Original Transcriptions for Piano
Piano transcriptions of rare originality and virtuosity. Australian pianist-composer Cameron Roberts turns orchestral showpieces and intimate songs into a solo-piano tour de force.
Sergei Rachmaninoff composer
George Gershwin composer
Johann Sebastian Bach composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composer
Gabriel Fauré composer
Cameron Roberts arranger
His original piano transcriptions of orchestral showpieces — Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, Vivaldi’s Summer from The Four Seasons and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue among them — had been premiered in London and Madrid to full houses and standing ovations. Here he sets them down in his second studio recording for Move.
Roberts revives the great piano traditions of Liszt, Busoni and Rachmaninoff, putting the instrument centre-stage as a vehicle for both art and entertainment. The arrangements stay close to the originals yet speak with a new voice, showing what the piano can do when its full range of colour and power is unleashed.
Beside the show-stoppers sit works of real intimacy: the Largo from Bach’s Double Violin Concerto, a group of haunting Rachmaninoff songs, and the heavenly In Paradisum from Fauré’s Requiem. The programme is music he loves to play and clearly wants to share.
The disc crowns work supported by the Michael Kieran Harvey Piano Scholarship and the Ian Potter Foundation. His earlier Move recording is Bach: Goldberg Variations, Original Transcriptions.
Artist
Cameron Roberts
Cameron Roberts is an Australian international concert pianist, renowned coach and author on the application of science to elite musical performance, and a specialist anaesthetist.
Audio previews
Tracks
- i. Allegro non molto 6:08
- ii. Adagio-Presto 2:34
- iii. Presto 2:54
- How Beautiful it is Here! Sergei Rachmaninoff Arr: Cameron Roberts 2:16
- The Morn of Life Sergei Rachmaninoff Arr: Cameron Roberts 1:47
- Sleep Sergei Rachmaninoff Arr: Cameron Roberts 4:26
- Rhapsody in Blue George Gershwin Arr: Cameron Roberts 15:03
- Concerto for Two Violins Largo, ma non tanto Johann Sebastian Bach Arr: Cameron Roberts 6:55
- 1812 Festival Overture Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Arr: Cameron Roberts 17:03
- Requiem – In Paradisum Gabriel Fauré Arr: Cameron Roberts 3:58
The Four Seasons – Summer Antonio Vivaldi Arr: Cameron Roberts
Performers
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) was a German composer and organist of the late Baroque. His sacred and secular music for choir, orchestra, organ and solo instruments remains among the foundations of the Western concert and church repertory.
Gabriel Fauré
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924) was a French composer, pianist, organist and teacher whose music links late Romanticism with early modernism. His best-known works include the Requiem, the Pavane, and a large body of songs and piano music.
George Gershwin
George Gershwin (September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose music spanned popular song, Broadway and the classical concert hall, leaving melodies that remain widely known.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (1873–1943) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. His ballets, concertos and orchestral works remain among the most widely performed music in the classical repertoire.
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) was an Italian Baroque composer, priest and virtuoso violinist. He is best known for his instrumental concertos, above all the violin cycle The Four Seasons.
Contributors
Backcard photo
Jacqueline Mitelman
Cover design
Renee Halliday
Where to listen
Original Transcriptions for Piano is available for streaming through Spotify and Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
Original Transcriptions for Piano is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- MCD 404
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 63 minutes 4 seconds
- Recording Engineer
- Martin Wright
Vaughan McAlley - Editing Engineer
- Martin Wright
Vaughan McAlley - Venue
- Move Records Studio
- Credit
- Jacqueline Mitelman
Renee Halliday - Release date
- 28 Feb 2009
- Musical work
copyright - © 2009 Cameron Roberts
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 2009 Move Records
- Categories
- Classical, Keyboard
- Genres
- Romantic & Impressionist, Baroque
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574040425
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