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Aristo Sham, Charlie Albright, Daniel Kim, Mackenzie Melemed, Leann Osterkamp, Anna Han, Matthew Graybil, Larry Weng - Stecher & Horowitz Commissions (2018) [Hi-Res]

Aristo Sham, Charlie Albright, Daniel Kim, Mackenzie Melemed, Leann Osterkamp, Anna Han, Matthew Graybil, Larry Weng - Stecher & Horowitz Commissions (2018) [Hi-Res]
  • Title: Stecher & Horowitz Commissions
  • Year Of Release: 2018
  • Label: Steinway & Sons
  • Genre: Classical Piano
  • Quality: flac lossless / flac 24bits - 192.0kHz +Booklet
  • Total Time: 01:10:00
  • Total Size: 248 mb / 1.95 gb
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Tracklist

01. 2 Impromptus, Op. 131: No. 1, Limpido con molto rubato
02. 2 Impromptus, Op. 131: No. 2, Molto lento e sereno
03. Blue Pacific
04. Nocturno Nazqueño
05. 3 Études: No. 1, Snakes & Ladders
06. 3 Études: No. 2, Funeral March
07. 3 Études: No. 3, Sundrops over Windy Water
08. Improvisation & Fugue: Improvisation
09. Improvisation & Fugue: Fugue
10. Piano Suite: I. Prelude
11. Piano Suite: II. Chant
12. Piano Suite: III. Fugue
13. Piano Suite: IV. Finale
14. Concerto for 2 Pianos (Arr. for Piano Duo): I. Allegro non troppo
15. Concerto for 2 Pianos (Arr. for Piano Duo): II. Adagio
16. Concerto for 2 Pianos (Arr. for Piano Duo): III. Con spirito

Aristo Sham, Charlie Albright, Daniel Kim, Mackenzie Melemed, Leann Osterkamp, Anna Han, Matthew Graybil, Larry Weng - Stecher & Horowitz Commissions (2018) [Hi-Res]


Melvin Stecher and Norman Horowitz, the acclaimed American piano duo known as Stecher & Horowitz since 1951, are equally celebrated in the world of music education. Their biannual New York International Piano Competition has recognized some of the best young pianists of our time. The competition has also commissioned original works from important composers of our day. These works are presented on this album, some for the first time, performed by some of the notable prize-winners of the competition. Also included is the premiere recording of the two-piano version of Walter Piston’s Concerto for Two Pianos, written for Stecher & Horowitz.

"Duo pianists Melvin Stecher and Norman Horowitz joined forces in 1951. Later in their career they established their own foundation and created the New York International Piano Competition, which has launched the careers of quite a few young pianists. The competition, unlike others, has also commissioned original works, and some of those are presented here. It would seem a no-brainer that new music helps to renew a tradition, but having music and performance proceed hand in hand like this is a rare thing. The performers are young New York International Piano Competition prize-winners, and to a one they find the music sympathetic. Standouts are Mackenzie Melamed's performance of Avner Dorman's Three Etudes, which bring real piano-friendly virtuosity to a modern Ligeti-like idiom, and the Concerto for Two Pianos Soli of Walter Piston (not a competition-commissioned work but one written for Stecher and Horowitz themselves), which is richly in need of revival. But the whole program is enjoyable, accessible, and varied. Recommended, with fine Steinway Hall sound." (James Manheim, AMG)

Aristo Sham, piano
Charlie Albright, piano
Daniel Kim, piano
Mackenzie Melemed, piano
Leann Osterkamp, piano
Anna Han, piano
Matthew Graybil, piano
Larry Weng, piano


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