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Paganini Studies

Works by Liszt, Friedman & Brahms

Matti Raekallio, piano

ODE 777-2 · CD · January 1991

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Track listing

9 tracks · 61:57

Franz Liszt

  1. Grandes études de Paganini, s. 141 23:00
  2. 1 No. 1 in G minor 4:36
  3. 2 No. 2 in E flat major 4:49
  4. 3 No. 3 in G sharp minor, "La campanella" 4:17
  5. 4 No. 4 in E major 1:54
  6. 5 No. 5 in E major 2:23
  7. 6 No. 6 in A minor 5:01

Ignaz Friedman

  1. 7 Studies on a Theme by Paganini 16:24

Johannes Brahms

  1. Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35 Op. 35
  2. 8 Book 1 12:40
  3. 9 Book 2 9:53

The artists

Matti Raekallio

Born in Helsinki in 1954, Matti Raekallio studied in his home country of Finland, as well as with Maria Curcio in London, Dieter Weber at the Vienna Academy of Music, and at the Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) Conservatory. He has been an active concert performer, making his American debut in 1981 at the Carnegie (Weill) Recital Hall. Since then, he has made regular tours of the US, including solo recitals and performances with several American orchestras. He has performed complete cycles of the 32 Beethoven Sonatas, the 10 Scriabin Sonatas, and the 9 Prokofiev Sonatas, as well as a total of 62 piano concertos. He has made approximately 20 albums for Ondine.

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