Grieg Alexander Ullman

• Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907): Piano Transcriptions of Songs, Op. 41:
• 1 Grieg: Piano Transcriptions of Songs, Op. 41: I. Lullaby 02:53
• 2 Grieg: Piano Transcriptions of Songs, Op. 41: II. Little Haakon 03:17
• 3 Grieg: Piano Transcriptions of Songs, Op. 41: III. I Love Thee 03:05
• 4 Grieg: Piano Transcriptions of Songs, Op. 41: IV. My Love She Was So Pure 01:15
• 5 Grieg: Piano Transcriptions of Songs, Op. 41: V. The Princess 04:24
• 6 Grieg: Piano Transcriptions of Songs, Op. 41: VI. To Spring 03:32
• Moods, Op. 73:
• 7 Grieg: Moods, Op. 73: I. Resignation 01:20
• 8 Grieg: Moods, Op. 73: II. Scherzo-Impromptu 02:45
• 9 Grieg: Moods, Op. 73: III. A Ride at Night 04:51
• 10 Grieg: Moods, Op. 73: IV. Folk Tune 02:22
• 11 Grieg: Moods, Op. 73: V. Study (Hommage à Chopin) 01:48
• 12 Grieg: Moods, Op. 73: VI. Students' Serenade 02:15
• 13 Grieg: Moods, Op. 73: VII. The Mountaineer's Song 03:35
• Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 (Transcr. For Piano by A. Ullman):
• 14 Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 (Transcr. For Piano by A. Ullman): I. Morning Mood 04:27
• 15 Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 (Transcr. For Piano by A. Ullman): II. Death of Åse 04:56
• 16 Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 (Transcr. For Piano by A. Ullman): III. Anitra's Dance 02:59
• 17 Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 (Transcr. For Piano by A. Ullman): IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King 02:50
• Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71:
• 18 Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: I. Once Upon a Time 03:44
• 19 Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: II. Summer's Eve 02:10
• 20 Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: III. Puck 01:40
• 21 Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: IV. Peace of the Woods 06:06
• 22 Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: V. Norwegian Dance 01:45
• 23 Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: VI. Gone 01:57
• 24 Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: VII. Remembrances 02:17
• Total Runtime 01:12:13

Info zu Grieg

Rubicon Classics freut sich, das dritte Soloalbum des Pianisten Alexander Ullman für das Label ankündigen zu dürfen. Es präsentiert ein Programm mit Edvard Griegs Stimmungen, Liedern und Lyrischen Stücken. Der Höhepunkt des Albums, Alexanders eigene Transkriptionen von Musik aus der Peer-Gynt-Suite Nr. 1, bringen die Klangfarbe des Orchesters aus dem Klavier heraus, vielleicht mehr als die des Komponisten selbst.

Wie Chopin schuf auch Grieg lieber exquisite Miniaturen als groß angelegte Orchesterwerke. Beide komponierten Klavierkonzerte, und Griegs Beispiel zählt zu den beliebtesten im Repertoire. Doch gerade in seinen kleinformatigen Solowerken konnte er seinem poetischen musikalischen Ausdruck freien Lauf lassen. Dirigent Hans von Bülow nannte ihn „den Chopin des Nordens“. Griegs Musik ist voller norwegischer Volksidiome, wie seine Lyrischen Stücke anschaulich veranschaulichen.

„Seine poetische Herangehensweise an das Klavier dürfte vielen gefallen, und seine CD bietet ein wunderschönes Einzelprogramm, das Grieg ins 21. Jahrhundert führt und dennoch die für die Musik wesentlichen Folk-Einflüsse widerspiegelt.“ (Robert Hugill)

Alexander Ullman, Klavier

Alexander Ullman
Praised for his subtle interpretations and refined technical mastery, British pianist Alexander Ullman has impressed audiences and critics worldwide with his deep understanding of the scores he interprets, his elegant touch and crystalline phrasing.

The 18/19 season sees Alexander debut with the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra (Pavel Kogan), Beijing’s NCPA Orchestra (Markus Stenz) and the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra. He performs recitals in Germany (Schloss Elmau, Stadthalle Bayreuth and Festhalle Weimar), Austria (Liszt Festival Raiding), Hungary (Liszt Academy Budapest), the Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Georgia, Mexico, Korea (Seoul Arts Center) and his native UK. Chamber music projects include a tour with violinist Barnabas Kelemen and his debut at the Montreal Chamber Music Festival.

In Spring 2019, Rubicon releases his first album, featuring Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, Prokofiev’s Six Pieces from Cinderella, as well as Stravinsky’s Petrushka and Firebird suites.

The winner of the 2017 International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in Utrecht, Alexander has appeared with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Budapest Radio Orchestra and Korean Symphony Orchestra, as well as the New Jersey, Fort Worth and Montreal symphonies, working with conductors such as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Giancarlo Guerrero, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Valentin Uryupin and Markus Stenz. In the 17/18 season he closed the Lille Piano(s) Festival with Orchestre de Picardie under Jean-Claude Casadesus.

He has performed at Wigmore Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall (London), the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Gewandhaus (Leipzig), Kimmel Center (Philadelphia), Kennedy Center (Washington DC), Seoul Arts Center, Shanghai Oriental Arts Center and the NCPA in Beijing, and has been featured in the Nottingham and Oxford international piano series, on BBC Radio 3, France Musique and MDR Klassik. Chamber music highlights include performances at the International Musicians Seminar at Prussia Cove (UK), Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany), the Pablo Casals Festival in Prades (France) and La Jolla Summerfest (US) with performers such as the Dover Quartet, violinist Aleksey Semenenko and cellist Michael Petrov.

Future plans include recital tours to China, Japan and North America (April 2020).

Alexander first came to international attention in 2011 after winning the Franz Liszt International Piano Competition in Budapest. From 2014 to 2017 he was represented by Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT). Born in London, in 1991, he studied at the Purcell School, the Curtis Institute and the Royal College of Music, completing his Artist Diploma as the Benjamin Britten Piano Fellow in 2017 (awarded by the Philip Loubser Foundation). His teachers have included William Fong, Leon Fleisher, Ignat Solzhenitsyn, Robert McDonald, Dmitri Alexeev, Ian Jones and Elisso Virsaladze.

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