Vittorio Forte : piano - Nuits du Piano - Paris Nikolaï Medtner - Mélodies oubliées op 38 Concert du 14 avril 2023 - Salle Cortot

Vittorio Forte piano - Nuits du Piano Paris Brahms : 3 Intermezzo op.117 Concert du 14 avril 2023 - Salle Cortot - Paris

Recorded in Bruxelles - Jardin Musical. Dir. : Theo Fauger Rachmaninov Oh do not grieve (О, не грусти) Text by A. Apoukhtin О, не грусти по мне! [oh ni-grus-tí pa-mnе] Oh do not grief for me! Я там, где нет страданий [ja tam gde njet stra-dа-nij] For I am where there is no suffering Забудь былых скорбей мучительные сны. [za-but’ by-lýh skar-bеj mu-chí-til’-ny-je sný] Forget the former sorrows and torturous dreams. Пусть будут обо мне твои воспоминанья [pust’ bú-dut a-ba-mnе tva-eе vas-pa-mi-nаn’-ja] Let your memories of me be Светлей, чем первый день весны. [svit-lеj chem pеr-vyj den’ vis-ný] Lighter than the first day of spring. О, не тоскуй по мне! [oh ni-tas-kúj pa-mnе] Oh do not pine for me! Меж нами нет разлуки, [mesh nа-mi njet raz-lú-ki] There is no separation for us, Я так же, как и встарь, душе твоей близка. [ja tаk-zhe kak ee fstar’ du-shе tva-jеj blis-kа] I am, as ever, close to your soul. Меня по-прежнему твои волнуют муки, [me-njа pa-prеzh-ni-mu tva-eе val-nú-jut mú-ki] I am still touched by your griefs, Меня гнетет твоя тоска. [me-njа gni-tjót tva-jа tas-kа] And still saddened by your sorrow. Живи! Ты должен жить! [zhi-ví! ty dól-zhen zhit’] Live! You must live! И если силой чуда [ee jеs-li sí-laj chú-da] And if by a miracle Ты здесь найдёшь отраду и покой, [ty zdes’ naj-djósh at-rа-du ee pa-kój] You find here joy and peace, То знай, что это я [to znaj shto е-ta ja] Then know that it was me Откликнулась оттуда [at-klík-nu-las’ at-tú-da] Answering from another world На зов души твоей больной. [na zof du-shí tva-jеj bal’-nój] The call of your pained heart.

Gershwin I got Rhythm excerpt from Earl Wild - "Seven Virtuoso Etudes based on Gershwin Songs"

Scarlatti Sonata in f minor (k.99) performed by Vittorio Forte. Live recording - Salle Moliere - Montpellier (France)

Connu surtout pour ses compositions de musiques de film (Amarcord, Le parrain, Il gattopardo etc...), Nino Rota était un pianiste hors pair, et sa musique pour piano, très suggestive et imagée, s'inspire aussi bien des compositeurs romantiques et post-romantiques comme Chopin ou Rachmaninov, que de Prokofiev ou Stravinsky. Le préludes n.13 est un véritable joyaux. Comme un Nocturne, il dévoile une mélodie sensible, nostalgique dans une richesse harmonique qui met encore plus en avant le relief du chant. Enregistré à la Salle Molière de Montpellier (France) Piano : Vittorio Forte | www.vittorioforte.com | Réalisation : @Marcel Krief

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) was adept at transcribing his songs into versions for piano, an art emulated by Wild in his famous Rachmaninoff transcriptions. The delicately-textured ‘Dreams’ is the fifth of Rachmaninoff’s Six Songs, Op. 38 of 1916 – the last group of songs he ever wrote. In Wild’s hands it sounds almost like Debussy as he spins an impressionistic gauze from the threads of Rachmaninoff’s original. ********************** Following the success of his Odradek debut, ‘Abschied’ (keyboard works by C.P.E. Bach), pianist Vittorio Forte pays tribute to one of his musical heroes, Earl Wild, whose transcriptions are, in Forte’s words, “a revelation”. Earl Wild was a prodigiously talented American pianist who became as famous for his transcriptions as for his dazzling performances, representing a vital link with 19th-century exponents of the pianist-composer tradition such as Liszt, Rachmaninov and Busoni. Wild died in 2010, and this release represents a tribute to the great musician on the tenth anniversary of his death. For Vittorio Forte, “Earl Wild was the perfect example of a marvellous blend between academism and modernity in an ever-changing world”, a combination audible in the array of works chosen for this recital. We hear Wild’s transcriptions of two elegant Baroque pieces: Handel’s ‘Harmonious Blacksmith’ and the ‘Adagio’ from Marcello’s Oboe Concerto, contrasted with the Russian passion of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov. Then to 20th-century America with Wild’s breathtaking ‘Seven Virtuoso Etudes’ on songs by George Gershwin and his ‘Improvisation in the form of a Theme and Three Variations on Someone To Watch Over Me’. The release concludes with one of Forte’s own transcriptions, of the ‘Solfeggietto’ by C.P.E. Bach. Rachmaninov avait pour coutume de transcrire ses chants en versions pour piano, un art imité par Wild dans ses célèbres transcriptions de Rachmaninov. « Dreams » (Rêve), délicatement texturé, est le cinquième des Six Poèmes, op. 38 (1916) de Rachmaninov – son dernier cycle de chants. Dans les mains de Wild, cela ressemble presque à du Debussy lorsqu’il jette un regard impressionniste sur l’original de Rachmaninov. Après le succès de ses débuts avec le label Odradek, «Abschied» (œuvres pour clavier de C.P.E. Bach), le pianiste Vittorio Forte rend hommage à l’un de ses héros musicaux, Earl Wild, dont les transcriptions sont, selon ses termes, «une révélation». Earl Wild était un pianiste américain prodigieusement talentueux qui est devenu aussi célèbre pour ses transcriptions que pour ses performances éblouissantes, représentant un lien vital avec les représentants du 19e siècle de la tradition pianiste-compositeur tels que Liszt, Rachmaninov et Busoni. Wild est décédé en 2010, et cette sortie représente un hommage au grand musicien à l'occasion du dixième anniversaire de sa mort. Pour Vittorio Forte, «Earl Wild était l'exemple parfait d'un merveilleux mélange entre académisme et modernité dans un monde en constante évolution», une combinaison remarquable dans l'éventail d'œuvres choisies pour ce récital. Nous entendons les transcriptions de Wild de deux pièces baroques élégantes: «Harmonious Blacksmith» de Haendel et «Adagio» du concerto pour hautbois de Marcello, contrastant avec la passion russe de Tchaïkovski et Rachmaninov. Puis dans l' Amérique du XXe siècle avec les époustouflantes «Seven Virtuoso Etudes» de Wild sur des chansons de George Gershwin et son «Improvisation sous la forme d'un thème et trois variations sur Someone To Watch Over Me». L'album se termine par l’une des propres transcriptions de Vittorio Forte, du «Solfeggietto» de C.P.E. Bach (hommage à la fois à Earl Wild et au fils cadet de J.S. Bach).

