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Track(s) taken from CDA67903

Allegro danzante

composer
published by Boosey & Hawkes, New York, in the 1942 volume Homage to Paderewksi

Jonathan Plowright (piano)
Recording details: January 2011
Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Produced by Jeremy Hayes
Engineered by Tony Faulkner
Release date: November 2011
Total duration: 1 minutes 54 seconds

Cover artwork: Adaptation of the cover illustration for Homage to Paderewski (Boosey & Hawkes, 1942).
 

Reviews

‘Performances of a superlative technique and musicianship. Pianism and sheer musical quality of this order are rare at any time, and Hyperion's recordings … are exemplary’ (Gramophone)

‘This is a fascinating document. Pieces by Martinů and Castelnuovo-Tedesco are among the gems … overall more reflective than virtuosic, this disc allows Plowright to show off his superb command of texture and colour’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘This is an enchanting follow-up to Jonathan Plowright’s 'Hommage à Chopin' disc (CDA67803), and, like that one, it is an eclectic mix of music focused on a central figure … many of the composers have now disappeared into the mists of time, but all of these miniatures are well worth the warmth, affection, lyrical beauty and bravura that Plowright devotes to them … the 24 tracks also include music by Britten, Bartók and Milhaud, adding to a disc that makes a welcome change in being conceived with such imagination. Plowright’s playing throughout is sublime’ (The Daily Telegraph)

‘Jonathan Plowright's sumptuous range of colours and dynamic control [is] much in evidence … any pianophile will surely find it interesting to have a glimpse into music by the composers of the day. One can find no fault, too, with Hyperion's well-balanced, warmly recorded sound’ (International Record Review)
Born in Egypt, the Italian Vittorio Rieti studied with Respighi. He went to the USA in 1940 and settled in New York. The delightful and sparkling Allegro danzante breaks the spirit of mourning created by Whithorne’s piece. Neoclassical in style, one can hear echoes of Scarlatti in this dance. Rieti’s frequent pianistic punctuations played in octaves by both hands also remind the listener of Paderewski’s own Caprice from his Humoresques de concert, Op 14.

from notes by Joseph A Herter © 2011

Né en Égypte, l’Italien Vittorio Rieti étudia avec Respighi. Il émigra aux États-Unis en 1940 et s’installa à New York. Son Allegro danzante, charmant et étincelant, rompt l’endeuillement suscité par l’œuvre de Whithorne. De style néoclassique, il présente des échos scarlattiens. Quant aux fréquentes ponctuations pianistiques exécutées en octaves aux deux mains, elles rappellent le Caprice des Humoresques de concert op. 14 de Paderewski.

extrait des notes rédigées par Joseph A Herter © 2011
Français: Hypérion

Der in Ägypten geborene Italiener Vittorio Rieti studierte bei Respighi. Er ging 1940 in die USA und lebte in New York. Das entzückende und spritzige Allegro danzante durchbricht die durch Whithornes Stück aufgekommene traurige Stimmung. In diesem Tanz im neoklassizistischen Stil kann man Anklänge an Scarlatti hören. Rietis zahlreiche pianistische Interpunktionen, von beiden Händen in Oktaven gespielt, erinnern den Hörer auch an Paderewskis Caprice aus seinen Humoresques de concert op. 14.

aus dem Begleittext von Joseph A Herter © 2011
Deutsch: Christiane Frobenius

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