Andreas Skouras Bela Bartok - 19 Piano Etudes [CD]

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The German-Greek pianist and harpsichordist Andreas Skouras was born in Thessaloniki (Greece) in 1972.He studied piano with Prof. Franz Massinger and harpsichord with Prof. Lars Ulrik Mortensen at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich. Skouras has worked with major orchestras and ensembles (including the Vienna Philharmonic, Bavarian State Orchestra, ASKO Ensemble, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Ensemble intercontemporain) under conductors such as Peter Eotvos, Susanna Malkki, Lucas Vis, Ralf Gothoni, Constantinos Carydis, Markus Poschner, Christoph Poppen, Dirk Kaftan and Jac van Steen. His enormous repertoire of more than 1000 works includes music from five centuries; numerous recordings document his career. Andreas Skouras was awarded the Scholarship for Music from the City of Munich and the Bavarian Art Promotion Prize, among others.

On this CD, Andreas Skouras devotes himself to piano etudes by various of composers. In addition to one example each of the better-known etudes by Gyorgy Ligeti and Pascal Dusapin, Skouras has included the Three Etudes op. 18 by Bela Bartok, the Three Etudes op. 23 by Ligeti's student Wolfgang von Schweinitz, the 6 Etudes sur rythmes populaires grecs by the Greek composer Yannis Constantinidis and the Piano Etudes by Siemens Prize winner Unsuk Chin.

The result is a multifaceted collection of piano pieces with which Andreas Skouras demonstrates his great skill.

Three Studies (Etudok) BB 81, op. 18 - No. 1 Allegro molto

Three Studies (Etudok) BB 81, op. 18 - No. 2 Andante sostenuto

Three Studies (Etudok) BB 81, op. 18 - No. 3 Rubato - Molto sostenuto ed accelerando

Etude 8 (Deuxieme livre) 'Fem'

Drei Etuden fur Klavier op. 23 - No. 1 Hastig, so schnell wie moglich

Drei Etuden fur Klavier op. 23 - No. 2 Ruhig bewegt

Drei Etuden fur Klavier op. 23 - No. 3 Heftig - Still

Etude pour piano No. 1

Piano Etudes - No. 2 'Sequenzen'

Piano Etudes - No. 3 'Scherzo ad libitum'

Piano Etudes - No. 4 'Scalen'

Piano Etudes - No. 5 'Toccata'

Piano Etudes - No. 6 'Grains'

6 Etudes sur des rythmes populaires grecs - No. 1 'Preludio'

6 Etudes sur des rythmes populaires grecs - No. 2 'Basso ostinato' Allegro piacevole

6 Etudes sur des rythmes populaires grecs - No. 3 'Capriccio' Allegro non troppo ma con umore

6 Etudes sur des rythmes populaires grecs - No. 4 'Intermezzo' Andante cantabile

6 Etudes sur des rythmes populaires grecs - No. 5 'Ballabile' Allegretto capriccioso

6 Etudes sur des rythmes populaires grecs - No. 6 'Toccata' Allegro vivo ma non troppo

Three Studies (Etudok) BB 81, op. 18 - No. 1 Allegro molto

Three Studies (Etudok) BB 81, op. 18 - No. 2 Andante sostenuto

Three Studies (Etudok) BB 81, op. 18 - No. 3 Rubato - Molto sostenuto ed accelerando

Etude 8 (Deuxieme livre) "Fem"

Drei Etuden fur Klavier op. 23 - No. 1 Hastig, so schnell wie moglich

Drei Etuden fur Klavier op. 23 - No. 2 Ruhig bewegt

Drei Etuden fur Klavier op. 23 - No. 3 Heftig - Still

Etude pour piano No. 1

Piano Etudes - No. 2 "Sequenzen"

Piano Etudes - No. 3 "Scherzo ad libitum"

Piano Etudes - No. 4 "Scalen"

Piano Etudes - No. 5 "Toccata"

Piano Etudes - No. 6 "Grains"

6 Etudes sur des rythmes populaires grecs - No. 1 "Preludio"

6 Etudes sur des rythmes populaires grecs - No. 2 "Basso ostinato" Allegro piacevole

6 Etudes sur des rythmes populaires grecs - No. 3 "Capriccio" Allegro non troppo ma con umore

6 Etudes sur des rythmes populaires grecs - No. 4 "Intermezzo" Andante cantabile

6 Etudes sur des rythmes populaires grecs - No. 5 "Ballabile" Allegretto capriccioso

6 Etudes sur des rythmes populaires grecs - No. 6 "Toccata" Allegro vivo ma non troppo

• Genre: Classical
• Product Type: AUDIO CD
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