Photo Credit: Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players
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Roman Rabinovich piano |
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Theodor KIRCHNER Nur Tropfen: Ganz kleine Stücke Op. 66 ▪ 1880s
▪ “Mere Drops: Very tiny Pieces”—a suite of 7 miniatures, each with its own character
Anton RUBINSTEIN Romance in Eb Major Op. 44 No. 1 ▪ 1859
▪ quietly luxurious and slightly chromatic, with rising and falling sighing phrases—arranged by Friedrich Grützmacher for cello and piano
Ferruccio BUSONI Suite in G minor ▪ circa 1881
▪ already polished at age 15, revealing his precocious melodic instincts and mastery of form—for clarinet and string quartet
Jenő HUBAY Scènes de la Csárda No. 4—“Hejre Kati” (Pretty Katie)—Op. 32 ▪ published 1890
▪ virtuosic showpiece based on 3 Hungarian melodies, it evokes the lively, passionate spirit of a traditional csárdas, blending a rhapsodic, melancholic opening with a fiery, technically demanding dance finale
Robert SCHUMANN Three Romanzen Op. 94 ▪ 1849
▪ intimate miniatures given to his wife Clara as a Christmas present—tender, poetic, nostalgic
