IDAGIO | Got A Minute? - Paraphrases On Chopin's "Minute Waltz" and Other Works 7318590010839

Featuring

Fredrik Ullén
Aleksander Michałowski
Rafael Joseffy
Moritz Moszkowski
Max Reger
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji

Leopold Godowsky
Johannes Brahms
Isidore Philipp
Frédéric Chopin
Moriz Rosenthal
Giuseppe Ferrata
Louis Gruenberg
Joe Furst

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Critical Reception

For a long time, musical transcriptions were often frowned upon as tasteless or blasphemous, but there is a renewed interest in creative transcription today.

Composition History

Chopin's Waltz in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1, known as the 'Minute Waltz', was given its famous label by a publisher, though it actually takes closer to two minutes to play.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The album highlights that transcription can be a fruitful meeting between two minds: a young artist reflecting on an admired predecessor's work, and the older artist commenting on the younger's music.

Notable Performances

The Max Reger (a German composer) transcriptions on this album are likely world premiere recordings and performances, as there is no indication they were ever played before.

Album & Artwork

This album features various transcriptions and paraphrases of Chopin's 'Minute Waltz' and other Chopin pieces, exploring how composers have reinterpreted his work.

Compositional Technique

Max Reger's (a German composer) transcriptions are technically fiendish, requiring extreme stretches and leaps, such as playing Chopin's Etude in thirds in sixths.

Composer Biography

Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (a British composer) considered it a deadly insult to be called a British composer, identifying with his Spanish-Sicilian mother and Parsi father.