Gottschalk: Piano Music for 2 Hands

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This disc does a little too good a job of presenting a cross-section of Gottschalk's music. Pieces that retain their interest, flavorful folk-influenced works like Le Banjo, Pasquinade, and the delicious Civil War piece Union (which Gottschalk probably played at the White House for President Lincoln) are included. But so are sentimental drawing-room twaddle like The Last Hope and The Dying Poet, which Gottschalk may have had to write but we are entitled to forget. Alan Marks plays with flair, but the recording is so resonant it blurs detail and removes some of the flavor from the performances. --Leslie Gerber

Gottschalk: Piano Music for 2 Hands, Music, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Alan Marks, Berceuse for Keyboard, Capriccio/Caprice for Keyboard, Classical, Classical Music, Fantasy/Fantasia for Keyboard, Galop for Keyboard, Keyboard, Mazurka for Keyboard, Romance for Keyboard, Scherzo for Keyboard, Serenade for Keyboard
A Gottschalk Festival
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Gotschalk Festival
  • Very good performances of Gottschalk's works
  • An essential American composer
  • My two cents
  • There are better performances
 A Gottschalk Festival

Manufacturer: Vox (Classical)
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  5. Gottschalk: Piano Music

ASIN: B000001K21
Release Date: 1992-11-04

Tracks:

  1. Grande Tarantelle For Piano & Orchestra
  2. Symphony No. 2 'A Montevido'
  3. 'The Union' Concert Paraphrase On National Airs
  4. Marche Solennelle
  5. Radieuse, Grande Valse De Concert
  6. Ses Yeux, Polka De Concert
  7. La Gallina, Danse Cubaine
  8. Ojos Criollos, Danse Cubaine
  9. Pasqinade, Caprice

Tracks:

  1. Grande Fantaisie Triomphale Sur L'Hymne National Bresilien, Op. 69
  2. Marcha Triunfal Y Final De Opera, For Orchestra & Band (RO 157)
  3. Symphony No. I 'La Nuit Des Tropiques' (RO 157)
  4. Variations On The Portuguese National Hymn For Piano & Orchestra (RO 289)
  5. Track 5
  6. Escenas Campestres (Cuban Country Scenes) Opera (RO 77)

Amazon.com

Despite the value revisionists pretend to find in MacDowell and his contemporaries, the only really interesting 19th century American composer is the Creole Louis Moreau Gottschalk, who conquered Europe and South America with his colorful music and extravaganza piano performances. These recordings aren't new, and they don't include any of his solo piano music. But they do include some of Gottschalk's most characteristic music, in performances and recordings that are at least fairly good. It's a lot of fun for the money, and the accompanying booklet does a very good job of telling you what is interesting about Gottschalk's life and music. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Gotschalk Festival.......2007-02-19

This CD had a piece that I was looking for everywhere that my father, a classical music connoisseur had been wanting for some time. When he received this CD as a gift, he was very pleased with the selection.

5 out of 5 stars Very good performances of Gottschalk's works.......2005-04-13

The United States has produced very few great composers of anything that might be called classical music. Who was the best of them? While there have been many American composers, including MacDowell, Joplin, Rodgers, Copland, Gershwin, Sousa, Anderson, and Bernstein, well, how many were truly great?

My choice for the best of them is Gottschalk. And these discs give one a good idea of what he composed. A couple of "symphonies," some piano duets, some marches, a one-act opera. Yes, there are bombastic patriotic marches. And some precursors to ragtime. And plenty of what sounds like modern program music. Maybe my favorite of the orchestral works is "La Nuit des Tropiques." Now, is this performance as good as the ones by the Utah Symphony with Abravanel? Some folks think Abravanel's best one is better, but you may not be able to find it so easily. And I prefer this one.

Gottschalk's many solo piano compositions may be his best works, and they aren't included. But I still like these discs and performances.

3 out of 5 stars An essential American composer.......2002-05-24

When I bought my first component stereo system some 30 years ago, Gottschalk was one record I took along to test the sound. Gottschalk remains as enjoyable now, but this cd would never be my test case of a stereo. The performance and recording are adequate but they lack the vitality one can find in other recordings. However, except for the lack of solo piano pieces, the album has a nice selection of Gottschalk's work and it's inexpensive. The last track on disc 1, Pasquinade, Caprice is probably his best known piece - a good introduction to his work.

