Arc III Orion Weiss

• Louise Talma (1906 - 1996): Alleluia in Form of Toccata:
• 1 Talma: Alleluia in Form of Toccata 04:51
• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Wanderer Fantasy in C Major, Op. 15, D. 760:
• 2 Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy in C Major, Op. 15, D. 760: I. Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo – 06:01
• 3 Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy in C Major, Op. 15, D. 760: II. Adagio 06:56
• 4 Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy in C Major, Op. 15, D. 760: III. Presto 05:00
• 5 Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy in C Major, Op. 15, D. 760: IV. Allegro 03:37
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): L'isle joyeuse, L. 106:
• 6 Debussy: L'isle joyeuse, L. 106 06:24
• Ernő Dohnányi (1877 - 1960): Pastorale on a Hungarian Christmas Song:
• 7 Dohnányi: Pastorale on a Hungarian Christmas Song 05:43
• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5:
• 8 Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: I. Allegro maestoso 09:32
• 9 Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: II. Andante. Andante espressivo – Andante molto 10:35
• 10 Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: III. Scherzo. Allegro energico 04:44
• 11 Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: IV. Intermezzo 02:58
• 12 Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: V. Finale. Allegro moderato ma rubato 07:46
• György Ligeti (1923 - 2006): Études, Book 1:
• 13 Ligeti: Études, Book 1: No. 5, Arc-en-ciel 03:42
• Total Runtime 01:17:49

Info zu Arc III

Die auf Arc I aufgenommene Musik drückt eine Vorahnung vom Rande des Unglücks aus. Die Musik auf Bogen II wurde von Komponisten geschrieben, die sich mit Tragödien auseinandersetzen. Bogen III schließlich ist eine Reihe von Stücken, die aus den hellen Punkten des Lebens geboren wurden. Frieden, Hoffnung, Liebe, Ehrgeiz, Optimismus und das Göttliche - die Inspiration ist vielfältig. Diese Kompositionen entspringen den Millionen Schattierungen des Glücks. Orion Weiss ist international als Solist, Rezitalist und Kammermusiker aufgetreten. Dies ist sein sechstes Album mit Soloklaviermusik, sein drittes für First Hand Records.

„Die Auswahl von Orion Weiss für dieses Album wurde getroffen, um in der Musik zu zeigen, wie man wieder gute Zeiten erleben kann; die erste der Reihe befasste sich mit der unheilvollen Zeit vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg, die nächste mit Komponisten, die sich mit Trauer und Tragödie auseinandersetzten, und diese Scheibe spiegelt, wie wir gehört haben, die Freude und die Wiedergeburt der Hoffnung nach dem Verschwinden des Regenbogens wider, die mit Musik von Granados, Janaček und Skrjabin begann. Die Tatsache, dass diese letzte CD am Ende des Zeitraums erschien, in dem wir uns alle mit COVID-19 beschäftigt haben, ist ein weiterer Beweis dafür, dass wir nach einer solchen Katharsis wieder mit der Hoffnung auf bessere Zeiten aufbrechen können. Orion Weiss ist ein vollendeter Musiker, dessen Talent auf Schritt und Tritt zu hören ist, und die Art und Weise, wie er spielt, spiegelt seine Liebe zu den von ihm ausgewählten Werken wider. Dies ist ein Album (und eine Serie), bei der sich jedes Hören lohnt. Wenn Themen für ihn besonders attraktiv sind, kann ich es kaum erwarten zu hören, was sein nächstes Projekt sein könnte.“ (Steve Arloff, musicwebinternational.com)

Orion Weiss, Klavier

Orion Weiss
One of the most sought-after soloists in his generation of young American musicians, the pianist Orion Weiss has performed with the major American orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and New York Philharmonic. His deeply felt and exceptionally crafted performances go far beyond his technical mastery and have won him worldwide acclaim. With a warmth to his playing that reflects his personality, Orion has performed with dozens of orchestras in North America and has dazzled audiences with his passionate, lush sound.

Recent seasons have seen Weiss in performances for the Lucerne Festival, the Denver Friends of Chamber Music, the University of Iowa, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center’s Fortas Series, the 92nd Street Y, and the Broad Stage, and at Aspen, Bard, and Grand Teton summer festivals. Other highlights include his third performance with the Chicago Symphony, a performance of Beethoven's Triple Concerto with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the release of his recording of Christopher Rouse’s Seeing, and recordings of the complete Gershwin works for piano and orchestra with his longtime collaborators the Buffalo Philharmonic and JoAnn Falletta.

Named the Classical Recording Foundation’s Young Artist of the Year in September 2010, in the summer of 2011 Weiss made his debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood as a last-minute replacement for Leon Fleisher. In recent seasons, he has also performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra, and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and in duo summer concerts with the New York Philharmonic at both Lincoln Center and the Bravo! Vail Valley Festival. In 2005, he toured Israel with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Itzhak Perlman.

Also known for his affinity and enthusiasm for chamber music, Weiss performs regularly with the violinists Augustin Hadelich, William Hagen, Benjamin Beilman, James Ehnes, and Arnaud Sussman; the pianist Shai Wosner; the cellist Julie Albers; and the Ariel, Parker, and Pacifica Quartets. As a recitalist and chamber musician, Weiss has appeared across the U.S. at venues and festivals including Lincoln Center, the Ravinia Festival, Sheldon Concert Hall, the Seattle Chamber Music Festival, La Jolla Music Society SummerFest, Chamber Music Northwest, the Bard Music Festival, the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, the Kennedy Center, and Spivey Hall. He won the 2005 William Petschek Recital Award at Juilliard and made his New York recital debut at Alice Tully Hall that April. Also in 2005, he made his European debut in a recital at the Musée du Louvre in Paris. He was a member of the Chamber Music Society Two program of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center from 2002-2004, which included his appearance in the opening concert of the Society’s 2002-2003 season at Alice Tully Hall performing Ravel’s La Valse with Shai Wosner.

Weiss’s impressive list of awards includes the Gilmore Young Artist Award, an Avery Fisher Career Grant, the Gina Bachauer Scholarship at the Juilliard School, and the Mieczyslaw Munz Scholarship. A native of Lyndhurst, OH, Weiss attended the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with Paul Schenly, Daniel Shapiro, Sergei Babayan, Kathryn Brown, and Edith Reed. In February of 1999, Weiss made his Cleveland Orchestra debut performing Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1. In March 1999, with less than 24 hours’ notice, Weiss stepped in to replace André Watts for a performance of Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. He was immediately invited to return to the Orchestra for a performance of the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto in October 1999. In 2004, he graduated from the Juilliard School, where he studied with Emanuel Ax.

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