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Verbier Festival - Best Of 2014 / Ildar Abdrazakov, Martha Argerich, Sergei Babayan, Ingela Brimberg, Gautier Capucon, Charles Castronovo, Charles Dutoit, Daniel Harding, Daniel Hope, Evgeny Kissin / Erato 2x Audio CD 2015 / 0825646078042
UPC 825646078042
The Verbier Festival is an annual international music festival that takes place for two weeks in late July and early August in the mountain resort of Verbier, Switzerland.
Founded by Swedish expatriate Martin T:son Engström in 1994, it has attracted international soloists such as Piotr Anderszewski, Leif Ove Andsnes, Martha Argerich, Lera Auerbach, Emanuel Ax, Sergei Babayan, Khatia Buniatishvili, , Seong-Jin Cho (2018), Hilary Hahn, Leonidas Kavakos, Evgeny Kissin, Magdalena Kožená, Lang Lang, Mischa Maisky, Mikhail Pletnev, Lawrence Power, Thomas Quasthoff, Julian Rachlin, Andrea Rost, Anoushka Shankar, András Schiff, Bryn Terfel, Daniil Trifonov, Yuja Wang, Julian Lloyd Webber.
The Verbier Festival is also nurturing young musicians with its Academy and three orchestras: the Verbier Festival Orchestra, the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra and the Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra (formerly known as the Verbier Festival Music Camp Orchestra).
Activities of the Fest'Off, including jazz concerts and special walks in the environs of Verbier, are also available to the public for free during the 17 days of the festival.
| Label: | Erato - 0825646078042 |
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| Format: |
2 x CD, Compilation
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2015 |
| Genre: | Classical |
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Tracklist:
CD 1 63:35
1-2 Scriabin Piano Sonata No.2 in G sharp minor, op.19 “Sonata-Fantasy” 13:11
3-5 Scriabin 12 Etudes, op.8 - Nos.2, 11 & 12 8:55
6 Tchaikovsky Six Morceaux, op.19 - No.6 Theme original et variations 11:48
7 Grieg Lyric Pieces, op.12 - No.1 Arietta 1:33
8 Grieg Lyric Pieces, op.71 - No.3 Smatrold [Puck] 2:09
9 Part Fur Alina 3:08
10 Chopin Barcarolle in F sharp major, op.60 9:25
11 Nesbit To Dance On Sands 13:22
CD 2 72:11
1 Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor, op.23 — III. Allegro con fuoco 7:04
2-4 Works by Matteis, Westhoff and Falconieri from Air: A Baroque Journey 11:02
5 Shchedrin Moscow-Petushki 11:00
6-7 Beethoven Fidelio — Overture & “Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?” (Act I) 12:25
8-9 Berlioz La Damnation de Faust — Marche hongroise (Part 1) & “Merci, doux crépuscule!” (Part III) 9:52
10-11 Verdi Don Carlo — 19:44
“Ella giammai m'amo!” & “Il Grand’ Inquisitor - Nell’ispano suol mai l‘eresia domino” (Act III)
- Orchestra - Verbier Festival Orchestra, Verbier Chamber Festival Orchestra