Gottschalk's music is decidedly American - he grew up in New Orleans at the height of Creole culture. His father was of Spanish Jewish descent, his mother was French. However, Gottschalk began training in France at the age of 13. Thus he was very familiar with the European music of his era (1829-1869); in many ways, his music serves as a bridge between the European and American piano traditions - Scott Joplin being an example of the trajectory of American piano music. Depending upon your taste you may consider his music as classical, as salon orchestra music, as early decidedly American multi-cultural music or as just plain enjoyable fun.

3 out of 5 stars My two cents.......2001-04-02

This is not a terrible album, but I do find it wanting. My greatest complaint is with the quality of the recordings and the CD's themselves (scratched too easily). My copy also has some misprints on the cover (the pieces are not listed in the correct order- if you didn't know any better you might think that you were listening to an arrangement of the Pourtuguese national anthem instead of "A Night in the Tropics"!). However, it is inexpensive (it is a 2 CD set) and worth it to those who are giving Gottschalk a first try. It also has an interesting and informative booklet on Gottschalk and the pieces featured (unfortunately I am not enough of an expert to verify their acuracy).

2 out of 5 stars There are better performances.......1999-06-06

This album will disappoint Gottschalk fans. A better version of Night in the Tropics is the Maurice Abravanel & Utah Symphony. Only buy this one if you've already heard the Abravanel and want to know what it sounds like mangled by Europeans.
Gottschalk: American Piano Music
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • An old favorite of mine updated
 Gottschalk: American Piano Music

Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001DM1
Release Date: 1995-02-08

Tracks:

  1. The Banjo, Opus 15 (Fantasie grotesque)
  2. La Scintilla: Mazurka, Opus 20 (The Spark)
  3. Ojos Criollos, Opus 37 (Les yeux creoles Or Danse cubaine)
  4. March Funebre, Opus 64 (Posthumous)
  5. Bamboula, Opus 2 (Danse des negres)
  6. Souvenir de Porto Rico, Opus 31 (Marche des Gibaros)
  7. The Dying Poet (Le poete mourant; meditation)
  8. Le Bananier, Opus 5 (Chanson negre)
  9. Pasquinade, Opus 59 (Caprice) Arranged By Amiram Rigai
  10. Berceuse, Opus 47 (Cradle Song)
  11. Tournament Galop
  12. Ossian Ballade, Opus 4 #1
  13. Serenade, Opus 11
  14. Morte, Opus 60 (Lamentation: She Is Dead)
  15. Danza, Opus 33 (Porto Rico, November 1857)
  16. Minuit a Seville, Opus 30 (Caprice)
  17. La gallina, Opus 53 (The Hen: Danse cubaine)

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

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars An old favorite of mine updated.......2007-07-08

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.
Listen, Learn, & Grow: Playtime
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Listen,Learn, & Grow: Playtime
  • Grandkids love it!
 Listen, Learn, & Grow: Playtime

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00005LMZT
Release Date: 2001-06-19

Tracks:

  1. Solomon: Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
  2. The Four Seasons: Autumn: Allegro
  3. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral': Allegro Ma Non Troppo
  4. Symphony No.41 'Jupiter': Menuetto Allegro
  5. Fair At Sorochintsy: Gopak
  6. La Gioconda: Dance Of The Hours
  7. Carnival Of The Animals: Aquarium
  8. La Mer: Play Of The Waves
  9. Humoresque
  10. Sheep May Safely Graze
  11. Masques Et Bergamasques: Ouverture
  12. The Gadfly: Barrel-Organ Waltz
  13. The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra: Fugue
  14. Symphony No.104 'London': Allegro Finale

Tracks:

  1. Orpheus In The Underworld: Can-Can
  2. William Tell: Overture
  3. Four Overtures: Rakoczy March
  4. Perpetual Motion: A Musical Joke
  5. Pizzicato Polka
  6. Minute Waltz
  7. Concerto For Two Horns: Vivace
  8. Pomp And Circumstance
  9. Parade Of The Sandwich Board Men
  10. Thunderbird Suite: Wolf Song
  11. Indian Scenes: On The Jocko
  12. Lieutenant Kije
  13. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro
  14. Radetzky March
  15. The Tale Of The Tsar Sultan: Flight Of The Bumblebee
  16. Die Walkure: Ride Of The Walkyries
  17. The Bartered Bride: Dance Of The Comedians

Tracks:

