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Pianists of Excellence

The Team of Pianists has achieved acclaim throughout Europe and Australia for their vitality and freshness in technique. Features solo, duo and two piano works Haydn, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Brahms and Sculthorpe.

This recording was made over two days at the defunct Waverley Studios of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1988.

For this recording, The Team of Pianists featured Eric Raymond, Anne Bortolussi, Darryl Coote and Robert Chamberlain. The performers wrote program notes for the pieces they played individually, offering a prescient view of their relationship with the compositions through their intimate perspective.

Artist

Team of Pianists

Acclaimed both for its high standards of artistry and professionalism, the Melbourne-based Team of Pianists has captivated audiences in Australia and overseas for nearly twenty years.


Press quote

“... fine playing, well recorded ... well presented, with informative notes.”

The Age

Track Listing

  1. Etude in E minor, Op.25, No. 5 Frédéric Chopin
  2. Nocturne in F♯ major, Op. 15, No.2 Frédéric Chopin
  3. Ballade No.4 in F minor, Op. 52 Frédéric Chopin
  4. Impromptu, B♭ major, Op. 142 (D935) No. 3 Franz Schubert
  5. Impromptu, G♭ Major, Op. 90 (D899) No. 3 Franz Schubert
  6. Impromptu, C minor, Op. 90 (D899), No 1 Franz Schubert
  7. Klavierstucke, Op. 118 Johannes Brahms

  8. Ballade
  9. Intermezzo
  10. Romanze
  11. Intermezzo
  12. Sonata in B minor, Hob. XVI/32 Franz Joseph Haydn
  13. Albumblatter, Op. 99 Robert Schumann
  14. Snow, Moon and Flowers Peter Sculthorpe

Performers

Composers

Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. In his lifetime, Brahms' popularity and influence were considerable; he is sometimes grouped with Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven as one of the Three Bs.

Peter Sculthorpe

Born in Launceston, Tasmania in 1929 and passing away in 2014, Peter Sculthorpe was one of Australia's best-known composers and a fine pianist. Recordings of Sculthorpe's orchestral works and music for strings have won a number of Australian Record Industry Awards (ARIA).

Franz Joseph Haydn

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. He is often called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of his important contributions to these forms.

Franz Schubert

Franz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer. Today, Schubert is admired as one of the leading exponents of the early Romantic era in music and he remains one of the most frequently performed composers.

Frédéric Chopin

Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer, virtuoso pianist, and music teacher. He was one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano".

Robert Schumann

Robert Schumann was a German composer, aesthete and influential music critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most representative composers of the Romantic era.


Where to buy

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Product details

List price
$25.00 AUD
Thanks to
Colin & Cicely Rigg Estate
Release date
1989
Copyright
© 1989 Team of Pianists
Phonogram
℗ 1989 Move Records
Categories
Classical, Keyboard
Catalogue number
MCD 029
Alternate catalogue number
MCD029
Barcode
EAN 9314574002928