Track Listings (17) - Disc #1| All Artists: Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Amiram Rigai Title: Gottschalk: American Piano Music Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Smithsonian Folkways Release Date: 2/8/1995 Genres: Dance & Electronic, Special Interest, Classical Styles: Marches, Opera & Classical Vocal, Ballets & Dances, Dances, Forms & Genres, Ballads, Short Forms, Suites, Instruments, Keyboard Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 093074080320 |
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 | Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Amiram Rigai Gottschalk: American Piano Music Genres: Dance & Electronic, Special Interest, Classical
Born in New Orleans, Gottschalk (1829-1869) composed piano works that drew on elements of Creole, African American, French, Caribbean, and Southern U.S. culture. He was the first American to earn international acclaim as a... more » |
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Album Description Born in New Orleans, Gottschalk (1829-1869) composed piano works that drew on elements of Creole, African American, French, Caribbean, and Southern U.S. culture. He was the first American to earn international acclaim as a pianist-composer. Performed by renowned pianist Amiram Rigai, the selections encompass a variety of styles and reveal the breathtaking scope of Gottschalk's work. This remastered 70-minute recording is indispensable for those interested in American classical music. "Exotic, innovative compositions are performed with panache by a world-renowned pianist." -Billboard Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsAn old favorite of mine updated Ursiform | Torrance, CA USA | 07/08/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "Gottschalk wrote a lot of very pleasing and colorful if not very deep piano music. Deep has its place, but not every moment is a Bach organ moment, and this is wonderful music when you want to relax to something light. Gottschalk drew on African American and American Folk influences as well as his formal training in Paris to produce a new sound for the mid nineteenth century. Not really classical, but not yet with the structure or sophistication of the later rag and jazz, it's really just Gottschalk. I first encountered Amiram Rigai playing this music years ago on a Musical Heritage Society cassette. A lot of pianists have done credible recordings of Gottschalk, but to me this is how his pieces should sound. This is a terrific CD."
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