  1. Gayane: Sabre Dance
  2. Carmen Suite: March Of The Toreadors
  3. Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 In D Minor (Excerpt)
  4. Suite No.2: Badinerie
  5. Fireworks Music: Allegro Finale
  6. Children's Corner Suite: Golliwog's Cake Walk
  7. Parade Of The Tin Soldiers
  8. Carnival Of The Animals: Fossils
  9. Sleeping Beauty: Sleeping Beauty Waltz
  10. Giselle: Allegro
  11. Giselle: Gallop
  12. Peter And The Wolf: Peter In The Meadow/The Bird
  13. Pictures At An Exhibition: Ballet Of The Chickens
  14. Masquerade: Gallop
  15. Sylvia: Pizzicato
  16. Italian Polka
  17. The Red Poppy: Russian Sailor's Dance
  18. Shepherd's Hey
  19. Emperor Waltz
  20. Peer Gynt: In The Hall Of The Mountain King
  21. A Night In The Tropics: Festa Criolla
  22. Hungarian Dance No.5

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Listen,Learn, & Grow: Playtime.......2007-05-14

The music is excellent, with high quality sound. Not irritating as some classical music can be. Plus the tempo's are varied which is great depending if you need something fast paced or more slow. Best of all, the kids enjoyed it!

5 out of 5 stars Grandkids love it!.......2007-01-03

How to gently insert a little culture into the grandkids' lives without Mom freaking out.....send this set of CDs for Christmas. Dad's into heavy metal and Mom, although she has a long history of listening to Classical music as a child, is now into Country. Nothing wrong with that, but how are the three little ones going to hear any of the Classics with Grandma living more than 600 miles away? "Play this in the background while they're having creative time," said I, "and see if they don't enjoy it." When I talked with them a week later the 4 year old couldn't wait to tell me how much he liked the "playtime music" I'd sent him. The quality of the recording is good and the variety of rhythms and tempos make it interesting. Yes they're a little trite and you're going to have to explain that the theme to "the Bad News Bears" really is Classical, but that's okay. If they skipped the genius of Mozart as an infant, or even if they teethed to "the Magic Flute", these CDs will give them a taste of a variety of good music and who knows how far into the Classical realm it may send them as they mature?
Gottschalk: Piano Music for 2 and 4 hands
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    		Gottschalk: Piano Music for 2 and 4 hands

    Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000042NZT
    Release Date: 2000-02-15

    Tracks:

    1. Reponds Moi, Danse Cubaine, Op.50
    2. Printemps D'Amour, Mazurka, Caprice De Con, Op.40
    3. Marche De Nuit, Op.17
    4. Ses Yeux, Celebre Polka De Con, Op.66
    5. La Jota Aragonesa, Caprice Espagnol, Op.14
    6. Le Bananier, Chanson Negre, Op.5
    7. Ojos Criollos, Danse Cubaine, Caprice Brillante, Op.37
    8. Orfa, Grande Polka, Op.71
    9. La Scintilla (L'Etincelle), Mazurka Sentimentale, Op.21
    10. Marche Funebre, Op.64
    11. La Gallina, Danse Cubaine, Op.53
    12. Radieuse, Grande Valse De Con, Op.72
    13. Grande Tarantelle, Op.67

    Tracks:

    1. Souvenirs D'Andalousie: Caprice De Con Sur La Cana, Le Fandango Et Le Jaleo De Jerez
    2. Le Banjo: Grotesque Fant, Caprice Americain
    3. Grand Scherzo
    4. Pasquinade Caprice
    5. Berceuse: Cradle Song
    6. Tournament Galop
    7. Mazurk
    8. 'Union': Paraphrase De Con On The National Airs/The Star Spangled Banner/Yankee Doodle/Hail Columbia
    9. The Last Hope: Religious Meditation
    10. Scherzo Romantique
    11. Le Mancenillier: West Indian Ser
    12. The Dying Post: Meditation

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    Disc 2 of this new collection, the solo piano pieces, has been doing good service for well over a decade. Marks plays a good variety of Gottschalk music, sparkles in the virtuoso pieces, and even manages to keep a straight face when he plays sentimental tripe like "The Last Hope" and "The Dying Poet." As the only important composer produced by the U.S. in the 19th century, Gottschalk still deserves our attention, and his folk-influenced pieces are still fun to hear. Oddly, the four-hand piano recording is inferior to the solo piano disc; it sounds thin and shrill, evidently not the pianists' fault since Marks plays with beautiful tone in his solo disc. Also, more of this music comes from Gottschalk's sentimental salon style, making the program a bit less attractive. But there is still a lot of fun to be had, especially in the concluding "Grande Tarantelle." So, if you regard disc 1 as a free bonus and disc 2 as the real matter, you're definitely getting your money's worth here. --Leslie Gerber
    Gottschalk, Vol.2: A Night in the Tropics; Grand Tarantelle
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • One of the best CD's we've EVER bought
    • FABULOUS!
    		 Gottschalk, Vol.2: A Night in the Tropics; Grand Tarantelle

