Esther Birringer - Once Upon a Time

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£13.95

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: RCD1067
Barcode: 5065002149664
Release Date: 28th May 2021
Genre: Classical

 Esther Birringer has chosen three great Russian ballets for her recital album. All three have great stories - drama, love and tragedy in the case of
Petrushka and Romeo & Juliet, and fantasy in The Nutcracker, which is based on a tale by ETA Hoffman.
 Tchaikovsky’s suite from ballet was arranged for piano by Mikhail Pletnev. Prokofiev, a superb pianist, arranged numbers from his ballet Romeo & Juliet for piano and Stravinsky took three sections from his ballet Petrushka and created the Three Pieces - it is a superb showcase for any pianist and makes great demands upon the performer.

Tracklisting
Three Movements from Petrushka K. 12: I. Russian Dance
Three Movements from Petrushka K. 12: II. Petrushka’s Room
Three Movements from Petrushka K. 12: III. The Shrovetide Fair
Romeo & Juliet, 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 75: I. Folk Dance
Romeo & Juliet, 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 75: II. Scene
Romeo & Juliet, 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 75: III. Menuet
Romeo & Juliet, 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 75: IV. The Young Juliet
Romeo & Juliet, 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 75: V. Masks
Romeo & Juliet, 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 75: VI. The Montagues and
Capulets
Romeo & Juliet, 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 75: VII. Friar Laurence
Romeo & Juliet, 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 75: VIII. Mercutio
Romeo & Juliet, 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 75: IX. Lily Dance of the Maidens
Romeo & Juliet, 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 75: X. Romeo bids Juliet
Farewell
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: I. March (Arr. for piano)
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: II. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Arr.
for piano)
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: III. Tarantella (Arr. for piano)
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: IV. Intermezzo (Arr. for piano)
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: V. Trepak (Russian Dance) (Arr. for
piano)
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: VI.The Tea (Chinese Dance) (Arr. for
piano)
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: VII. Andante maestoso (Arr. for piano)