![]() The true discovery of Gintov’s recital is the Sonata-Fantasy No.2 by fellow Ukrainian Théodore Akimenko (1876-1945), student of Rimsky-Korsakov and Balakirev, and first composition teacher of Stravinsky. It receives a fine reading that lacks nothing in drama and technical execution. Here, Gintov’s handling of disparate voices in counterpoint is pin-point in its incisiveness.Ĭhopin’s Fantasy in F minor (Op.49), the best-known work of this collection, is ironically crafted in single movement sonata form. This fantasy takes the form of a French overture, opening with a declamation in dotted rhythm, followed by a mighty fugue. More often heard in versions for organ or piano four hands, Gintov’s own transcription is a convincing one. ![]() Neither of Mozart’s well-known Fantasias in D minor and C minor are included, but one gets instead the late Fantasia in F minor (K.608), orinally written for mechanical clock. In between, Haydn’s Fantasia in C (Hob.XVII:4) comes across as a kind of light entertainment. ![]() Both works delight in unexpected twists and turns, abrupt shifts in moods and dynamics, while revelling in a deliciously shared anarchic spirit. His son C.P.E.Bach’s Fantasia in C major is as quirky as they come, a close cousin in spirit to Beethoven’s more extended Fantasia in G minor (Op.77). Originally for harpsichord, Gintov’s clarity of articulation is faultless and the play of counterpoint, involving frequent crossing of hands is also excellent. ![]() J.S.Bach’s Fantasia in C minor (BWV.906), usually performed without its companion fugue (left incomplete), makes for a stirring opener. However, this distinction became blurred along the way, which is why we have sonata-fantasies and their like, also explored by this fine pianist. In a way, what is not a sonata is a fantasy. Fantasies have evolved over the centuries, beginning as creations of whim and fancy, which later espoused the idea of compositional “free form” as opposed to strict “sonata form”. Moonlight in Vermont (Suessdorf) Norwegian Dance No.Prize-winning Ukrainian pianist Pavel Gintov takes the listener on a chronological survey of keyboard fantasies, spanning some two hundred years, from the baroque era to the early 20 th century. The Girl from Ipanema (Jobim) Makin’ Whoopie (Donaldson) Let’s do it (Porter) Fly me to the moon (Howard) Chelsea Bridge (Strayhorn) Satin Doll (Ellington) Time to say goodbye (Sartori, Quarantotto, & Peterson) They can’t take that away from me (Gershwin) Anything goes (Porter) 51 (Vieuxtemps) Waltz in E major (Chopin)įive Minuet and Trios for String Quartet (Schubert) Three Little Maids from School (Sullivan)Ī selection of Argentine Tangos (McLean) Liber Tango (Piazzolla)īill Bailey, Won’t you come home? (Cannon) Dixie (DanEmmet)ĭeep in the Heart of Texas (Trad.) The Yellow Rose of Texas (Trad.) Waltzes: Vesti la Giubba from Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Polovtsian Dance from Prince Igor (Borodin) Andantino from The Force of Destiny (Verdi) Quando me’n vo’ soletta from La Boheme (Puccini) Vedi le Fosche from Il Travatore (Verdi) Una Furtive Lagrima from L’Elisir D’Amore (Donizetti) Casta Diva from Norma (Bellini)Ĭielo e mar from La Gioconda (Ponchielli) Marche Militaire (Schubert) Traumerei (Schumann) Mazurka (Chopin)ĭanse Des Mirlitons -Tchaikovsky Barcarolle (Offenbach) None but the Lonely Heart (Tchaikovsky) Melody in F (Thome) Largo from New World Symphony (Dvorak) Hungarian Dance Nos. Nimrod from Enigma Variations (Elgar) Chanson de Matin (Elgar) Menuetto from Serenade No.1 (Brahms) Prelude in E Minor (Chopin) Humoresque (Dvorak) ![]() Wedding day at Troldhaugen (Grieg) Rondeau (Mouret)Īdagio from Violin Concerto (Bruch) Le Petit Negre (Debussy)ĭance of the Blessed Spirits (Gluck) Serenade (Dvorak) Pastorale from concerto gross no.8 (Corelli) Hornpipes in D and F (Handel) Andante from Piano Sonata (Beethoven) Andante from the Surprise Symphony (Haydn) Adagio in F (Haydn) Handel's Messiah - Pastoral Symphony Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach) Sobieska)Ĭoncerto Grosso No.8 in G major (Corelli) Magic Flute Overture (Mozart) Martelli) Wedding March (Mendelssohn Arr. Over 170 Pieces to choose from.or make a special request! ![]()
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