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Stecher & Horowitz Commissions
Release Date:
02/16/2018
Label:
Steinway & Sons
Catalog #:
30079
Composer:
Lowell Liebermann , Michael Torke , Gabriela Lena Frank , Avner Dorman ...
Performer:
Aristo Sham , Charlie Albright , Daniel Kim , Mackenzie Melemed ...
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Notes and Reviews
Melvin Stecher and Norman Horowitz, the acclaimed American piano duo known as Stecher & Horowitz since 1951, are equally celebrated in the world of music education. Their biannual New York International Piano Competition has recognized some of the best young pianists of our time. The competition has also commissioned original works from important composers of our day. These works are presented on this album, some for the first time, performed by some of the notable prize-winners of the competition. Also included is the premiere recording of the two-piano version of Walter Piston’s Concerto for Two Pianos, written for Stecher & Horowitz.
R E V I E W:
Duo pianists Melvin Stecher and Norman Horowitz joined forces in
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1951. Later in their career they established their own foundation and created the New York International Piano Competition, which has launched the careers of quite a few young pianists. The competition, unlike others, has also commissioned original works, and some of those are presented here. It would seem a no-brainer that new music helps to renew a tradition, but having music and performance proceed hand in hand like this is a rare thing. The performers are young New York International Piano Competition prize-winners, and to a one they find the music sympathetic. Standouts are Mackenzie Melamed's performance of Avner Dorman's Three Etudes, which bring real piano-friendly virtuosity to a modern Ligeti-like idiom, and the Concerto for Two Pianos Soli of Walter Piston (not a competition-commissioned work but one written for Stecher and Horowitz themselves), which is richly in need of revival. But the whole program is enjoyable, accessible, and varied. Recommended, with fine Steinway Hall sound.
-- AllMusic Guide
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1.
Two Impromptus, Op. 131: I. Limpido con molto rubato
Composer:
Lowell Liebermann
Performer:
Aristo Sham (Piano)
Period:
Written:
2016
Date of Recording:
1/16/2017
Venue:
Steinway Hall, New York City
Length:
4 Minutes 57 Secs.
2.
Two Impromptus, Op. 131: II. Molto lento e sereno
Composer:
Lowell Liebermann
Performer:
Aristo Sham (Piano)
Written:
2016
Date of Recording:
1/16/2017
Venue:
Steinway Hall, New York City
Length:
3 Minutes 19 Secs.
3.
Bays of Huatulco
Composer:
Michael Torke
Performer:
Charlie Albright (Piano)
Date of Recording:
1/17/2017
Venue:
Steinway Hall, New York City
Length:
8 Minutes 11 Secs.
4.
Nocturno Nazqueño
Composer:
Gabriela Lena Frank
Performer:
Daniel Kim (Piano)
Date of Recording:
1/16/2017
Venue:
Steinway Hall, New York City
Length:
8 Minutes 16 Secs.
5.
Three Etudes: I. Snakes and Ladders
Composer:
Avner Dorman
Performer:
Mackenzie Melemed (Piano)
Written:
2012
Date of Recording:
1/17/2017
Venue:
Steinway Hall, New York City
Length:
2 Minutes 4 Secs.
6.
Three Etudes: II. Funeral March
Composer:
Avner Dorman
Performer:
Mackenzie Melemed (Piano)
Written:
2012
Date of Recording:
1/17/2017
Venue:
Steinway Hall, New York City
Length:
3 Minutes 21 Secs.
7.
Three Etudes: III. Sundrops Over Windy Water
Composer:
Avner Dorman
Performer:
Mackenzie Melemed (Piano)
Written:
2012
Date of Recording:
1/17/2017
Venue:
Steinway Hall, New York City
Length:
3 Minutes 5 Secs.
8.
Improvisation and Fugue
Composer:
John Musto
Performer:
Leann Osterkamp (Piano)
Written:
2008
Date of Recording:
1/16/2017
Venue:
Steinway Hall, New York City
Length:
9 Minutes 7 Secs.
9.
Suite for Piano
Composer:
Michael Brown
Performer:
Anna Han (Piano)
Date of Recording:
1/17/2017
Venue:
Steinway Hall, New York City
Length:
6 Minutes 50 Secs.
10.
Concerto for Two Pianos
Composer:
Walter Piston
Performer:
Matthew Graybil (Piano) , Larry Weng (Piano)
Written:
1958
Date of Recording:
3/5/2017
Venue:
Steinway Hall, New York City
Length:
20 Minutes 42 Secs.
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