Frederic Chiu - Prokofiev: Complete Music for Solo Piano (2001)
BAND/ARTIST: Frederic Chiu
- Title: Prokofiev: Complete Music for Solo Piano
- Year Of Release: 2001
- Label: harmonia mundi
- Genre: Classical Piano
- Quality: flac lossless
- Total Time: 10:47:18
- Total Size: 2.14 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
CD1
01. Piano Sonata No. 1 : Allegro
02. Piano Sonata No. 2 : I. Allegro, ma non troppo
03. Piano Sonata No. 2 : II. Allegro marcato
04. Piano Sonata No. 2 : III. Andante
05. Piano Sonata No. 2 : IV. Vivace
06. Piano Sonata No.3 : Allegro tempestoso
07. Piano Sonata No. 4 : I. Allegro molto sostenuto
08. Piano Sonata No. 4 : II. Andante assai
09. Piano Sonata No. 4 : III. Allegro con brio, ma non leggiero
CD2
01. Piano Sonata No. 5 : I. Allegro tranquillo
02. Piano Sonata No. 5 : II. Andantino
03. Piano Sonata No. 5 : III. Un poco allegretto
04. Piano Sonata No. 6 : I. Allegro moderato
05. Piano Sonata No. 6 : II. Allegretto
06. Piano Sonata No. 6 : III. Tempo di valzer lentissimo
07. Piano Sonata No. 6 : IV. Vivace
08. Piano Sonata No. 7 : I. Allegro inquieto
09. Piano Sonata No. 7 : II. Andante caloroso
10. Piano Sonata No. 7 : III. Precipitato
CD3
01. Piano Sonata No. 8 : I. Andante dolce - Allegro moderato
02. Piano Sonata No. 8 : II. Andante sognando
03. Piano Sonata No. 8 : III. Vivace
04. Piano Sonata No. 9 : I. Allegretto
05. Piano Sonata No. 9 : II. Allegro strepitoso
06. Piano Sonata No. 9 : III. Andante tranquillo - Allegro sostenuto
07. Piano Sonata No. 9 : IV. Allegro con brio, ma non troppo presto
08. Lieutenant Kijé Suite : Romance (transcribed by Frederic Chiu)
09. Lieutenant Kijé Suite : Le mariage de Kijé (transcribed by Frederic Chiu)
CD4
01. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : I. Lentamente
02. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : II. Andante
03. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : III. Allegretto
04. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : IV. Animato
05. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : V. Molto giocoso
06. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : VI. Con eleganza
07. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : VII. Pittoresco
08. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : VIII. Commodo
09. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : IX. Allegretto tranquillo
10. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : X. Ridicolosamente
11. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : XI. Con vivacità
12. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : XII. Assai moderato
13. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : XIII. Allegretto
14. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : XIV. Feroce
15. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : XV. Inquieto
16. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : XVI. Dolente
17. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : XVII. Poetico
18. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : XVIII. Con una dolce lentezza
19. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : XIX. Presto agitatissimo e molto accentuato
20. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : XX. Lento irrealmente
21. Toccata in D Minor, Op. 11
22. Four Pieces, Op. 3 : I. Conte (Fairy Tale)
23. Four Pieces, Op. 3 : II. Badinage
24. Four Pieces, Op. 3 : III. March
25. Four Pieces, Op. 3 : IV. Phantom
26. Four Pieces, Op. 4 : I. Réminiscences
27. Four Pieces, Op. 4 : II. Élan
28. Four Pieces, Op. 4 : III. Désespoir
29. Four Pieces, Op. 4 : IV. Suggestion diabolique
30. Juvenilia : VII. Allegretto in A Minor (1905)
31. Juvenilia : V. Vivo in G Minor (1904)
32. Sarcasms, Op. 17 : I. Tempestoso
33. Sarcasms, Op. 17 : II. Allegro rubato
34. Sarcasms, Op. 17 : III. Allegro precipitato
35. Sarcasms, Op. 17 : IV. Smanioso
36. Sarcasms, Op. 17 : V. Precipitosissimo
CD5
01. Grandmother's Tales, Op. 31 : I. Moderato
02. Grandmother's Tales, Op. 31 : II. Andantino
03. Grandmother's Tales, Op. 31 : III. Andante assai
04. Grandmother's Tales, Op. 31 : IV. Sostenuto
05. Juvenilia : III. Presto
06. Juvenilia : XII. Allegro in D Minor
07. Juvenilia : VI. Lento in D Minor
08. Music for Children, Op. 65 : I. Morning
