Unplayed Stories - in 40 Fingers (First recordings of works for multiple pianos and orchestra by Mendelssohn, Moscheles, Liszt & Schubert) MultiPiano Ensemble, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Ivor Bolton

                    
Fantaisie & Variations on a theme by Weber MWV O9[16'15]Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) & Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870)
Alon Kariv (piano), Tomer Lev (piano)
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Fantaisie[2'35]
2
Theme and variations[8'58]
3
Finale[4'42]
Les Contrastes 'Grand Duo' Op 115[14'15]Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870), arr. Tomer Lev (b1967) & Aryeh Levanon (1932-2023)
Tomer Lev (piano), Berenika Glixman (piano), Alon Kariv (piano), Nimrod Meiry-Haftel (piano)
4
Prelude: Andante con moto ma ben accentuato[4'54]
5
Fugue: Allegro[3'42]
6
Choral & Variation: Andante religioso[2'28]
7
Siciliane & Finale: Allegretto – Presto[3'11]
Große Fantasie 'Wanderer' S366[20'57]Franz Liszt (1811-1886) & Franz Schubert (1797-1828), arr. Alexander Tamir (1931-2019)
Tomer Lev (piano), Berenika Glixman (piano)
8
Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo[6'17]
9
Adagio[6'19]
10
Presto[4'41]
11
Allegro[3'40]
6 Grandes Marches D819Franz Schubert (1797-1828), arr. Ernst Pauer (1826-1905)
12
No 3 in B minor: Allegretto[6'25]
Tomer Lev (piano), Berenika Glixman (piano), Alon Kariv (piano), Nimrod Meiry-Haftel (piano)
13
No 6 in E major: Allegro con brio[6'28]
Tomer Lev (piano), Berenika Glixman (piano), Alon Kariv (piano), Nimrod Meiry-Haftel (piano)

No fewer than four pianists are called on to tell these hugely enjoyable ‘unplayed stories’, a unique selection of early Romantic concertante works for multiple pianos and orchestra by Mendelssohn, Moscheles, Schubert and Liszt. All are new to the catalogue in the versions recorded here, and all benefit from the sympathetic storytelling of the MultiPiano Ensemble.