    Manufacturer: Vanguard Classics
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0000023DB
    Release Date: 1993-05-11

    Tracks:

    1. One Piano, Four Hands: La Jota Aragonese
    2. One Piano, Four Hands: Souvenirs d'Andalousie
    3. One Piano, Four Hands: La Gallina
    4. One Piano, Four Hands: Orfa
    5. One Piano, Four Hands: Marche De Nuit
    6. One Piano, Four Hands: Printemps d'Amour
    7. One Piano, Four Hands: Radieuse
    8. One Piano, Four Hands: Rnds-moi
    9. One Piano, Four Hands: Tremolo
    10. One Piano, Four Hands: L'Etincelle
    11. One Piano, Four Hands: Ses Yeux
    12. Two Pianos: The Union
    13. Two Pianos: Grande Tarentelle For Piano & Orchestra - A Night In The Tropics
    14. Two Pianos: Andante
    15. Two Pianos: Allegro Moderato

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars One of the best CD's we've EVER bought.......2001-01-07

    Talk about a mood lifter! Play this one at your next party.

    5 out of 5 stars FABULOUS!.......1999-10-18

    An invigorating and joyful musical assortment
    Cakewalk: The Music of Louis Moreau Gottschalk
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Charming Music with a Light Touch
    		 Cakewalk: The Music of Louis Moreau Gottschalk

    Manufacturer: Proarte
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    2. Complete Piano Music of Scott Joplin

    ASIN: B00000E5UF
    Release Date: 1996-03-04

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Charming Music with a Light Touch.......2003-09-04

    Having played some of these melodies as a student, I know them well. However, I have never heard such a marvelous rendition because the artist's hands seemed to fly over the keyboard, scarcely touching the keys but not missing a note. The rhythms are lively, and the contrasts wonderful. The music is light and undemanding, but if you listen carefully there's a lot to hear!
    Within Earshot / Boston Brass
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Within Earshot / Boston Brass

      Manufacturer: Summit
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      ASIN: B0001EFTOM
      Release Date: 2004-03-02

      Tracks:

      1. Galop
      2. Danza Final
      3. Svatba
      4. Largo
      5. I. Lezghinka
      6. II. Ayasha's Dance
      7. III. Saber Dance
      8. Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
      9. Danny Boy
      10. La Huella
      11. Tournament Galop
      12. I. Morning Mood
      13. II. Death Of Ase
      14. III. Anitra's Dance
      15. IIII. In The Hall Of The Mountain King
      Habaneras, Milongas, Tangos
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • From Africa to Cuba and from Cuba to Argentina
      • Habaneras, Milongas, Tangos
      		 Habaneras, Milongas, Tangos

      Manufacturer: Romeo Records
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      Binding: Audio CD

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      5. Brazilian Ragtime

      ASIN: B00004VWBN
      Release Date: 2000-07-25

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      Uruguayan pianist Polly Ferman has made a specialty of the piano music of South America. Her previous CDs of music by Ernesto Nazareth and Ernesto Lecuona were thoroughly delightful. Now she offers a wide-ranging program of mostly brief, dance-based piano music in forms from South America, although written by composers from many countries. You have to follow the track listing inside the booklet (the listing on the tray card is virtually illegible) to find out whether the delightful piece you are hearing was written by Gottschalk, Chabrier, Stravinsky, Weill, or Ginastera. But whatever the music, it's all entertaining and sometimes (as with Piazzolla) considerably more than that. Ferman's playing encompasses all these styles convincingly, and the recording conveys the piano sound with considerable realism. Romeo needs to clean up its presentation; aside from the badly-designed tray card, the pianist's biography comes right in the middle of the program notes on the music. But for its contents, this is the most entertaining piano collection since Gloria Cheng's Piano Dance and it's highly recommended. --Leslie Gerber

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars From Africa to Cuba and from Cuba to Argentina.......2006-03-16

