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Joe Haider Trio '71 - Katzenvilla (1971) [Reissue 2000] Music

Posted by gribovar at Aug. 21, 2021

On Oct. 12th 1971, the music for this album has been recorded at Horst Jankowski's studio, Stuttgart, Germany. In those days, it was the pianist Joe Haider's biggest desire to record a trio-album. Consequently, this musical portrait has been realized and recorded by his good friend and producer Otto B. Hartmann.
During several years, Haider stayed at a house bearing that awkward name of 'Katzenvilla'. Nevertheless, the pianist recalls to have spent good and significant times there. Each title of this album relates to a story of this man's human and musical development during an important period of his life. To assure a truly spontaneous recording of his material, Haider called upon his friends from Switzerland, bassist Isla Eckinger and drummer Pierre Favre…

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Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra & Antoni Wit - Moniuszko: Ballet Music (2017) Music

Posted by SERTiL at Feb. 11, 2017

Stanisław Moniuszko was Poland’s leading nineteenth-century opera composer, and has been called the man who bridges the gap between Chopin and Szymanowski. In addition to operatic works he also composed purely orchestral music, and this recording reveals that his essentially lyric style could function perfectly in the non-vocal medium. There is thematically memorable music from the comic opera Hrabina (The Countess), as well as enduring Polish-flavoured dance scenes from his most popular and famous stage work, Halka. The spirited Mazurka from Straszny Dwór (The Haunted Manor), Moniuszko’s crowning operatic achievement, draws freely and inventively from his national heritage.

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