Nicolas Costantinou - … metavasis: Constantinos Y. Stylianou: 12 Piano Préludes, Book I (2023) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: Nicolas Costantinou
- Title: … metavasis: Constantinos Y. Stylianou: 12 Piano Préludes, Book I
- Year Of Release: 2023
- Label: Odradek Records
- Genre: Classical Piano
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) / flac 24bits - 96.0kHz
- Total Time: 01:02:23
- Total Size: 224 / 800 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. 12 Préludes, Book I: I. …I Níki tis Samothrákis
02. 12 Préludes, Book I: II. …Composition with Yellow and Blue (Piet Mondrian)
03. 12 Préludes, Book I: III. …L’étang des sœurs (Paul Cézanne)
04. 12 Préludes, Book I: IV. …Snow Storm – Steam-Boat off a Harbour’s Mouth (J. M. W. Turner)
05. 12 Préludes, Book I: V. …"The Weeping Angel" from The Seilern Triptych (Robert Campin)
06. 12 Préludes, Book I: VI. …Die Lebensstufen (Caspar David Friedrich)
07. 12 Préludes, Book I: VII. …L’homme qui marche (Alberto Giacometti)
08. 12 Préludes, Book I: VIII. …La leçon de piano (Henri Matisse)
09. 12 Préludes, Book I: IX. …Der Kuss (Gustav Klimt)
10. 12 Préludes, Book I: X. …Le rond rouge (Wassily Kandinsky)
11. 12 Préludes, Book I: XI. …O kósmos tis Kíprou (Adamántios Diamantís)
12. 12 Préludes, Book I: XII. …The Dance (Paula Rego)
In an album of world-premiere recordings, Steinway Artist Nicolas Costantinou performs 12 Preludes for solo piano by Constantinos Y. Stylianou, each inspired by a different work of art.
In 2008, as part of a series of events to mark the French Presidency of the EU, Stylianou was asked to compose a piece of music for solo piano to be performed at the Great Hall of the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. This resulted in two pr ludes, each one inspired by a work of art (painting or sculpture); the choice of form was also influenced by Debussy's two Books of Pr ludes. Following those two initial piano works, Stylianou decided to continue composing pr ludes until a cycle of 12 was completed. The last prelude was composed in 2014, with final revisions made in 2018.
From the set's starting point of a prehistoric sculpture of a winged goddess, Stylianou embraces a wide range of art: Mondrian's Composition with Blue and Yellow (1932); Cezanne's L'etang des soeurs (1875); Turner's Snow Storm - Steam-Boat off a Harbour's Mouth (1842); Campin's The Weeping Angel from the Seilern Triptych (c. 1410/15); Die Lebensstufen (1835) by Caspar David Friedrich; L'homme qui marche (1947) by Alberto Giacometti; Matisse's La le on de piano (1916); Klimt's The Kiss (1907/08); Kandinsky's Le rond rouge (1939); O kosmos tis K'prou (1967/72) by Adamantios Diamantis; and finally The Dance (1988) by Paula Rego. The result is a vivid, colourful and inspired series of preludes, each one distinguished not only by a unique tonal and stylistic character, but also by the personal approach to the instrument that is so characteristic of this composer's style.
01. 12 Préludes, Book I: I. …I Níki tis Samothrákis
02. 12 Préludes, Book I: II. …Composition with Yellow and Blue (Piet Mondrian)
03. 12 Préludes, Book I: III. …L’étang des sœurs (Paul Cézanne)
04. 12 Préludes, Book I: IV. …Snow Storm – Steam-Boat off a Harbour’s Mouth (J. M. W. Turner)
05. 12 Préludes, Book I: V. …"The Weeping Angel" from The Seilern Triptych (Robert Campin)
06. 12 Préludes, Book I: VI. …Die Lebensstufen (Caspar David Friedrich)
07. 12 Préludes, Book I: VII. …L’homme qui marche (Alberto Giacometti)
08. 12 Préludes, Book I: VIII. …La leçon de piano (Henri Matisse)
09. 12 Préludes, Book I: IX. …Der Kuss (Gustav Klimt)
10. 12 Préludes, Book I: X. …Le rond rouge (Wassily Kandinsky)
11. 12 Préludes, Book I: XI. …O kósmos tis Kíprou (Adamántios Diamantís)
12. 12 Préludes, Book I: XII. …The Dance (Paula Rego)
In an album of world-premiere recordings, Steinway Artist Nicolas Costantinou performs 12 Preludes for solo piano by Constantinos Y. Stylianou, each inspired by a different work of art.
In 2008, as part of a series of events to mark the French Presidency of the EU, Stylianou was asked to compose a piece of music for solo piano to be performed at the Great Hall of the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. This resulted in two pr ludes, each one inspired by a work of art (painting or sculpture); the choice of form was also influenced by Debussy's two Books of Pr ludes. Following those two initial piano works, Stylianou decided to continue composing pr ludes until a cycle of 12 was completed. The last prelude was composed in 2014, with final revisions made in 2018.
From the set's starting point of a prehistoric sculpture of a winged goddess, Stylianou embraces a wide range of art: Mondrian's Composition with Blue and Yellow (1932); Cezanne's L'etang des soeurs (1875); Turner's Snow Storm - Steam-Boat off a Harbour's Mouth (1842); Campin's The Weeping Angel from the Seilern Triptych (c. 1410/15); Die Lebensstufen (1835) by Caspar David Friedrich; L'homme qui marche (1947) by Alberto Giacometti; Matisse's La le on de piano (1916); Klimt's The Kiss (1907/08); Kandinsky's Le rond rouge (1939); O kosmos tis K'prou (1967/72) by Adamantios Diamantis; and finally The Dance (1988) by Paula Rego. The result is a vivid, colourful and inspired series of preludes, each one distinguished not only by a unique tonal and stylistic character, but also by the personal approach to the instrument that is so characteristic of this composer's style.
Year 2023 | Classical | FLAC / APE | HD & Vinyl
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