Czerny: Romantic Piano Fantasies on Sir Walter Scott's Novels Classical Piano Naxos

Czerny: Romantic Piano Fantasies on Sir Walter Scott's Novels

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Czerny: Romantic Piano Fantasies on Sir Walter Scott's Novels

Label Catalogue Number:
8.579099

Running Time: 01:20:00

Release Date: September 2021
Originally recorded in 2020

Genre:
Classical
Piano

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Carl Czerny’s instructional exercises may be his lasting legacy but there remain numerous largely forgotten pieces that reveal important elements of his compositional range. The four Romantic Fantasies named after Sir Walter Scott’s famous Waverley novels are piano duets of epic breadth. In them Czerny ingeniously develops popular Scottish melodies, including the use of the ‘Scotch snap’, to generate a vivid programmatic quality that explores numerous genres. Scherzos, fugal passages, chorales and marches are all featured, and raise the music – full of beauty, virtuosity and unpredictability – to orchestral proportions.

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“… illuminating and quite enjoyable recording… Czerny’s music could not have been more inspired or have a better recording debut than here.”

James Harrington – American Record Guide – March/April 2022

Artistic Quality 9 Sound Quality 9

“… The Wang/Gingher duo infuses these works with finely-honed ensemble values, expert pacing, and tasteful virtuosic élan. Gingher’s informative booklet notes and Naxos’ fine sonics add further value to a release that all piano duet fans should investigate.”

Jed Distler – classicstoday.com – November 2021

“… Czerny obviously enjoys the fantasy genre; it leaves him so much scope in musical and dramatic terms and while there is brilliance aplenty here it is not often for display or pyrotechnics but rather for contrast. He is as likely to opt for a simple accompaniment and to change the mood from wild excitement to brooding melancholy at a bar's notice. Each fantasy, is packed with melody and harmonic invention and they make for a highly enjoyable listen; I have to say they sound a treat for the performers too… Both capture the spirit of these pieces well and respond to the drama with enthusiasm and no lack of brilliance. Gingher has previously recorded Czerny Piano trios and it is good to hear him and Pei-I Wang bringing more unknown works to light.”

Rob Challinor – MusicWeb-International.com – 25 November 2021

“… These are all world-premiere performances, recorded with typical Naxos care and expertise … if they help raise the profile of Carl Czerny even a small amount, then the whole venture has been worthwhile. That they also provide something so eminently enjoyable and entertaining to listen to, is a real added bonus.”

Philip R Buttall – MusicWeb-International.com – 5 November 2021

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