Following the success of his Odradek debut, ‘Abschied’ (keyboard works by C.P.E. Bach), pianist Vittorio Forte pays tribute to one of his musical heroes, Earl Wild, whose transcriptions are, in Forte’s words, “a revelation”. Earl Wild was a prodigiously talented American pianist who became as famous for his transcriptions as for his dazzling performances, representing a vital link with 19th-century exponents of the pianist-composer tradition such as Liszt, Rachmaninov and Busoni. Wild died in 2010, and this release represents a tribute to the great musician on the tenth anniversary of his death. For Vittorio Forte, “Earl Wild was the perfect example of a marvellous blend between academism and modernity in an ever-changing world”, a combination audible in the array of works chosen for this recital. We hear Wild’s transcriptions of two elegant Baroque pieces: Handel’s ‘Harmonious Blacksmith’ and the ‘Adagio’ from Marcello’s Oboe Concerto, contrasted with the Russian passion of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov. Then to 20th-century America with Wild’s breathtaking ‘Seven Virtuoso Etudes’ on songs by George Gershwin and his ‘Improvisation in the form of a Theme and Three Variations on Someone To Watch Over Me’. The release concludes with one of Forte’s own transcriptions, of the ‘Solfeggietto’ by C.P.E. Bach. CD Tracks : George Frideric Handel - Air And Variations On 'The Harmonious Blacksmith' Alessandro Marcello - Adagio From The Oboe Concerto In D Minor SF935 Sergei Rachmaninov - Dreams, Op. 38, No. 5 Sergei Rachmaninov - Where Beauty Dwells, Op. 21, No. 7 Sergei Rachmaninov - The Muse, Op. 34, No. 1 Sergei Rachmaninov - Floods Of Spring, Op. 14, No. 11 Sergei Rachmaninov - Do Not Grieve, Op.14, No. 8 Sergei Rachmaninov - Sorrow In Springtime, Op. 21, No. 12 Sergei Rachmaninov - On The Death Of A Linnet, Op. 21, No. 8 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Dance Of The Four Swans (from Swan Lake, Op. 20) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - At The Ball, Op. 38, No. 3 George Gershwin - Seven Virtuoso Etudes On Popular Songs: Liza George Gershwin - Seven Virtuoso Etudes On Popular Songs: Somebody Loves Me George Gershwin - Seven Virtuoso Etudes On Popular Songs: The Man I Love George Gershwin - Seven Virtuoso Etudes On Popular Songs: Embraceable You George Gershwin - Seven Virtuoso Etudes On Popular Songs: Oh, Lady Be Good! George Gershwin - Seven Virtuoso Etudes On Popular Songs: I Got Rhythm George Gershwin - Seven Virtuoso Etudes On Popular Songs: Fascinating Rhythm George Gershwin - Seven Virtuoso Etudes On Popular Songs: Improvisation In The Form Of A Theme And Three Variations On Someone To Watch Over Me Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - Solfeggietto In The Form Of An Improvisation @thespheres @tommasotuzj @vist.co @odradekrecords @bechsteinpianos @earlwildrevisions @pianotranscriptions AVAILABLE ON : https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8874630--earl-wild-re-visions-piano-transcriptions https://www.propermusic.com/odrcd399-earl-wild-re-visions-piano-transcriptions.html https://laboiteamusique.eu/fr/produit/earl-wild-revisions-vittorio-forte/ https://www.europadisc.co.uk/classical/150726/Earl_Wild_-_(Re)Visions:_Piano_Transcriptions.htm https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B08TZDYHHP/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_6S6YYCS6109WJ51018TX