Artist: Raluca Stirbat
Album: George Enescu: Complete Works for Piano Solo
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2015
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 48 kHz
Duration: 03:21:33
Total Tracks: 33
Total Size: 1,65 GB

Tracklist:

01. Raluca Stirbat – Piano Suite No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 3 “Dans le style ancien”: I. Prélude. Grave (04:15)
02. Raluca Stirbat – Piano Suite No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 3 “Dans le style ancien”: II. Fugue. Allegro moderato (04:05)
03. Raluca Stirbat – Piano Suite No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 3 “Dans le style ancien”: III. Adagio (06:10)
04. Raluca Stirbat – Piano Suite No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 3 “Dans le style ancien”: IV. Finale. Presto (03:14)
05. Raluca Stirbat – Prélude & Scherzo in F-Sharp Minor: Prélude (03:59)
06. Raluca Stirbat – Prélude & Scherzo in F-Sharp Minor: Scherzo (05:58)
07. Raluca Stirbat – Barcarolle in B-Flat Major (05:04)
08. Raluca Stirbat – La Fileuse in D Major (04:45)
09. Raluca Stirbat – Impromptu in A-Flat Major (04:30)
10. Raluca Stirbat – Regrets in G-Flat Major (03:53)
11. Raluca Stirbat – Impromptu in C Major (05:48)
12. Raluca Stirbat – Prélude & Fugue in C Major: Prélude (04:38)
13. Raluca Stirbat – Prélude & Fugue in C Major: Fugue (05:22)
14. Raluca Stirbat – Piano Suite No. 2 in D Major, Op. 10 “Des cloches sonores”: I. Toccata. Majestueusement, mais pas trop lent (04:19)
15. Raluca Stirbat – Piano Suite No. 2 in D Major, Op. 10 “Des cloches sonores”: II. Sarabande. Noblement (06:44)
16. Raluca Stirbat – Piano Suite No. 2 in D Major, Op. 10 “Des cloches sonores”: III. Pavane. Lentement berce (05:16)
17. Raluca Stirbat – Piano Suite No. 2 in D Major, Op. 10 “Des cloches sonores”: IV. Bourée. Vivement (06:19)
18. Raluca Stirbat – Nocturne in D-Flat Major (17:11)
19. Raluca Stirbat – Piano Suite No. 3, Op. 18 “Pièces impromptues”: I. Mélodie. Andantino (02:49)
20. Raluca Stirbat – Piano Suite No. 3, Op. 18 “Pièces impromptues”: II. Voix de la steppe. Allegro moderato (03:30)
21. Raluca Stirbat – Piano Suite No. 3, Op. 18 “Pièces impromptues”: III. Mazurk mélancolique. Moderato un poco allegretto (05:49)
22. Raluca Stirbat – Piano Suite No. 3, Op. 18 “Pièces impromptues”: IV. Burlesque. Vivace ma non troppo (05:17)
23. Raluca Stirbat – Piano Suite No. 3, Op. 18 “Pièces impromptues”: V. Appassionato. Con slancio, ma ben sostenuto (03:53)
24. Raluca Stirbat – Piano Suite No. 3, Op. 18 “Pièces impromptues”: VI. Choral. Moderato, non troppo lento (06:38)
25. Raluca Stirbat – Piano Suite No. 3, Op. 18 “Pièces impromptues”: VII. Carillon nocturne. L’istesso tempo (Moderato, non troppo lento) (05:53)
26. Raluca Stirbat – Piano Sonata in F-Sharp Minor: Moderato (16:41)
27. Raluca Stirbat – Pièce pour piano sur le nom de Fauré (01:50)
28. Raluca Stirbat – Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 24 No. 1: I. Allegro molto moderato e grave (11:43)
29. Raluca Stirbat – Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 24 No. 1: II. Presto vivace (05:03)
30. Raluca Stirbat – Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 24 No. 1: III. Andante molto espressivo (07:26)
31. Raluca Stirbat – Piano Sonata No. 3 in D Major, Op. 24 No. 3: I. Vivace con brio (05:46)
32. Raluca Stirbat – Piano Sonata No. 3 in D Major, Op. 24 No. 3: II. Andantino cantabile (09:03)
33. Raluca Stirbat – Piano Sonata No. 3 in D Major, Op. 24 No. 3: III. Allegro con spirito (08:28)

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George Enescu is mainly known as a legendary violinist; yet he was not less known as an exceptionally gifted pianist who has been admired and worshiped by his colleagues for his musicality. His expressive and elaborate compositions for piano are up to date underrepresented in the world of CD records.

This gap has been closed now: The Rumanian pianist Raluca Stirbat, who is one of the most outstanding representatives of her age in the Rumanian piano generation has recorded Enesu’s complete works for piano on three CDs. And how!

She shows brilliant technique together with her relating selection of rich acoustic colours as Stirbat’s complete portrait of the versatile pianist George Enescu becomes apparent. This picture is being completed by numerous premiere and world premiere recordings on album.George Enescu’s primary instrument was the violin, but he also wrote a substantial body of works for piano, including sonatas, suites, preludes, and other short character pieces. This three-disc Hänssler Classic set of the complete works for piano solo, performed by Romanian pianist Raluca Stirbat, offers valuable insights into Enescu’s evolving methods and artistic development over a period of four decades, from the Suite No. 1 in G minor, Op. 3 (1897) to the Piano Sonata No. 3 in D major (1935). Enescu passed through several phases, starting with a fascination with Baroque forms in his teenage years, and progressing to an enthusiasm for Wagnerian chromaticism and Romanian folk music, which led to a more integrated mature style. Stirbat is an ardent proponent for Enescu’s music, and her album is the first complete set of his piano music on CD. Recorded at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, the sound is crisp and detailed, though the resonance of the performing space is quite pronounced. –AllMusic Review by Blair Sanderson