      I don't mean to be over zealous with my Cuban/Spanish Moorish heritage, and I agree with my Argentinean counterpart soldiers who are here in Eastern Europe with me serving as peace keepers with NATO, that certain things have to be clear and made public, so that people can be educated. This is the purpose of this review. This CD is an excellent recording of the different styles of Habaneras, Milongas and Tangos, they all are related. The roots are from Africa/Cuba brought to Argentina by Cuban sailors. The great German writer Rodolfo A. Windhausen states in one of his research report on the roots of the Tangos the following: "I learned about the Cuban roots of Tango. The Habanera rhythm was brought to Argentina by Cuban sailors in the nineteenth century. In fact, there is still one Milonga in Havana, once a week, for a small Tango community". If you want to hear Habaneras check the CD " Habaneras By Maria Teresa Vera" and Habaneras by Marco Rizo on both of these CD's you will hear the roots of Tangos played by one of the most respected Cuban guitar player(Maria Teresa Vera) of all times. I first heard of the Habaneras when I was young. My father would play them on his guitar while my mother would join him in singing the songs. My favorite was "twenty years" which is a classic! This is a good starting point for those who enjoy the Tangos, Milongas and the Habaneras interpreted here by this great pianist from Uruguay. Che, buy it, you will not regret it! It's part of your rich Argentinean culture.

      5 out of 5 stars Habaneras, Milongas, Tangos.......2001-11-04

      This is delightful! The pianist is superb in her interpretation of the pieces. The music takes you away to another world.
      Great American Piano I, Volume VII
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • KEYBOARD FIREWORKS BUT FUZZY SOUND
      • KEYBOARD FIREWORKS BUT FUZZY SOUND
      		 Great American Piano I, Volume VII

      Manufacturer: Angel Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000002SNQ
      Release Date: 1992-11-03

      Tracks:

      1. The Union
      2. Danza
      3. Pasquinade
      4. The Last Hope
      5. Le Bananier
      6. Bamboula
      7. The Banjo
      8. Souvenir of Puerto Rico
      9. Creole Eyes
      10. Midnight in Seville
      11. Tournament Galop
      12. Polka in B Flat
      13. Grand Scherzo
      14. Mazurk in f#
      15. Bercuese-Cradle Song
      16. Battle Cry of Freedom-Grand Caprice de Concert

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars KEYBOARD FIREWORKS BUT FUZZY SOUND.......2000-03-29

      LEONARD PENNARIO IS A VIRTUOSO AT THE KEYBOARD BUT NOT VERY WELL KNOWN IN THE GENERAL CLASSICAL SCENE. HIS NAME DOES NOT CARRY THE SAME RECOGNITION AS WATTS, ASHKENAZY, RICHTER OR AX BUT HIS PLAYING IS AS FLUID AND EXPRESSIVE. I GIVE HIM A LOT OF CREDIT FOR FOCUSING HIS TALENTS ON THIS LESSER KNOWN AMERICAN COMPOSER (HE HAS 2 ALBUMS ON THE ANGEL LABEL WITH THE MUSIC OF GOTTSCHALK) AND I'VE YET TO HEAR THE COMPOSER PLAYED WITH MORE FIRE AND BRILLIANCE. THE BOMBAST OF "THE UNION", "BAMBULA" AND "THE BANJO" ARE NICELY BALANCED BY THE TENDERNESS OF "THE DYING POET", "CRADLE SONG" AND "DANZA". THE PIANISM IS FLAWLESS YET THE RECORDING CAN SOUND FUZZY AND EVEN HARSH AT TIMES. DESPITE THE ACOUSTIC SHORTCOMINGS, THE 2 DISCS IN THE SERIES ARE A GREAT INTRODUCTION TO "AMERICA'S FIRST MUSICAL SUPERSTAR" AND THE LINER NOTES OFFER A FINE SYNOPSIS OF THE COMPOSER'S FASCINATING LIFE AND WORK.