09. Music for Children, Op. 65 : II. Promenade
10. Music for Children, Op. 65 : III. A Little Story
11. Music for Children, Op. 65 : IV. Tarantella
12. Music for Children, Op. 65 : V. Regrets
13. Music for Children, Op. 65 : VI. Waltz
14. Music for Children, Op. 65 : VII. March of the Grasshoppers
15. Music for Children, Op. 65 : VIII. The Rain and the Rainbow
16. Music for Children, Op. 65 : IX. Playing Tag
17. Music for Children, Op. 65 : X. March
18. Music for Children, Op. 65 : XI. Evening
19. Music for Children, Op. 65 : XII. The Moon Strolls in the Meadows
20. Ten Pieces, Op. 12 : I. March
21. Ten Pieces, Op. 12 : II. Gavotte
22. Ten Pieces, Op. 12 : III. Rigaudon
23. Ten Pieces, Op. 12 : IV. Mazurka
24. Ten Pieces, Op. 12 : V. Capriccio
25. Ten Pieces, Op. 12 : VI. Legend
26. Ten Pieces, Op. 12 : VII. Prelude
27. Ten Pieces, Op. 12 : VIII. Allemande
28. Ten Pieces, Op. 12 : IX. Humoresque Scherzo
29. Ten Pieces, Op. 12 : X. Scherzo
30. Juvenilia : I. Tarantella in D Minor
31. Juvenilia : VIII. Allegretto in C Minor
32. Juvenilia : XIV. Tempo di marcIa
33. Juvenilia : XI. Scherzo in C Major
CD6
01. Choses en soi (Things in Themselves), Op.45 : A. Allegro moderato
02. Choses en soi (Things in Themselves), Op.45 : B. Moderato scherzando
03. Pensées (Thoughts), Op. 62 : I. Adagio penseroso
04. Pensées (Thoughts), Op. 62 : II. Lento
05. Pensées (Thoughts), Op. 62 : III. Andante
06. Juvenilia : XVI. Study-Scherzo in C Major
07. Juvenilia : XIII. Waltz in G Minor
08. Juvenilia : IV. Allegro in F
09. Juvenilia : IX. Allegro in A-Flat Major
10. Four Études, Op. 2 : I. Allegro
11. Four Études, Op. 2 : II. Moderato
12. Four Études, Op. 2 : III. Andante semplice
13. Four Études, Op. 2 : IV. Presto energico
14. Four Pieces, Op. 32 : I. Dance
15. Four Pieces, Op. 32 : II. Minuet
16. Four Pieces, Op. 32 : III. Gavotte
17. Four Pieces, Op. 32 : IV. Waltz
18. Juvenilia : II. Melody in E-Flat Major
19. Juvenilia : XVII. Fugue in D Major
20. Juvenilia : X. Minuet in F Minor
21. Juvenilia : XVIII. Scherzo in D Major
22. Juvenilia : XV. Prestissimo in C Major
CD7
01. Six Pieces, Op. 52 : I. Intermezzo
02. Six Pieces, Op. 52 : II. Rondo
03. Six Pieces, Op. 52 : III. Étude
04. Six Pieces, Op. 52 : IV. Scherzino
05. Six Pieces, Op. 52 : V. Andante
06. Six Pieces, Op. 52 : VI. Scherzo
07. Sonatina, Op.54, No. 1 : I. Allegro moderato
08. Sonatina, Op.54, No. 1 : II. Adagietto
09. Sonatina, Op.54, No. 1 : III. Allegretto
10. Sonatina, Op.54, No. 2 : I. Allegro sostenuto
11. Sonatina, Op.54, No. 2 : II. Andante amabile
12. Sonatina, Op.54, No. 2 : III. Allegro, ma non troppo
13. Three Pieces, Op. 59 : I. Promenade
14. Three Pieces, Op. 59 : II. Landscape
15. Three Pieces, Op. 59 : III. Pastoral Sonatina
CD8
01. Ten Pieces from Romeo & Juliet, Op. 75 : I. Folk dance (Village dance)
02. Ten Pieces from Romeo & Juliet, Op. 75 : II. The street awakens
03. Ten Pieces from Romeo & Juliet, Op. 75 : III. Arrival of the guests
04. Ten Pieces from Romeo & Juliet, Op. 75 : IV. The young Juliet (Juliet)
05. Ten Pieces from Romeo & Juliet, Op. 75 : V. Masks
06. Ten Pieces from Romeo & Juliet, Op. 75 : VI. The Montagues and the Capulets
07. Ten Pieces from Romeo & Juliet, Op. 75 : VII. Friar Laurence (Father Lorenzo)
08. Ten Pieces from Romeo & Juliet, Op. 75 : VIII. Mercutio
09. Ten Pieces from Romeo & Juliet, Op. 75 : IX. Dance of the girls with lillies
10. Ten Pieces from Romeo & Juliet, Op. 75 : X. Romeo bids Juliet farewell
11. Three Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 95 : I. Pavane
12. Three Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 95 : II. Gavotte
13. Three Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 95 : III. Valse lente (Waltz)
14. Ten Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97 : I. Spring Fairy
15. Ten Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97 : II. Summer Fairy
16. Ten Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97 : V. Grasshoppers and Dragonflies
17. Ten Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97 : III. Autumn Fairy
18. Ten Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97 : IV. Winter Fairy
19. Ten Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97 : VI. Orientalia
20. Ten Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97 : VII. Passepied
