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Pianist Diane Walsh is heard in four masterpieces from the first
half of the twentieth century. This newly re-mastered release
was originally recorded in 1990 for Music and Arts. From the moment
that Vladimir Horowitz premiered Samuel Barber's "Sonata",
Op. 26, in Havana, December 1949, Barber's brilliant and
poetic score has been regarded as a piano classic. Composed
and dedicated to pianist Dinu Lipatti, Frank Martin's "8
Preludes" offer a wide range of moods and textures.
Prokofiev's "Sonata No. 2", the earliest work in this
collection, was composed in 1912. Regarded then as
‘ultra-modern', this piece's driving rhythms and virtuosity were a
perfect vehicle for the young composer/pianist, who premiered the
sonata in 1914, in St. Petersburg. Bartók also premiered his
own "Sonata", in Budapest, December, 1926. The
work's motoric rhythms and violent outbursts are given a performance
of great intensity by Diane Walsh. Diane Walsh's numerous
awards over a 35-year international career include the top prizes at
the Munich International Piano Competition and the Salzburg
International Mozart Competition.
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