Charlene Farrugia, Dimitri Ashkenazy, Rebecca Raimondi, Stefan Jess-Kropfitsch – Fiorini: In the Midst of Things – Piano & Chamber Music (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 59:50 minutes | 912 MB | Genre: Classical
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Maltese composer Karl Fiorini is a European without frontiers – the compositions in this album reflect his early detachment from a Mediterranean identity towards a more varied and intense sound world. Trio Lamina features elements of Bartók’s “night music” in its complex sub-sections, whereas Fiorini’s two piano studies, which predate his move to Paris, already exude a Gallic ambience. Influenced by North African folk music, the Piano Trio expands his global reach, and the Piano Sonata, a gritty virtuoso concert piece, shifts geographical influence towards Eastern Europe to powerful effect. All of these world première recordings were recorded in the presence of the composer.
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