Smorgasbord [works for cello and piano]

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KORNGOLD / SIBELIUS / KREISLER / SCRIABIN / FAURE / STENHAMMAR / etc
Smorgasbord [works for cello and piano]
Mats Lidstrom (cello) / Bengt Forsberg (piano)

[ Hyperion / CD ]

Release Date: Tuesday 17 May 2005

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'The music is so winning, and so intelligently chosen, that even hearts as hard as that of your average critic are won over ere long … a wonderful disc'
- Fanfare, USA

BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE PICK OF THE MONTH

'The music is so winning, and so intelligently chosen, that even hearts as hard as that of your average critic are won over ere long … a wonderful disc'
- Fanfare, USA

'Plenty to enjoy here'
- Gramophone

'Unexpected pleasures'
- BBC Music Magazine

Taking its title from the Scandinavian culinary terminology for a variety of delicacies, surely there has never been a more fascinating and evocative collection of short pieces recorded onto one disc? Personally chosen by the performers (with fascinating insights presented in Lidström's accompanying booklet, both historical and intimate), these musical jewels from around the world are firmly and deservedly ensconced in the hearts of these two engaging musicians, resulting in a magical discovery of pure indulgence for the privileged listener. One could not readily expect to find a more satisfying assembly of beautifully written and stunningly played works.

Tracks:

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)
Mummenschantz (Hornpipe) (from Much Ado About Nothing, Op 11) [2'21]
Romance Impromptu in E flat major, Op posth [2'15]

Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
The Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol [3'06]

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Rondino (from Five Pieces, Op 81) [1'59]
Berceuse (No 6 of Six Pieces, Op 79) [2'27]

Leopold Godowsky (1870-1938)
Larghetto Lamentoso (from Twelve Impressions) [4'25]

Joseph Jongen (1873-1953)
Valse [4'34]
Habanera, Op 86 [4'12]

Xavier Montsalvatge (b1912)
Canto Negro (from Cinco Canciones Negras) (arr Mats Lidström) [1'17]

Ernesto Halffter (1905-1989)
Habanera (arr Maurice Gendron) [3'58]

Ernest John Moeran (1894-1950)
Prelude [4'57]

Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
Liebesleid (arr Rachmaninov/Lidström) [5'09]

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
Poème in F sharp major, Op 32 No 1 (arr Mats Lidström) [4'10]
Romance in A minor [2'34]

Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)
Arabesque No 1 (from Sept Arabesques) [2'32]

Paul Tortelier (1914-1990)
Pishnetto (Recital Etude No 5) [1'57]

Jakob Adolf Hägg (1850-1928)
Andante [2'19]
Albumblatt [2'46]

Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989)
Andantino, Op 21 No 2a [1'20]

Mats Lidström (b 1959)
The Sea of Flowers is Rising Higher (Elegy for solo cello) [2'53]

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
Air vif: 'Torture d'Alphise' (from Les Boréades, Act 4) (arr Mats Lidström) [1'57]

François Lucas Tille (1712-1772)
Courante (from Le Tombeau de Rameau) [2'29]

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)
Souvenir du Val (Romance) Op 29 No 1 [1'10]

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Pièce pour violoncelle (Papillon), Op 77 [2'29]

Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927)
Adagio (No 5 of Five Songs, Op 20) (arr Mats Lidström) [3'20]