Description
Schirmer’s comprehension of the »inexhaustible tonal scope offered by the grand piano« is evident right from the very first bar. In clearly defined sounds, which – bright or dark – roll out or just trickle, then strike out with a metallic steeliness, the interpreter encircles, paints and sculpts these pictorial miniatures in a concert hall, which was fastidiously checked and balanced out to achieve the best possible acoustics. All in all, this recording towers above even a top-notch production: it is an event that has been created by the producers and architects of sound and tones in which the listener can now partake.
1. Promenade
2. Gnomus
3. Promenade
4. II vecchio castello – The Old Castle
5. Promenade
6. Tuileries
7. Bydlo
8. Promenade
9. Ballet of the Chickens in their Shells
10. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle
11. Promenade
12. The Market-place at Limoges
13. Catacombae (Sepulcrum romanum)
14. Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
15. Baba Yaga – The Hut on Fowl’s Legs
16. The Great Gate at Kiev