Circus and Magic
Champs Hill Records CHRCD048
Reinis Zariņš, piano
29-10-2012
Ernest Bloch : Four Circus Pieces (1922)
- The Two 'Burlington Brothers'
- The Clown (dedicated to Charlie Chaplin)
- The Homeliest Woman
- Dialogue and Dance of the Heavy-weight and the Dwarf
Claude Debussy : Three pieces
- Feux d’artifice
- Masques
- L’Isle Joyeuse
Sergei Prokofiev : Three Pieces from the ballet music for Cinderella op.95 (1942)
- Printemps (Intermezzo)
- Gavotte
- Valse lente
Gyorgy Ligeti : Eighteen Etudes (1985 - 2001)
Book 1
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- No. 1: Désordre. Molto vivace, vigoroso, molto ritmico
- No. 2: Cordes à vide. Andantino rubato, molto tenero
- No. 3: Touches bloquées. Vivacissimo, sempre molto ritmico - Feroce, impetuoso, molto meno vivace - Feroce, estrepitoso - Tempo I
- No. 4: Fanfares. Vivacissimo, molto ritmico, con alegria e slancio
- No. 5: Arc-en-ciel. Andante con eleganza, with swing
- No. 6: Automne à Varsovie. Presto cantabile, molto ritmico e flessibile
Book 2
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- No. 7: Galamb Borong
- No. 8: Fém
- No. 9: Vertige
- No. 10: Der Zauberlehrling (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
- No. 12: Entrelacs
- No. 13: L'escalier du diable (The Devil's Staircase)
- No. 14: Coloana infinită (Infinite Column)
Book 3
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- No. 15: White on White
- No. 16: Pour Irina
- No. 17: À bout de souffle (Out of Breath)
- No. 18: Canon
Igor Stravinsky : Three Pieces from Petrushka (arranged in 1921 for piano solo, form the 1911 original, and dedicated to Arthur Rubinstein)
- Danse russe (Russian Dance)
- Chez Pétrouchka (Petrushka's Room)
- La semaine grasse (The Shrovetide Fair; Mardi Gras)