Credits:

Bruckner / Leenaars

Description:

Ivan Illich's 3rd release! World premiere recording of Haydn's symphonies for piano! Serbian-American Ivan Illich is an elite pianist based in Paris, where he graduated with honors from the Conservatoire de Paris. A student of the legendary French pianist François-René Duchabre, he is internationally acclaimed for his recordings of Godowsky and Feldman, and has demonstrated his extraordinary talent with two volumes of Chandos recordings of works by Antoine Raichat, an unknown composer. Ivan Illich, who Chandos is currently promoting as one of its most important pianists, is the third Chandos recording of Haydn's symphonies, which were transcribed by the 18th century German musician Karl David Steekman (1751-1826), a tenor, organist, conductor, and arranger. (1751-1826), a German musician, tenor, organist, conductor, and arranger in the 18th century.He sang the German premiere of Don Giovanni at the Theater Mainz and conducted and produced operas by Mozart, Salieri, Gluck, and others. He has arranged Haydn's 25 symphonies, Mozart's String Quintet and Beethoven's String Trio for keyboard instruments. Tokyo M-Plus

Tracklisting:

1.Symphony No. 92 in G Major, Hob.I:92, "Oxford": I. Adagio - Allegro spiritoso
2.Symphony No. 92 in G Major, Hob.I:92, "Oxford": II. Adagio
3.Symphony No. 92 in G Major, Hob.I:92, "Oxford": III. Menuetto: Allegro
4.Symphony No. 92 in G Major, Hob.I:92, "Oxford": IV. Presto
5.Symphony No. 75 in D Major, Hob.I:75: I. Grave - Presto
6.Symphony No. 75 in D Major, Hob.I:75: II. Poco adagio
7.Symphony No. 75 in D Major, Hob.I:75: III. Menuetto: Allegretto
8.Symphony No. 75 in D Major, Hob.I:75: IV. Finale: Vivace
9.Symphony No. 44 in E Minor, Hob.I:44, "Trauersinfonie" (Mourning): I. Allegro con brio
10.Symphony No. 44 in E Minor, Hob.I:44, "Trauersinfonie" (Mourning): III. Menuetto: Allegretto
11.Symphony No. 44 in E Minor, Hob.I:44, "Trauersinfonie" (Mourning): III. Adagio
12.Symphony No. 44 in E Minor, Hob.I:44, "Trauersinfonie" (Mourning): IV. Presto