21. Ten Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97 : VIII. Capriccio (Kubyshka's Variation)
22. Ten Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97 : IX. Bourrée
23. Ten Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97 : X. Adagio (Pas de deux)
24. Three Pieces for Piano, Op. 96 : I. Grand Waltz from "War and Peace"
25. Three Pieces for Piano, Op. 96 : II. Contredanse intended for "Lermontov"
26. Three Pieces for Piano, Op. 96 : III. Mephisto Waltz intended for "Lermontov"
CD9
01. The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33ter : I. March
02. The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33ter : II. Scherzo
03. Six Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102 : I. Allegretto
04. Six Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102 : II. Allegro grazioso
05. Six Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102 : III. Moderato - Allegro irato
06. Six Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102 : IV. Allegro espressivo
07. Six Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102 : V. Allegretto
08. Six Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102 : VI. Moderato dolce
09. Divertissement, Op.43bis : I. Divertissement
10. Divertissement, Op.43bis : II. Nocturne
11. Divertissement, Op.43bis : III. Danse
12. Divertissement, Op.43bis : IV. Epilogue
13. Gavotte from "Hamlet", Op. 77
14. Organ Fugue in D Minor (Arr. Prokofiev)Frederic Chiu and Sergei Prokofiev, Сергей Прокофьев
15. Waltzes (Arr. Prokofiev)Frederic Chiu and Sergei Prokofiev, Сергей Прокофьев
16. Lieutenant Kijé Suite : Introduction - Romance (transcribed by Frederic Chiu)
17. Lieutenant Kijé Suite : Le mariage de Kijé (transcribed by Frederic Chiu)
18. Lieutenant Kijé Suite : Troika (transcribed by Frederic Chiu)
19. Lieutenant Kijé Suite : L' enterrement (transcribed by Frederic Chiu)
CD10
01. Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80 : I. Andante assaiFrederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
02. Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80 : II. Allegro bruscoFrederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
03. Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80 : III. AndanteFrederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
04. Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80 : IV. AllegrissimoFrederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
05. March from 'Love for Three Oranges' (arr. J. Heifetz)Frederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
06. Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94 : I. ModeratoFrederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
07. Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94 : II. ScherzoFrederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
08. Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94 : III. AndanteFrederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
09. Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94 : IV. Allegro con brioFrederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
10. Five Melodies, Op. 35bis : I. Andante (To Pawel Kochanski)Frederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
11. Five Melodies, Op. 35bis : II. Lento, ma non troppo (To Cecilia Hansen)Frederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
12. Five Melodies, Op. 35bis : III. Animato, ma non allegro (To Pawel Kochanski)Frederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
13. Five Melodies, Op. 35bis : IV. Allegretto leggero e scherzando (To Pawel Kochanski)Frederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
14. Five Melodies, Op. 35bis : V. Andante non troppo (To Joseph Szigeti)Frederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
American pianist Frederic Chiu was born to a Chinese immigrant family. Critics count his diverse background as one of his strengths, permitting him a wider point of view in studying the music he plays. On the other hand, his concert repertory is as centered on the classical European piano literature as that of any comparable player. Another part of his background gives him unusual insight into collaboration: his brother is a violinist, and as the pair was growing up Frederic often accompanied him.
