music, the Piano Trio expands his global reach, and the Piano Sonata, a gritty virtuoso concert piece, shifts geographical influence towards Eastern Europe to powerful effect. All of these world première recordings were recorded in the presence of the composer.
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Vladimir & Dimitri Ashkenazy – Father & Son (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 53:53 minutes | 474 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: highresaudio.com | Artwork: Digital Booklet | © Paladino Media GmbH, Vienna
Recorded: 1–2 Sep 2012, 5 Sep 2013, Franz-Liszt-Zentrum, Raiding
“Father & Son” is the first complete album of Dimitri and Vladimir Ashkenazy as a duo internationally available. Dimitri Ashkenazy selected some of his favorite fantasies and fantasy pieces, and besides all-time hits such as Schumann’s Opus 73, there is music by the Swiss Romantic Johann Carl Eschmann to discover. A must for every music-lover!
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