      4 out of 5 stars KEYBOARD FIREWORKS BUT FUZZY SOUND.......2000-03-29

      LEONARD PENNARIO IS A VIRTUOSO AT THE KEYBOARD BUT NOT VERY WELL KNOWN IN THE GENERAL CLASSICAL SCENE. HIS NAME DOES NOT CARRY THE SAME RECOGNITION AS WATTS, ASHKENAZY, RICHTER OR AX BUT HIS PLAYING IS AS FLUID AND EXPRESSIVE. I GIVE HIM A LOT OF CREDIT FOR FOCUSING HIS TALENTS ON THIS LESSER KNOWN AMERICAN COMPOSER (HE HAS 2 ALBUMS ON THE ANGEL LABEL WITH THE MUSIC OF GOTTSCHALK) AND I'VE YET TO HEAR THE COMPOSER PLAYED WITH MORE FIRE AND BRILLIANCE. THE BOMBAST OF "THE UNION", "BAMBULA" AND "THE BANJO" ARE NICELY BALANCED BY THE TENDERNESS OF "THE DYING POET", "CRADLE SONG" AND "DANZA". THE PIANISM IS FLAWLESS YET THE RECORDING CAN SOUND FUZZY AND EVEN HARSH AT TIMES. DESPITE THE ACOUSTIC SHORTCOMINGS, THE 2 DISCS IN THE SERIES ARE A GREAT INTRODUCTION TO "AMERICA'S FIRST MUSICAL SUPERSTAR" AND THE LINER NOTES OFFER A FINE SYNOPSIS OF THE COMPOSER'S FASCINATING LIFE AND WORK.
      Gottschalk, Vol.1
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • Gottschalk by List
      • Good disc for pianists who want to play Gottschalk
      		 Gottschalk, Vol.1

      Manufacturer: Vanguard Classics
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      DancesDances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B0000023DA
      Release Date: 1993-05-10

      Tracks:

      1. Fantasie Grotesque Op. 15: The Banjo
      2. The Dying Poet - A meditation
      3. Souvenir de Porto Rico - Marche des Gibaros
      4. Chanson Ne Op. 5: Le Bananier
      5. Les Yeux Cres (Danse Cubaine) Op. 37: Ojos Criollos
      6. Danse des Negres, Op. 2: Bamboula
      7. The Maiden's Blush, Le sourire d'une jeune fille (Grande Valse du concert)
      8. Meditation Religieuse, Op. 16: The Last Hope
      9. Suis Moi - Caprice
      10. Caprice Op. 59: Pasquinade
      11. Ballade Creole, Op. 3: La Savane
      12. Tournament Galop

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars Gottschalk by List.......2001-09-28

      Charming piano solos. Portents of Ragtime and Copeland that will come in the future. Pieces use many piano skills not usually played in such a clear way. (Would be good recital pieces for moderately advanced piano students.) Just well done and lots of fun for someone who thinks the piano is special all by itself. Also, an eye-opener for those who listen for familiar folk melodies in unfamiliar style.

      4 out of 5 stars Good disc for pianists who want to play Gottschalk.......2000-04-05

      Technically brilliant, but the disc was actually recorded in 1956, and as a result the sound quality is somewhat tinny.

      I received the music book "Piano Music of Louis Moreau Gottschalk" (Dover, Richard Jackson, ed. -- highly recommended!) for my birthday, and needed a CD that let me know what the songs should sound like. (I hate to count, and have a lousy sense of rhythm.) This CD contained more of the songs in the book than any other I could find.

      For a general introduction to all periods of Gottschalk's piano music, I'd suggest "Selected Piano Music of Louis Moreau Gottschalk" by Lambert Orkis (Smithsonian Collection of Recordings, 1988). The Orkis disc was recorded in 1982, and the sound quality is excellent. Orkis plays a Chickering grand piano of the sort that Gottschalk hauled around with him on tour, and the pieces shine brilliantly when played on the instrument for which they were written.

      Track Listings:

      1. Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder
      2. Handel: Athalia [Import]
      3. Hassler: Missa I super Dixit Maria - Motets - Vater unser im Himmelreich ~ Lechner: Si bona suscepimus / Herreweghe
      4. Honegger: Pacific 231, Stravisky: Petrouchka
      5. Horn Concertos 1-4
      6. Horowitz Plays Clementi [Import]
      7. Jeanne La Pucelle [Soundtrack]
      8. Justino Diaz sings Mozart Arias
      9. Karl Amadeus Hartmann / Béla Bartok
      10. Linda Amiga - The Gerard Edery Ensemble

      Track Listings

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      Track Listings

      Anonymous Letter

      From behind the unreasoning mask

      Dark Road

      Words Unspoken

      Prologue [Live]

      Chocolate Factory [Import]

      Dress Casual

      Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1/Scottish Fantasy

      Fiddler's Dream: Anthology [Import]

      Cross Section-Saxes [Import]

      From Here to Infirmary

      Cantinero de Cuba

      Como No Pensar en Ti

      Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday

      Deca Dance Chillout Ibiza