Nikos Skalkottas: The Maiden and Death; Piano Concerto No. 1; Ouvertüre Concertante [Import]

Nikos Skalkottas (Composer), Nikos Christodoulou (Conductor), Iceland Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Geoffrey Douglas Madge (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Geoffrey Douglas Madge
• Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Nikos Christodoulou
• Composer: Nikos Skalkottas
• Audio CD (September 15, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Bis
• ASIN: B00000JF6Y
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #644,588 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Death and the Maiden, for orchestra: Moderato maestoso

2. Death and the Maiden, for orchestra: Allegro

3. Death and the Maiden, for orchestra: Andantino - Tempo di Valse (Lento) - Allegro - moderato - Lento - attacea

4. Death and the Maiden, for orchestra: Vivo: Allegro

5. Death and the Maiden, for orchestra: Lentement

6. Death and the Maiden, for orchestra: Moderato assai: Lento - Allegro moderato - Lento

7. Piano Concerto No. 1: l. Allegro moderato

8. Piano Concerto No. 1: ll. Andante cantabile

9. Piano Concerto No. 1: Allegro vivace - Presto

10. Overture Concertante for orchestra

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific recording of music by an overlooked genius., July 9, 1999

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This review is from: Nikos Skalkottas: The Maiden and Death; Piano Concerto No. 1; Ouvertüre Concertante (Audio CD)

If you like 20th Century orchestral music, this undeservedly obscure composer may astonish and delight you. Although much of Skalkottas' music is atonal/serial, it is not icily cerebral; he does not sacrifice music to theory. (He broke with Schoenberg, with whom he studied in Berlin in the late 20s, over the issue of tone row orthodoxy). An excellent orchestrator, he also brought a sense of drama and lyricism to his music. The Iceland Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Nikos Christodoulou turns out excellent performances of the three compositions on this CD. Geoffrey Douglas Madge handles the difficult solo part in the First Piano Concerto with great elan.