Danny Zelibor - Tansman: Piano Music, Vol. 2 (2017)

The Polish-born Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986) was one of the most prolific composers of the twentieth century. .His fundamental style is a Stravinskyan Neoclassicism, animated by the dance-rhythms of his native Poland and energised by a masterly command of counterpoint.The substantial body of music he produced for his own instrument, the piano, has never been systematically examined in recordings.This first instalment presents works he wrote soon after his arrival in Paris in 1919, the city that was to remain his home - except for the years of World War II, spent in American exile.The American pianist Danny Zelibor is a native Texan who won a top prize in the Los Angeles International Liszt Competition he is currently continuing his doctoral studies at the University of North Texas under the guidance of Joseph Banowetz. He has made a special study of the music of Alexandre Tansman, shaping his own career by a thorough academic and musical exploration of the man and his work. His thesis at Texas Christian University was on the music of Spain and Latin America, which has subsequently yielded a wide exploration of the Latin American and Spanish piano repertoire. His continued examination of this rich literature is giving him a degree of prominence among young American pianists.

TRACKLIST

01. 8 Novelettes: No. 1, Caprice. Lento
02. 8 Novelettes: No. 2, Étude. Prestissimo
03. 8 Novelettes: No. 3, Exotique. Largo (Danse javanaise)
04. 8 Novelettes: No. 4, Danse tzigane. Allegro giocoso
05. 8 Novelettes: No. 5, Obertas. Allegro giocoso (Danse polonaise)
06. 8 Novelettes: No. 6, Blues. Andante cantabile
07. 8 Novelettes: No. 7, Prélude et fugué. Lento cantabile
08. 8 Novelettes: No. 8, Improvisation. Andante comodo
09. 3 Préludes en forme de blues: No. 1, Lento cantabile
10. 3 Préludes en forme de blues: No. 2, Moderato
11. 3 Préludes en forme de blues: No. 3, Moderato
12. 20 Pièces faciles sur des mélodies populaires polonaises: No. 1, Moderato
13. 20 Pièces faciles sur des mélodies populaires polonaises: No. 2, Allegro marziale
14. 20 Pièces faciles sur des mélodies populaires polonaises: No. 3, Andantino espressivo
15. 20 Pièces faciles sur des mélodies populaires polonaises: No. 4, Allegro giusto
16. 20 Pièces faciles sur des mélodies populaires polonaises: No. 5, Allegretto
17. 20 Pièces faciles sur des mélodies populaires polonaises: No. 6, Moderato
18. 20 Pièces faciles sur des mélodies populaires polonaises: No. 7, Allegro giusto
19. 20 Pièces faciles sur des mélodies populaires polonaises: No. 8, Allegro ma non troppo
20. 20 Pièces faciles sur des mélodies populaires polonaises: No. 9, Andantino grazioso
21. 20 Pièces faciles sur des mélodies populaires polonaises: No. 10, Mazurka lento
22. 20 Pièces faciles sur des mélodies populaires polonaises: No. 11, Allegretto
23. 20 Pièces faciles sur des mélodies populaires polonaises: No. 12, Moderato
24. 20 Pièces faciles sur des mélodies populaires polonaises: No. 13, Allegro (Polka)
25. 20 Pièces faciles sur des mélodies populaires polonaises: No. 14, Allegro ma non troppo (Mazurka)
26. 20 Pièces faciles sur des mélodies populaires polonaises: No. 15, Allegro (Polka)
27. 20 Pièces faciles sur des mélodies populaires polonaises: No. 16, Moderato
28. 20 Pièces faciles sur des mélodies populaires polonaises: No. 17, Vivace (Oberek)
29. 20 Pièces faciles sur des mélodies populaires polonaises: No. 18, Allegro grazioso
30. 20 Pièces faciles sur des mélodies populaires polonaises: No. 19, Lento
31. 20 Pièces faciles sur des mélodies populaires polonaises: No. 20, Largo
32. Suite dans le style ancien: I. Entrée. Allegro deciso, ben ritmato
33. Suite dans le style ancien: II. Sarabande. Lento
34. Suite dans le style ancien: III. Gavotte. Allegro grazioso
35. Suite dans le style ancien: IV. Choral fugué. Moderato
36. Suite dans le style ancien: V. Aria. Largo cantabile
37. Suite dans le style ancien: VI. Toccata. Molto vivace