Viktor Valkov - Ornstein - Piano Music, Vol. 3 (2023) [Official Digital Download]

Leo Ornstein is as well known for his extraordinary longevity as for his music: he was born in Ukraine in 1893 and died in Wisconsin in 2002, aged at least 108. His generous output of music, much of it for the piano, his own instrument, remains poorly known, although it can stand shoulder to shoulder with that of many better-known names. Some of the pieces here – which cover a span of over 60 years – have their roots in Debussy, Skryabin and Szymanowski, but Ornstein welds those influences into an edgy, energetic language very much his own. The Three Moods of c. 1914 are anger, grief and joy, but there is strength of feeling in all the music to be heard here. Indeed, the Nine Vignettes bear a misleading title: they are substantial and powerful virtuoso essays which can flare up into moments of startling power and violence; hitherto unknown, they constitute a major contribution to the piano literature.

TRACKLIST

1. Viktor Valkov - 9 Vignettes, SO 380: No. 1, Moderato
2. Viktor Valkov - 9 Vignettes, SO 380: No. 2, Con moto
3. Viktor Valkov - 9 Vignettes, SO 380: No. 3, Moderato
4. Viktor Valkov - 9 Vignettes, SO 380: No. 4, Animato
5. Viktor Valkov - 9 Vignettes, SO 380: No. 5, Moderato
6. Viktor Valkov - 9 Vignettes, SO 380: No. 6, Allegro
7. Viktor Valkov - 9 Vignettes, SO 380: No. 7, Animato
8. Viktor Valkov - 9 Vignettes, SO 380: No. 8, Moderato
9. Viktor Valkov - 9 Vignettes, SO 380: No. 9, Moderato con moto
10. Viktor Valkov - Bagatelle, SO 100
11. Viktor Valkov - A Moment of Retrospect, SO 156
12. Viktor Valkov - The Cathedral, SO 73
13. Viktor Valkov - Nocturne No. 1, SO 153
14. Viktor Valkov - 3 Moods, SO 5: No. 1, Anger
15. Viktor Valkov - 3 Moods, SO 5: No. 2, Grief
16. Viktor Valkov - 3 Moods, SO 5: No. 3, Joy



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