Arabesque's Gabriela Imreh Plays Piano Transcriptions features the acclaimed, Transylvanian-born, New York-based virtuoso in six standard-format concert transcriptions and 12 pieces drawn from George Gershwin's Song-Book, a volume of transcribed songs that Gershwin himself compiled in 1932. Imreh regularly concertizes, both in recital and with the Philadelphia Virtuosi, led by her husband Daniel Spalding; together they have traveled all over the world and are renowned for their rendition of Franz Liszt's early concerto Mal ...
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Arabesque's Gabriela Imreh Plays Piano Transcriptions features the acclaimed, Transylvanian-born, New York-based virtuoso in six standard-format concert transcriptions and 12 pieces drawn from George Gershwin's Song-Book, a volume of transcribed songs that Gershwin himself compiled in 1932. Imreh regularly concertizes, both in recital and with the Philadelphia Virtuosi, led by her husband Daniel Spalding; together they have traveled all over the world and are renowned for their rendition of Franz Liszt's early concerto Malédiction. By comparison, Imreh infrequently records, at least as a solo artist; heretofore her recordings have mostly been made with the Connoisseur Society label. On Gabriela Imreh Plays Piano Transcriptions, Arabesque has captured her in fine form, and this release reveals that Imreh's interpretations of these transcriptions are unique. She emphasizes lilt and sensitivity in the Gershwin transcriptions, often performed in a broad and raggy style that can be at odds with the still...
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