Erik Lotichius: Anaitalrax (25 Virtuosic Piano Studies) Ralph van Raat

• Erik Lotichius (b. 1929): Anaitalrax:
• 1 Lotichius: Anaitalrax: No. 1, Poco allegro 06:09
• 2 Lotichius: Anaitalrax: No. 2, Vivace 05:29
• 3 Lotichius: Anaitalrax: No. 3, Andante. Dedicated to Roelof B. 03:05
• 4 Lotichius: Anaitalrax: No. 4, Allegrissimo. Dedicated to Ernst Has 03:16
• 5 Lotichius: Anaitalrax: No. 5, Moderato 05:36
• 6 Lotichius: Anaitalrax: No. 6, Allegro non troppo (Ragtime) 05:04
• 7 Lotichius: Anaitalrax: No. 7, Allegro moderato 06:02
• 8 Lotichius: Anaitalrax: No. 8, Andante. Dedicated to Hantzen van H.H. 04:24
• 9 Lotichius: Anaitalrax: No. 9, Allegro 05:34
• 10 Lotichius: Anaitalrax: No. 10, Andante. Dedicated to Martin R. 03:44
• 11 Lotichius: Anaitalrax: No. 11, Vivace. Per Alessandro M. 04:37
• 12 Lotichius: Anaitalrax: No. 12, Grazioso. Dedicated to Hans & Yvonne L.-v.G. 05:21
• 13 Lotichius: Anaitalrax: No. 13, Allegro 04:17
• 14 Lotichius: Anaitalrax: No. 14, Allegro non troppo 05:09
• 15 Lotichius: Anaitalrax: No. 15, Dedicated to Ralph van Raat 07:09
• 16 Lotichius: Anaitalrax: No. 16, Allegrissimo. Dedicated to Hans Hemeryck 05:07
• 17 Lotichius: Anaitalrax: No. 17, Moderato. Dedicated to Eliane Rodrigues 02:52
• 18 Lotichius: Anaitalrax: No. 18, Comodo. Dedicated to Ernst Has 04:07
• 19 Lotichius: Anaitalrax: No. 19, Comodo 03:35
• 20 Lotichius: Anaitalrax: No. 20, Moderato 05:45
• 21 Lotichius: Anaitalrax: No. 21, Allegro 04:13
• 22 Lotichius: Anaitalrax: No. 22, Vivace 03:52
• 23 Lotichius: Anaitalrax: No. 23, Veloce 01:19
• 24 Lotichius: Anaitalrax: No. 24, Tranquillo. For Hantzen, this last one 07:07
• 25 Lotichius: Anaitalrax: No. 16bis. Moderato. Dedicated to Ernst Has 05:45
• Total Runtime 01:58:38

Info for Erik Lotichius: Anaitalrax (25 Virtuosic Piano Studies)

Dieser zwei Stunden lange Klavierzyklus fängt das Leben und Leiden eines tragischen Helden ein: Komponist Erik Lotichius, dessen vielversprechende Karriere der Politisierung und Entmenschlichung der Kunstszene in den 60ern und 70ern zum Opfer fiel. Sowohl die einfühlsame Interpretation des niederländischen Neue-Musik-Spezialisten Ralph van Raat, als auch das umfangreiche 44-seitige Booklet, welches dem 2CD-Set beiliegt, lassen diese turbulente Phase wieder aufleben. So entsteht ein Rückblick auf eine Ära, in der sich Komponisten entscheiden mussten: Wollten sie sich dem Zeitgeist beugen und atonal schreiben? Oder wollten sie sich selbst treu bleiben und dafür mit totaler Ächtung gestraft werden? Lotichius entschied sich für Letzteres. Er schrieb diese Stücke in kurzen kreativen Ausbrüchen über sein gesamtes Leben verteilt. So kann man „Anaitalrax“ als eine Art Biographie in 25 Teilen betrachten. In ihnen spiegeln sich seine vielfältigen, stets wechselnden Interessen: Von dem Strukturwillen und den Harmonien Mozarts über die befreiten Klänge Ravels und Bartóks bis hin zu Elementen aus Pop und Jazz.

“Life-enhancing stuff: exquisitely produced and packaged, and my favourite keyboard disc of 2017. Go on – treat yourself.” (Graham Rickson, TheArtsDesk)

"This is a striking release that you cannot let pass by.​” (OpusKlassiek)

"Ralph van Raat’s virtuosity is unclouded by haste and uncalled for extremes of display, and the music has more than enough content to speak for itself.​ In the booklet, producer Dirk Fischer talks us through the interesting challenge of setting up a recording of music that has little or no performance tradition, but van Raat’s colourful playing is captured superbly and the whole thing is yet another demonstration-class production, fully in agreement with Fischer’s final philosophy that, in the end, it is the music that counts above all technical considerations.​" (MusicWeb-International)

Ralph van Raat, Klavier

Ralph van Raat
has been fascinated by classical music of the 20th century since the age of 14. Although his repertoire ranges from Bach to Boulez, his primary focus has always been on composers dating from Debussy, Bartók and Ives to present-day masters. His aim is to convince audiences of the immense beauty and diversity of contemporary music through solo recitals, lecture-recitals, concerto performances, album releases and special projects. Van Raat helps audiences identify with modern day composers by adhering to a classical approach: he firmly believes that a strong sense of classical structure as well as a refinement of tone is essential in conveying the logic and poetry of any music.

This has not gone unrecognised: he is the recipient of a substantial number of national and international awards, many composers have written solo works for him, and he has performed over 50 piano concertos with orchestras worldwide, such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. His discography comprises over 30 albums. Van Raat is also a frequent speaker and performer on radio and television shows, and teaches at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam when not giving concerts. Van Raat became a Steinway Artist in 2003.

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