According to the record books, Bohuslav Martinu, the Czech-French-American composer best known for his symphonies, concertos, chamber music, and operas, also wrote over 80 works for piano -- most of them apparently lasting 3 minutes or less. This disc, the second in Italian-Swiss pianist Giorgio Koukl survey of Martinu's complete piano works, contains 29 pieces grouped in six suites and two single-movement works. There are three books of quasi-sentimental, quasi-ironic Puppets, a saucy six-movement set of stylized popular ...
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According to the record books, Bohuslav Martinu, the Czech-French-American composer best known for his symphonies, concertos, chamber music, and operas, also wrote over 80 works for piano -- most of them apparently lasting 3 minutes or less. This disc, the second in Italian-Swiss pianist Giorgio Koukl survey of Martinu's complete piano works, contains 29 pieces grouped in six suites and two single-movement works. There are three books of quasi-sentimental, quasi-ironic Puppets, a saucy six-movement set of stylized popular dances called Film en miniature, and two sets of floral and fauna miniatures named Spring in the Garden and Butterflies and Birds of Paradise along with the tenderly evocative The Fifth Day of the Fifth Moon and the brightly insouciant Les bouquinistes du Quai Malaquais. The best pieces are quite special in their uniquely Martinu-esque way -- as Birds of Paradise above the Sea shows, no one could write melodies that so gracefully avoided the bar line and rhythms that so easily got...
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Fair. Ex-Library rental. Disc(s) are professionally cleaned and may contain only light scratches that do not effect functionality. Includes disc(s), case, booklet, and back artwork. Disc(s), case, booklet, and back artwork may contain library/security stickers and ink writing. Case and artwork may show some wear. Case may not be an original jewel case. All disc(s) are authentic.
