Track listing
16 tracks · 68:18Erkki Melartin
- Three Pieces for Piano, Op. 8 6:45
- 1 I. Elegy 1:39
- 2 II. Romance 1:44
- 3 III. Night 3:10
- The Melancholy Garden, Op. 52 23:32
- 4 I. We Two 5:16
- 5 II. Lover's Lane 3:40
- 6 III. Lullany for a Begger Boy 3:24
- 7 IV. Rain 4:53
- 8 V. Loneliness 5:58
- Noli me tangere, Op. 87 12:06
- 9 I. Twilight in the Snow 3:15
- 10 II. A Festive Morning 2:11
- 11 III. Presentiment 2:20
- 12 IV. The Hour of Death 2:31
- 13 V. Autumnal Wind 1:30
- Legends, Op. 98
- 14 I. The Silent Forest 3:11
- 15 III. On High 5:05
- 16 Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 111 "Fantasia Apocaliptica" 18:31
About this recording
This CD contains piano works by Finnish composer Erkki Melartin, the author of over 350 mostly Romantic-Impressionistic piano pieces. The performer is Japanese-born pianist Izumi Tateno.
Features
Booklet with liner notes in English and Finnish
Press
Izumi Tateno's playing is technically brilliant, and the piano sound is superb.
Stephen Ellis, Fanfare Magazine, July/August 1989
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