Etudes, Vol. 1 from Books II, III and IV

Track Listings
1. Etude #20, Fourth of Habit    
2. Etude #15, The Third, Man    
3. Etude #17, Keine Kaskadenjagd Mehr    
4. Etude #16, Ice Boogie    
5. Etude #18, Pitching from the Stretch    
6. Etude #19, Secondary Dominance    
7. Etude #12, Northpaw    
8. Etude #11, Touch Typing    
9. Etude #36, Purple    
10. Etude #13, Plucking A    
11. Etude #14, Martler    
12. Etude #21, Twelve-Step Program    
13. Etude #29, Roll Your Own    
14. Etude #23, You Dirty Rag    
15. Etude #24, Horned In    
16. Etude #30, A Gliss is Just a Gliss    
17. Etude #26, Once Bitten    
18. Etude #27, Halftone    
19. Etude #35, Luceole    
20. Etude #28, You've Got Scale    
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Etudes, Vol. 1 from Books II, III and IV, Music, David Rakowski, Amy Dissanayake, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Keyboard, Music for Keyboard
Etudes, Vol. 1 from Books II, III and IV
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Exciting Music-Outstanding Performance
  • Trancendental Pianism for some Trancendental Etudes
 Etudes, Vol. 1 from Books II, III and IV
Rakowski , and Dissanayake
Manufacturer: Bridge
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00007IG1Z
Release Date: 2002-12-24

Tracks:

  1. Etude #20, Fourth of Habit
  2. Etude #15, The Third, Man
  3. Etude #17, Keine Kaskadenjagd Mehr
  4. Etude #16, Ice Boogie
  5. Etude #18, Pitching from the Stretch
  6. Etude #19, Secondary Dominance
  7. Etude #12, Northpaw
  8. Etude #11, Touch Typing
  9. Etude #36, Purple
  10. Etude #13, Plucking A
  11. Etude #14, Martler
  12. Etude #21, Twelve-Step Program
  13. Etude #29, Roll Your Own
  14. Etude #23, You Dirty Rag
  15. Etude #24, Horned In
  16. Etude #30, A Gliss is Just a Gliss
  17. Etude #26, Once Bitten
  18. Etude #27, Halftone
  19. Etude #35, Luceole
  20. Etude #28, You've Got Scale
  21. Etude #22, Schnozzage
  22. Etude #25, Fists of Fury

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Exciting Music-Outstanding Performance.......2005-11-11

I am in total agreement with Darin Tysdal's comments about this CD and can only add that although each Etude addresses a technical aspect of piano performance, they can more than hold their own as independent, entertaining works. Ms. Dissanayake's performance is impressive, both for her sometimes amusing and always clever interpretations as well as her obvious exceptional technique.

I've had the pleasure of hearing Ms. Dissanayake perform many times as the featured pianist in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's MusicNow series of contemporary music, and can attest that her performances of this often "difficult" music are always outstanding. Chicago critics have called her "extraordinary" and "... (a) ferociously talented pianist"

The release of a second CD of more Etudes clearly confirms that Mr. Rakowski is delighted with this recording and the amazing Ms. D.

5 out of 5 stars Trancendental Pianism for some Trancendental Etudes.......2005-05-31

I couldn't believe that no one has reviewed any of these CD's of Rakowski's etudes! I first ran into them courtesy of Piano Today magazine, where they reviewed "Trillage". I also came upon C.F. Peters' editions of the etudes. When I saw a CD of his piano etudes, I had to have them. There are 22 etudes on this CD in no particular order (which can be frustrating, but Rakowski says that these can be played in no particular order, so why not follow the composer's wishes?). These are actually etudes having to deal with a certain technical feature, and you have a catalog of contemporary piano playing techniques as well as ones that Chopin wrote etudes about. The language is non-tonal (I shouldn't use ATONAL anymore) but sprinkled among them are tonal quotes (Beethoven's Fur Elise and Smoke On The Water) and great references to Jazz and Stride Piano which remind me of Nikolai Kapustin. My favorite is "Schnozzage" which uses the nose. I tried to play this piece-you have to memorize the hands and the nose parts because you can't read the music very well when your nose is in the middle of the keyboard! This etude is also very beautiful and impressionistic-and the nose has a solo! This combination of wicked humor,genuine emotion and feeling is a important part of Rakowski's compositional ethic (I just saw his website!) and very difficult but playable. Amy Dissanayke must be one of the most versatile pianists on the planet to be able to play this music with the same virtuosity, style and elan that each piece calls for. The recording quality is excellent. Do not overook this recording-if you like etudes of Bartok, Bolcom, Ligeti and Dusapin you will love these! Next, a review of more etudes on CD 2. We now need to hear the rest. There are at least 60 in all, I hear.....but he's probably writing another etude at this particular moment that you are reading this review! By the way, Rakowski teaches at Brandeis University.

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