Carl Czerny's Quatuor Concertant Op. 230 and Second Grand Quatuor Op. 816 are not original compositions but rather potpourris of popular melodies and opera themes of his time.
Composer Biography
Carl Czerny, a highly influential Viennese musician and composer on this album, is best known for his hundreds of piano studies and pedagogical compositions, though he wrote over 800 works.
Instruments
The recording utilized a variety of grand pianos, including a Steinway & Sons D-274, a C. Bechstein D 280, and two Shigeru Kawai EX pianos.
Recording & Production
This album is a live recording of a concert titled 'Tastentänze' (Keyboard Dances), which was originally postponed from 2019/20 to 2022 due to the pandemic.
Recording & Production
The concert featured an unusual setup of four pianists playing on four instruments, described as a "melee of 40 fingers playing 352 keys on 2 tons of piano."
Compositional Technique
Johann Sebastian Bach, a composer featured on this album, frequently arranged works by other composers, such as his arrangement of Vivaldi's Concerto for 4 violins and orchestra for 4 pianos.
Performer Biography
Dmitry Kalashnikov, the youngest pianist on this album, won first prize at the 'Etoiles du Piano' competition in France in 2019, where the other three pianists on this CD were jury members.
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