He attended Indiana University, where he pursued a double major in piano performance and computer science. His piano teacher at Indiana was Karen Shaw, a pianist known for her powerful virtuosic interpretations. While attending Indiana he frequently participated in the violin class of the late teacher Josef Gingold as a class accompanist. One of his acquaintances from those years was one of Gingold's greatest pupils, Joshua Bell. Chiu frequently accompanies Bell and also with Pierre Amoyal. (The fact that Bell and Chiu are contracted with different record companies impedes the possibility of these two leading American instrumentalists collaborating on disc.)
After Indiana, he studied at the Juilliard School with Abbey Simon, Shaw's teacher. At that point he decided to base his performing career in Paris. Having settled in France, he co-founded (with violinist Philippe Graffin) the 1991 Consonance Festival in Saint Nazaire and participates regularly in it, often collaborating with Jeremy Menuhin, the St. Lawrence Quartet, Christian Ivaldi, Gary Hoffman, or Jean-Yves Thibaudet.
In 1993, already considered one of the quickest-rising young pianists, he entered the Van Cliburn competition. His elimination before the final round resulted in a storm of protest, reminiscent of the 1980 scandal involving Ivo Pogorelich in the Chopin Competition. He received more publicity as a result than did the winner; The New York Times began referring to him as a "maverick pianist." Since then, he has received more positive recognition as the recipient of the Petscheck Award, the American Pianists Association Fellowship, and the 1996 Avery Fisher Career Grant. He has toured extensively in the United States and Europe, appearing with the major orchestras and in solo recitals in the major venues.
He records for the French Harmonia Mundi label, where he has completed several volumes of a critically acclaimed project to record all the piano music of Sergey Prokofiev, including the unpublished juvenilia and Chiu's own transcription of the suite from the film Lt. Kizhe. He is drawn to little-performed Romantic repertory, including the Mendelssohn piano sonatas and the great virtuoso piano transcriptions of the era, especially those of Franz Liszt. He has given lecture-concerts on Liszt's piano version of the Schubert song cycle Schwanengesang, which he had recorded for Harmonia Mundi. He has also recorded transcriptions of music by Rossini and, more conventionally, Ravel's piano music and Chopin's Opus 10 etudes.
CD1
01. Piano Sonata No. 1 : Allegro
02. Piano Sonata No. 2 : I. Allegro, ma non troppo
03. Piano Sonata No. 2 : II. Allegro marcato
04. Piano Sonata No. 2 : III. Andante
05. Piano Sonata No. 2 : IV. Vivace
06. Piano Sonata No.3 : Allegro tempestoso
07. Piano Sonata No. 4 : I. Allegro molto sostenuto
08. Piano Sonata No. 4 : II. Andante assai
09. Piano Sonata No. 4 : III. Allegro con brio, ma non leggiero
CD2
01. Piano Sonata No. 5 : I. Allegro tranquillo
02. Piano Sonata No. 5 : II. Andantino
03. Piano Sonata No. 5 : III. Un poco allegretto
04. Piano Sonata No. 6 : I. Allegro moderato
05. Piano Sonata No. 6 : II. Allegretto
06. Piano Sonata No. 6 : III. Tempo di valzer lentissimo
07. Piano Sonata No. 6 : IV. Vivace
08. Piano Sonata No. 7 : I. Allegro inquieto
09. Piano Sonata No. 7 : II. Andante caloroso
10. Piano Sonata No. 7 : III. Precipitato
CD3
01. Piano Sonata No. 8 : I. Andante dolce - Allegro moderato
02. Piano Sonata No. 8 : II. Andante sognando
03. Piano Sonata No. 8 : III. Vivace
04. Piano Sonata No. 9 : I. Allegretto
05. Piano Sonata No. 9 : II. Allegro strepitoso
06. Piano Sonata No. 9 : III. Andante tranquillo - Allegro sostenuto
07. Piano Sonata No. 9 : IV. Allegro con brio, ma non troppo presto
08. Lieutenant Kijé Suite : Romance (transcribed by Frederic Chiu)
09. Lieutenant Kijé Suite : Le mariage de Kijé (transcribed by Frederic Chiu)
CD4
01. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : I. Lentamente
02. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : II. Andante
03. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : III. Allegretto
04. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : IV. Animato
05. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : V. Molto giocoso
06. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : VI. Con eleganza
07. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : VII. Pittoresco
08. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : VIII. Commodo
09. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : IX. Allegretto tranquillo
10. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : X. Ridicolosamente
11. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : XI. Con vivacità
12. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : XII. Assai moderato
13. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : XIII. Allegretto
14. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : XIV. Feroce
15. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : XV. Inquieto
16. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : XVI. Dolente
17. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : XVII. Poetico
18. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : XVIII. Con una dolce lentezza
19. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : XIX. Presto agitatissimo e molto accentuato
20. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 : XX. Lento irrealmente
21. Toccata in D Minor, Op. 11
22. Four Pieces, Op. 3 : I. Conte (Fairy Tale)
23. Four Pieces, Op. 3 : II. Badinage
24. Four Pieces, Op. 3 : III. March
25. Four Pieces, Op. 3 : IV. Phantom
26. Four Pieces, Op. 4 : I. Réminiscences
27. Four Pieces, Op. 4 : II. Élan
28. Four Pieces, Op. 4 : III. Désespoir
29. Four Pieces, Op. 4 : IV. Suggestion diabolique
30. Juvenilia : VII. Allegretto in A Minor (1905)
31. Juvenilia : V. Vivo in G Minor (1904)
32. Sarcasms, Op. 17 : I. Tempestoso
33. Sarcasms, Op. 17 : II. Allegro rubato
34. Sarcasms, Op. 17 : III. Allegro precipitato
35. Sarcasms, Op. 17 : IV. Smanioso
36. Sarcasms, Op. 17 : V. Precipitosissimo
CD5
01. Grandmother's Tales, Op. 31 : I. Moderato
02. Grandmother's Tales, Op. 31 : II. Andantino
03. Grandmother's Tales, Op. 31 : III. Andante assai
04. Grandmother's Tales, Op. 31 : IV. Sostenuto
05. Juvenilia : III. Presto
06. Juvenilia : XII. Allegro in D Minor
07. Juvenilia : VI. Lento in D Minor
08. Music for Children, Op. 65 : I. Morning
09. Music for Children, Op. 65 : II. Promenade
10. Music for Children, Op. 65 : III. A Little Story
11. Music for Children, Op. 65 : IV. Tarantella
12. Music for Children, Op. 65 : V. Regrets
13. Music for Children, Op. 65 : VI. Waltz
14. Music for Children, Op. 65 : VII. March of the Grasshoppers
15. Music for Children, Op. 65 : VIII. The Rain and the Rainbow
16. Music for Children, Op. 65 : IX. Playing Tag
17. Music for Children, Op. 65 : X. March
18. Music for Children, Op. 65 : XI. Evening
19. Music for Children, Op. 65 : XII. The Moon Strolls in the Meadows
20. Ten Pieces, Op. 12 : I. March
21. Ten Pieces, Op. 12 : II. Gavotte
22. Ten Pieces, Op. 12 : III. Rigaudon
23. Ten Pieces, Op. 12 : IV. Mazurka
24. Ten Pieces, Op. 12 : V. Capriccio
25. Ten Pieces, Op. 12 : VI. Legend
26. Ten Pieces, Op. 12 : VII. Prelude
27. Ten Pieces, Op. 12 : VIII. Allemande
28. Ten Pieces, Op. 12 : IX. Humoresque Scherzo
29. Ten Pieces, Op. 12 : X. Scherzo
30. Juvenilia : I. Tarantella in D Minor
31. Juvenilia : VIII. Allegretto in C Minor
32. Juvenilia : XIV. Tempo di marcIa
33. Juvenilia : XI. Scherzo in C Major
CD6
01. Choses en soi (Things in Themselves), Op.45 : A. Allegro moderato
02. Choses en soi (Things in Themselves), Op.45 : B. Moderato scherzando
03. Pensées (Thoughts), Op. 62 : I. Adagio penseroso
04. Pensées (Thoughts), Op. 62 : II. Lento
05. Pensées (Thoughts), Op. 62 : III. Andante
06. Juvenilia : XVI. Study-Scherzo in C Major
07. Juvenilia : XIII. Waltz in G Minor
08. Juvenilia : IV. Allegro in F
09. Juvenilia : IX. Allegro in A-Flat Major
10. Four Études, Op. 2 : I. Allegro
11. Four Études, Op. 2 : II. Moderato
12. Four Études, Op. 2 : III. Andante semplice
13. Four Études, Op. 2 : IV. Presto energico
14. Four Pieces, Op. 32 : I. Dance
15. Four Pieces, Op. 32 : II. Minuet
16. Four Pieces, Op. 32 : III. Gavotte
17. Four Pieces, Op. 32 : IV. Waltz
18. Juvenilia : II. Melody in E-Flat Major
19. Juvenilia : XVII. Fugue in D Major
20. Juvenilia : X. Minuet in F Minor
21. Juvenilia : XVIII. Scherzo in D Major
22. Juvenilia : XV. Prestissimo in C Major
CD7
01. Six Pieces, Op. 52 : I. Intermezzo
02. Six Pieces, Op. 52 : II. Rondo
03. Six Pieces, Op. 52 : III. Étude
04. Six Pieces, Op. 52 : IV. Scherzino
05. Six Pieces, Op. 52 : V. Andante
06. Six Pieces, Op. 52 : VI. Scherzo
07. Sonatina, Op.54, No. 1 : I. Allegro moderato
