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Pianists of Excellence

The Team of Pianists is acclaimed in Europe and Australia for vitality and freshness of technique. This recital presents solo piano works by Haydn, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Brahms and Sculthorpe, played by four of its members.

Team of Pianistsensemble
  • CatalogueMCD 029
  • Released1989
  • Playing time72 minutes 36 seconds

Listen & tracks

10 works · 72:36

  1. 1 Etude in E minor, Op. 25, No. 5 Frédéric Chopin 3:10
  2. 2 Nocturne in F♯ major, Op. 15, No. 2 Frédéric Chopin 3:43
  3. 3 Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 Frédéric Chopin 10:41
  4. 4 Impromptu in B♭ major, Op. 142 (D 935) No. 3 Franz Schubert 7:35
  5. 5 Impromptu in G♭ major, Op. 90 (D 899) No. 3 Franz Schubert 5:48
  6. 6 Impromptu in C minor, Op. 90 (D 899) No. 1 Franz Schubert 9:23
  7. Klavierstücke, Op. 118Johannes Brahms 4 movements15:40
    1. 7 Ballade 3:43
    2. 8 Intermezzo 2:50
    3. 9 Romanze 3:41
    4. 10 Intermezzo 5:26
  8. 11 Sonata in B minor, Hob. XVI/32 Franz Joseph Haydn 9:03
  9. 12 Albumblätter, Op. 99 Robert Schumann 3:13
  10. 13 Snow, Moon and Flowers Peter Sculthorpe 4:20

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

For this session the Team of Pianists featured Eric Raymond, Anne Bortolussi, Darryl Coote and Robert Chamberlain. Each performer wrote programme notes for the pieces they played, offering an intimate view of their relationship with the music.

Reviews

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

— The Age

Artists

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Team of Pianists

ensemble

The Melbourne-based Team of Pianists is acclaimed for high standards of artistry and professionalism, and has captivated audiences in Australia and overseas for nearly twenty years through solo, chamber and concerto performance.

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Johannes Brahms

composer

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) was a German composer and pianist of the Romantic period. His music for piano, chamber ensemble, orchestra, and voice remains central to the concert repertoire.

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Frédéric Chopin

composer

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. He wrote almost exclusively for the piano and remains one of its defining poetic voices.

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Franz Joseph Haydn

composer

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period, central to the making of the symphony, the string quartet and the piano trio. A vast body of chamber, orchestral and sacred music from his long career shaped the language of his age.

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Franz Schubert

composer

Franz Schubert (1797–1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. In only thirty-one years he left a vast body of work, including over six hundred Lieder, and remains among the most frequently performed composers.

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Robert Schumann

composer

Robert Schumann (1810–1856) was a German composer and music critic of the early Romantic era. His piano works and songs remain among the most enduring of the period.

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Peter Sculthorpe

composer

Peter Sculthorpe (1929–2014) was a Tasmanian-born composer whose orchestral and chamber music drew the Australian landscape, neighbouring Asian traditions and Indigenous materials into a clear, personal language. He wrote extensively for strings, piano and voice.

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Performers

Technical credits

  • Producer Maria Vandamme
    Max Cooke
  • Recording Engineer Jim Atkins
  • Venue ABC Studios, Waverley
  • Thanks to Colin & Cicely Rigg Estate

Details

List price
$25.00 AUD
Total playing time
72 minutes 36 seconds
Release date
Categories
Classical, Keyboard
Genre
Romantic & Impressionist
Musical work copyright
© 1989 Team of Pianists
Sound recording copyright
℗ 1989 Move Records
Catalogue
MCD 029
EAN
9314574002928

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