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Martinu: Piano Works
Bohuslav Martinu, Erik Entwistle
Martinu: Piano Works
Genres: Pop, Classical
 
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This adventurous new release includes 19 works spanning over 30 years of the Czech composer's career. Ten of the pieces appear on disc for the first time. Included are pieces suitable for Christmas. Pianist Erik Entwistle ...  more »

     
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This adventurous new release includes 19 works spanning over 30 years of the Czech composer's career. Ten of the pieces appear on disc for the first time. Included are pieces suitable for Christmas. Pianist Erik Entwistle has offered numerous recitals, lectures and published articles on Czech music, specializing in the works of Martinu.

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Martinu made accessible
Jaspar | 04/03/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album is a gem. It thoughtfully tracks the development of Martinu's piano works - from his early days in Paris to his eventual political exile in America. What emerges is a complex soundscape of Czech identity, expressed through the personal exuberance and anguish of one of its greatest composers. Mr. Entwistle's brilliant playing is well-informed by his considerable study of Martinu. In turn, he delivers a clear and deeply affecting performance.The recording is intimate, evenly balanced, and free from some of the idiosyncracies that have weighed-down some previous recordings. For those willing to venture beyond the standards of piano literature and looking for a way into the Czech spirit that has brought us such intellectual greats as Milan Kundera, this is a wonderful and accessible compilation."