08. Sonatina, Op.54, No. 1 : II. Adagietto
09. Sonatina, Op.54, No. 1 : III. Allegretto
10. Sonatina, Op.54, No. 2 : I. Allegro sostenuto
11. Sonatina, Op.54, No. 2 : II. Andante amabile
12. Sonatina, Op.54, No. 2 : III. Allegro, ma non troppo
13. Three Pieces, Op. 59 : I. Promenade
14. Three Pieces, Op. 59 : II. Landscape
15. Three Pieces, Op. 59 : III. Pastoral Sonatina
CD8
01. Ten Pieces from Romeo & Juliet, Op. 75 : I. Folk dance (Village dance)
02. Ten Pieces from Romeo & Juliet, Op. 75 : II. The street awakens
03. Ten Pieces from Romeo & Juliet, Op. 75 : III. Arrival of the guests
04. Ten Pieces from Romeo & Juliet, Op. 75 : IV. The young Juliet (Juliet)
05. Ten Pieces from Romeo & Juliet, Op. 75 : V. Masks
06. Ten Pieces from Romeo & Juliet, Op. 75 : VI. The Montagues and the Capulets
07. Ten Pieces from Romeo & Juliet, Op. 75 : VII. Friar Laurence (Father Lorenzo)
08. Ten Pieces from Romeo & Juliet, Op. 75 : VIII. Mercutio
09. Ten Pieces from Romeo & Juliet, Op. 75 : IX. Dance of the girls with lillies
10. Ten Pieces from Romeo & Juliet, Op. 75 : X. Romeo bids Juliet farewell
11. Three Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 95 : I. Pavane
12. Three Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 95 : II. Gavotte
13. Three Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 95 : III. Valse lente (Waltz)
14. Ten Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97 : I. Spring Fairy
15. Ten Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97 : II. Summer Fairy
16. Ten Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97 : V. Grasshoppers and Dragonflies
17. Ten Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97 : III. Autumn Fairy
18. Ten Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97 : IV. Winter Fairy
19. Ten Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97 : VI. Orientalia
20. Ten Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97 : VII. Passepied
21. Ten Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97 : VIII. Capriccio (Kubyshka's Variation)
22. Ten Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97 : IX. Bourrée
23. Ten Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97 : X. Adagio (Pas de deux)
24. Three Pieces for Piano, Op. 96 : I. Grand Waltz from "War and Peace"
25. Three Pieces for Piano, Op. 96 : II. Contredanse intended for "Lermontov"
26. Three Pieces for Piano, Op. 96 : III. Mephisto Waltz intended for "Lermontov"
CD9
01. The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33ter : I. March
02. The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33ter : II. Scherzo
03. Six Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102 : I. Allegretto
04. Six Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102 : II. Allegro grazioso
05. Six Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102 : III. Moderato - Allegro irato
06. Six Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102 : IV. Allegro espressivo
07. Six Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102 : V. Allegretto
08. Six Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102 : VI. Moderato dolce
09. Divertissement, Op.43bis : I. Divertissement
10. Divertissement, Op.43bis : II. Nocturne
11. Divertissement, Op.43bis : III. Danse
12. Divertissement, Op.43bis : IV. Epilogue
13. Gavotte from "Hamlet", Op. 77
14. Organ Fugue in D Minor (Arr. Prokofiev)Frederic Chiu and Sergei Prokofiev, Сергей Прокофьев
15. Waltzes (Arr. Prokofiev)Frederic Chiu and Sergei Prokofiev, Сергей Прокофьев
16. Lieutenant Kijé Suite : Introduction - Romance (transcribed by Frederic Chiu)
17. Lieutenant Kijé Suite : Le mariage de Kijé (transcribed by Frederic Chiu)
18. Lieutenant Kijé Suite : Troika (transcribed by Frederic Chiu)
19. Lieutenant Kijé Suite : L' enterrement (transcribed by Frederic Chiu)
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01. Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80 : I. Andante assaiFrederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
02. Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80 : II. Allegro bruscoFrederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
03. Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80 : III. AndanteFrederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
04. Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80 : IV. AllegrissimoFrederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
