Erkki Melartin
Works for Piano
Izumi Tateno, piano
Instrumental
Booklet with liner notes in English and Finnish
Format:
CD
Released:
April 1989
Catalogue No.:
ODE 724-2
EAN/UPC Code:
0761195072424
CD
Released:
April 1989
Catalogue No.:
ODE 724-2
EAN/UPC Code:
0761195072424
69:55
Three Pieces for Piano, Op. 8
6:45
1
I. Elegy
1:39
2
II. Romance
1:44
3
III. Night
3:10
The Melancholy Garden, Op. 52
23:32
4
I. We Two
5:16
5
II. Lover's Lane
3:40
6
III. Lullany for a Begger Boy
3:24
7
IV. Rain
4:53
8
V. Loneliness
5:58
Noli me tangere, Op. 87
12:06
9
I. Twilight in the Snow
3:15
10
II. A Festive Morning
2:11
11
III. Presentiment
2:20
12
IV. The Hour of Death
2:31
13
V. Autumnal Wind
1:30
Legends, Op. 98
14
I. The Silent Forest
3:11
15
III. On High
5:05
16
Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 111 "Fantasia Apocaliptica"
18:31
Izumi Tateno's playing is technically brilliant, and the piano sound is superb.
Stephen Ellis, Fanfare Magazine, July/August 1989
This CD contains piano works by Finnish composer Erkki Melartin, the author of over 350 mostly Romantic-Impressionistic piano pieces. The performer is Japanese-born pianist Izumi Tateno.
