Kian Soltani, Aaron Pilsan – Home (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Kian Soltani, Aaron Pilsan – Home (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:18:44 minutes | 1,33 GB | Genre: Classical
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No, no, we’re not going to pretend that the repertoire chosen by the Austrian-Persian (the nationality stated on his website… born in 1992) cellist Kian Soltani and the Austrian pianist Aaron Pilsan is completely original: Schubert’s “Arpeggione” Sonata, recorded a thousand and one times, and Schumann’s Fantasiestücke form the backbone of the record. But what’s really remarkable here is Soltani’s career: the soloist made his big international breakthrough in 2011 at the age of 19, with triumphant débuts at the Vienna Musikverein, and then First Prize at the International Paulo Cello Competition in Helsinki in 2013. Shortly thereafter he joined Barenboim’s West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, firstly as the first solo cellist, and then as one of the soloists in Beethoven’s Triple Concerto and Strauss’s Don Quixote still with Barenboim. Concerts followed in Berlin, the Salzburg and Lucerne festivals, and the BBC Proms, as a soloist or in a chamber ensemble. A brilliant career, off to a flying start. The album listing finds a touch of originality at the end, with Persian Folklore by the Iranian composer Reza Vali (b. 1952), a piece of writing inspired by Kodály’s own translations of popular Hungarian music into classical language.

Tracklist:
01. Aaron Pilsan & Kian Soltani – Schubert: Sonata In A Minor, D.821 „Arpeggione“-1. Allegro moderato (11:54)
02. Kian Soltani & Aaron Pilsan – Schubert: Sonata In A Minor, D.821 „Arpeggione“-2. Adagio (04:34)
03. Aaron Pilsan & Kian Soltani – Schubert: Sonata In A Minor, D.821 „Arpeggione“-3. Allegretto (09:45)
04. Kian Soltani & Aaron Pilsan – Schubert: Nacht und Träume, D.827 (Version For Cello And Piano) (03:42)
05. Aaron Pilsan & Kian Soltani – Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op.73-1. Zart und mit Ausdruck (03:33)
06. Kian Soltani & Aaron Pilsan – Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op.73-2. Lebhaft, leicht (03:16)
07. Aaron Pilsan & Kian Soltani – Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op.73-3. Rasch und mit Feuer (04:04)
08. Aaron Pilsan & Kian Soltani – Schumann: Adagio And Allegro In A Flat Major, Op. 70-1. Langsam, mit innigem Ausdruck (04:17)
09. Kian Soltani & Aaron Pilsan – Schumann: Adagio And Allegro In A Flat Major, Op. 70-2. Rasch und feurig (04:37)
10. Aaron Pilsan & Kian Soltani – Schumann: Myrthen, Op.25-Version For Cello And Piano-24. Du bist wie eine Blume (01:49)
11. Kian Soltani & Aaron Pilsan – Vali: Persian Folk Songs-1. Longing (02:29)
12. Kian Soltani & Aaron Pilsan – Vali: Persian Folk Songs-2. In Memory Of A Lost Beloved (04:07)
13. Aaron Pilsan & Kian Soltani – Vali: Persian Folk Songs-3. The Girl From Shiraz (03:42)
14. Kian Soltani & Aaron Pilsan – Vali: Persian Folk Songs-4. Love Drunk (“Mastom-Mastom”) (01:52)
15. Aaron Pilsan & Kian Soltani – Vali: Persian Folk Songs-5. In the Style Of An Armenian Folk Song (01:57)
16. Kian Soltani & Aaron Pilsan – Vali: Persian Folk Songs-6. Imaginary Folk Song (02:28)
17. Aaron Pilsan & Kian Soltani – Vali: Persian Folk Songs-7. Folk Song From Khorasan (03:11)
18. Kian Soltani – Soltani: Persian Fire Dance (07:17)

Personnel:
Kian Soltani, cello
Aaron Pilsan, piano

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