05. March from 'Love for Three Oranges' (arr. J. Heifetz)Frederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
06. Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94 : I. ModeratoFrederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
07. Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94 : II. ScherzoFrederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
08. Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94 : III. AndanteFrederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
09. Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94 : IV. Allegro con brioFrederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
10. Five Melodies, Op. 35bis : I. Andante (To Pawel Kochanski)Frederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
11. Five Melodies, Op. 35bis : II. Lento, ma non troppo (To Cecilia Hansen)Frederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
12. Five Melodies, Op. 35bis : III. Animato, ma non allegro (To Pawel Kochanski)Frederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
13. Five Melodies, Op. 35bis : IV. Allegretto leggero e scherzando (To Pawel Kochanski)Frederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
14. Five Melodies, Op. 35bis : V. Andante non troppo (To Joseph Szigeti)Frederic Chiu and Pierre Amoyal, Pierre Amoyal
American pianist Frederic Chiu was born to a Chinese immigrant family. Critics count his diverse background as one of his strengths, permitting him a wider point of view in studying the music he plays. On the other hand, his concert repertory is as centered on the classical European piano literature as that of any comparable player. Another part of his background gives him unusual insight into collaboration: his brother is a violinist, and as the pair was growing up Frederic often accompanied him.
He attended Indiana University, where he pursued a double major in piano performance and computer science. His piano teacher at Indiana was Karen Shaw, a pianist known for her powerful virtuosic interpretations. While attending Indiana he frequently participated in the violin class of the late teacher Josef Gingold as a class accompanist. One of his acquaintances from those years was one of Gingold's greatest pupils, Joshua Bell. Chiu frequently accompanies Bell and also with Pierre Amoyal. (The fact that Bell and Chiu are contracted with different record companies impedes the possibility of these two leading American instrumentalists collaborating on disc.)
After Indiana, he studied at the Juilliard School with Abbey Simon, Shaw's teacher. At that point he decided to base his performing career in Paris. Having settled in France, he co-founded (with violinist Philippe Graffin) the 1991 Consonance Festival in Saint Nazaire and participates regularly in it, often collaborating with Jeremy Menuhin, the St. Lawrence Quartet, Christian Ivaldi, Gary Hoffman, or Jean-Yves Thibaudet.
In 1993, already considered one of the quickest-rising young pianists, he entered the Van Cliburn competition. His elimination before the final round resulted in a storm of protest, reminiscent of the 1980 scandal involving Ivo Pogorelich in the Chopin Competition. He received more publicity as a result than did the winner; The New York Times began referring to him as a "maverick pianist." Since then, he has received more positive recognition as the recipient of the Petscheck Award, the American Pianists Association Fellowship, and the 1996 Avery Fisher Career Grant. He has toured extensively in the United States and Europe, appearing with the major orchestras and in solo recitals in the major venues.
He records for the French Harmonia Mundi label, where he has completed several volumes of a critically acclaimed project to record all the piano music of Sergey Prokofiev, including the unpublished juvenilia and Chiu's own transcription of the suite from the film Lt. Kizhe. He is drawn to little-performed Romantic repertory, including the Mendelssohn piano sonatas and the great virtuoso piano transcriptions of the era, especially those of Franz Liszt. He has given lecture-concerts on Liszt's piano version of the Schubert song cycle Schwanengesang, which he had recorded for Harmonia Mundi. He has also recorded transcriptions of music by Rossini and, more conventionally, Ravel's piano music and Chopin's Opus 10 etudes.
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