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Original Transcriptions for Piano
Piano transcriptions as you have never heard them before played by Cameron Roberts
This disc by Australian pianist-composer Cameron Roberts is a tour-de-force of piano virtuosity and originality. His original piano transcriptions of orchestral showpieces: Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, Vivaldi's Summer and Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, amongst others, have recently been premiered in London and Madrid to full houses and standing ovation. Here he puts them on disc in his second studio recording for MOVE.
Roberts brings back to life the great piano traditions of Liszt, Busoni and Rachmaninoff, transcribing both popular and lesser-known music onto the piano, and putting the piano in centre-stage, showing it off as an instrument for great art and entertainment. Roberts' arrangements are carefully derived from the originals though projected forward with a new voice, one which shows the piano at its best, unleashing its potential as if to say: 'look what it can do'! Alongside the show-stoppers, there are also works of great intimacy, including the arrangement of the Largo from Bach's Double Violin Concerto, a selection of hauntingly beautiful songs by Rachmaninoff and the heavenly In Paradisum from Faure's Requiem. It is clear that this is music he loves to play and music he wants to share. This disc is a culmination of his work recently supported by grants from the Michael Kieran Harvey Piano Scholarship and the Ian Potter Foundation. Visit Cameron Roberts' website here for audio samples and details of upcoming performances Track Listing:
Vivaldi - Summer from The Four Seasons
Rachmaninoff - How Beautiful it is here! - The Morn of life - Sleep Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue Bach - Largo from the double violin concerto Tchaikovsky - 1812 Festival overture Fauré - In Paradisum from Requiem Catalogue Number: MCD404
Price: AU$26.00
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In recent years Cameron Roberts has enjoyed growing success as one of Australia's finest young artists. He has already performed in Australia, Europe, Asia, and the USA, as soloist and chamber musician, and maintains a diverse range of interests which include jazz, contemporary music and composition.
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