Romantic Dreams
world music > spain/flamenco CD
RRP £19.55 historic list price — see live Amazon pricing below
- Performers
- Ironwood
- Label
- Abc Classic
- Barcode
- 0028948198870
Be transported back in time to the salons of 19th-century Paris by one of Australias finest historically inspired ensembles. Acclaimed period-instrument ensemble Ironwood revive the sounds of the French Romantic through works by Louise Farrenc and Camille Saint-Saens. These wonderful piano quintets provide contrasting glimpses of the rapidly changing tastes of mid-19th-century Paris, from the Schubertian Classicism in Farrencs piece to Saint-Saens incredible work that seems to move from the Baroque to Blondie (yes, really!) via cabaret and the shimmering sounds of early Hollywood. Ironwoods novel interpretation of these works reflects the ensembles research into historical performance practices, informed by very early acoustic, electrical and piano roll recordings including some by Saint-Saens himself and by contemporaneous written texts by French and Belgian musicians. Through this research, coupled with the sounds of gut-strung stringed instruments and an original Erard concert grand piano from 1869, this recording re-imagines the expressive sound world that these composers envisaged for their sumptuous music.
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Details
- Romantic Dreams: Quintets For Piano And Strings
- Product Type: Abis Music
- Brand: Abc Classics
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