Skalkottas: Death and the Maiden; Piano Concerto No1

On this CD:

1. Death and the Maiden, for orchestra
Composed by Nikolaos Skalkottas
Performed by Iceland Symphony Orchestra

2. Piano Concerto No. 1
Composed by Nikolaos Skalkottas
Performed by Iceland Symphony Orchestra with Geoffrey Douglas Madge

3. Overture Concertante for orchestra
Composed by Nikolaos Skalkottas
Performed by Iceland Symphony Orchestra with Geoffrey Douglas Madge

Skalkottas: Death and the Maiden; Piano Concerto No1, Music, Nikolaos Skalkottas, Nikos Christodoulou, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Douglas Madge, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Keyboard, Orchestral, Orchestral & Symphonic
Skalkottas: Death and the Maiden; Piano Concerto No1
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A terrific recording of music by an overlooked genius.
 Skalkottas: Death and the Maiden; Piano Concerto No1

Manufacturer: Bis
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000JF6Y
Release Date: 1999-09-15

Tracks:

  1. Moderato Maestoso - Attaca -
  2. Allegro - Attaca -
  3. Andantino - Tempo Di Valse (Lento) - Allegro Moderato - Lento - Attaca -
  4. Vivo; Allegro - Attaca -
  5. Lentement - Attaca -
  6. Moderato Assai; Lento - Allegro Moderato - Lento
  7. I. Allegro Moderato - Geoffrey Douglas Madge
  8. II. Andante Cantabile - Geoffrey Douglas Madge
  9. III. Allegro Vivace - Presto - Geoffrey Douglas Madge
  10. Allegro

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A terrific recording of music by an overlooked genius........1999-07-09

If you like 20th Century orchestral music, this undeservedly obscure composer may astonish and delight you. Although much of Skalkottas' music is atonal/serial, it is not icily cerebral; he does not sacrifice music to theory. (He broke with Schoenberg, with whom he studied in Berlin in the late 20s, over the issue of tone row orthodoxy). An excellent orchestrator, he also brought a sense of drama and lyricism to his music. The Iceland Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Nikos Christodoulou turns out excellent performances of the three compositions on this CD. Geoffrey Douglas Madge handles the difficult solo part in the First Piano Concerto with great elan.

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