IDAGIO | Consolations - Liszt: Six Consolations & Other Reflective Pieces for Violin & Piano 5051083217330

Featuring

Maya Magub
Hsin-I Huang
Robert Schumann
Jules Massenet
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Franz Liszt

Charles Gounod
Fritz Kreisler
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Maria Theresia von Paradis
George Frideric Handel
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Frédéric Chopin

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Performer Biography

Hsin-I Huang, the pianist, had an album nominated for 'Classical Album Of The Year' at the JUNO awards in 2019 and toured North America as Assistant Conductor and Solo Keyboardist for the 'Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience'.

Recording & Production

The album was recorded remotely during the global pandemic, with violinist Maya Magub and pianist Hsin-I Huang recording their parts separately in different locations.

Performer Biography

Maya Magub, the violinist on this album, has performed in major concert halls, played on numerous movies and records, and given solo performances for figures like the Prince of Wales and Professor Stephen Hawking.

Compositional Technique

Gounod's Ave Maria uses J.S. Bach's first Prelude from Book 1 of The Well-Tempered Clavier as its piano accompaniment, over which Gounod composed a new romantic melody.

Cultural Impact

Handel's aria Ombra mai fu from Xerxes, featured on this album, was likely the first piece of music ever broadcast on radio, chosen by radio pioneer Reginald Fessenden in 1906.

Recording & Production

The remote recording process allowed for a democratic and creative dialogue between the performers, enabling experimentation and re-recording of parts.

Composition History

Liszt's Consolations, originally for solo piano, were revised between 1844-1850, possibly inspired by Sainte-Beuve's poetry collection of the same title, which celebrated friendship as a consolation for loss of religious faith.