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Live Performances of Great Piano Classics: Balakirev: Islamey, Chopin, Liszt: La Campanella, Szymanowski, Rachmaninov, Beethoven by Adam Aleksander
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13 tracks | 71 minutes
Released Nov 2004
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- sample "album only" 08:43 Balakirev - Oriental Fantasy Islamey "album only" 08:43 Balakirev - Oriental Fantasy Islamey "album only" 08:43 Balakirev - Oriental Fantasy Islamey
- sample "album only" 02:21 Chopin - Etude in C Major, Op. 10, #1 "album only" 02:21 Chopin - Etude in C Major, Op. 10, #1 "album only" 02:21 Chopin - Etude in C Major, Op. 10, #1
- sample "album only" 04:33 Chopin - Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 17, #4 "album only" 04:33 Chopin - Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 17, #4 "album only" 04:33 Chopin - Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 17, #4
- sample "album only" 07:30 Chopin - Scherzo No. 3 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 39 "album only" 07:30 Chopin - Scherzo No. 3 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 39 "album only" 07:30 Chopin - Scherzo No. 3 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 39
- sample "album only" 07:53 Chopin - Polonaise in A Flat Major, Op. 53 "album only" 07:53 Chopin - Polonaise in A Flat Major, Op. 53 "album only" 07:53 Chopin - Polonaise in A Flat Major, Op. 53
- sample "album only" 05:57 Liszt - La Campanella, (Paganini Etude No. 3) "album only" 05:57 Liszt - La Campanella, (Paganini Etude No. 3) "album only" 05:57 Liszt - La Campanella, (Paganini Etude No. 3)
- sample "album only" 03:19 Beethoven - Bagatelle Op. 33, No. 4, A Major "album only" 03:19 Beethoven - Bagatelle Op. 33, No. 4, A Major "album only" 03:19 Beethoven - Bagatelle Op. 33, No. 4, A Major
- sample "album only" 02:14 Beethoven - Bagatelle Op. 33, No. 5 C Major "album only" 02:14 Beethoven - Bagatelle Op. 33, No. 5 C Major "album only" 02:14 Beethoven - Bagatelle Op. 33, No. 5 C Major
- sample "album only" 02:33 Beethoven - Bagatelle Op. 33, No. 6 D Major "album only" 02:33 Beethoven - Bagatelle Op. 33, No. 6 D Major "album only" 02:33 Beethoven - Bagatelle Op. 33, No. 6 D Major
- sample "album only" 02:02 Beethoven - Bagatelle Op. 33, No. 7 A Flat Major "album only" 02:02 Beethoven - Bagatelle Op. 33, No. 7 A Flat Major "album only" 02:02 Beethoven - Bagatelle Op. 33, No. 7 A Flat Major
- sample "album only" 04:59 Rachmaninov - Etude Tableau in E Flat Minor, Op. 39, #5 "album only" 04:59 Rachmaninov - Etude Tableau in E Flat Minor, Op. 39, #5 "album only" 04:59 Rachmaninov - Etude Tableau in E Flat Minor, Op. 39, #5
- sample "album only" 03:51 Debussy - Prelude Bruyeres from Book 2 "album only" 03:51 Debussy - Prelude Bruyeres from Book 2 "album only" 03:51 Debussy - Prelude Bruyeres from Book 2
- sample "album only" 15:44 Szymanowski - Sonata No. 3, Op. 36 "album only" 15:44 Szymanowski - Sonata No. 3, Op. 36 "album only" 15:44 Szymanowski - Sonata No. 3, Op. 36
Winner of many international piano competitions, pianist Adam Aleksander has performed around the world to the acclaim of critics and audiences.
Bio / Background
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Critics have hailed Adam Aleksander's playing as having "rare finesse...gorgeous sonority and nimble fingers...generous of feeling, mood and tonal resources" (Cleveland Plain Dealer); "(Aleksander) is a consummate pianist...outstanding artist" (Miami Herald); having "phenomenal technique, which allows him to achieve extremely musical ends" (Byron Belt, Newshouse News Service); "(Aleksander) is one of the great artists of the city and promises to become one of the greatest pianists..." (Daniel Fernandez, El Nuevo Herald), "...exquisite...subtlety and grace...fire and brimstone...rare depth and substance...introspective... exhilarating!" (Pat Leitch, Coral Gables Gazette.
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Born in Edmonton, Canada, Adam Aleksander has been performing to the acclaim of audiences worldwide since his debut with orchestra at the age of fourteen with the Chopin Piano Concerto in E Minor. He has studied with Sergei Babayan at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Regina Smendzianka at the Chopin Academy in Warsaw, and Jim Bonn at the University of Southern California. He has performed at festivals in Tokyo, Tours, Atami, Orford, Quebec, Interlochen, Michigan, Cleveland, Miami, Slupsk as well as Antonin, Poland.
Aleksander has received top prizes in over nineteen piano competitions, including international competitions in Barcelona, Paris, Salerno, Miami, Edmonton and Palm Beach, and has received prizes for his recordings in competitions in Austin, Texas and Calgary, Canada. In addition, he has been awarded grants from The Canada Council and The Alberta Heritage Trust Fund.
Adam Aleksander has made television, CD, and radio recordings and has performed in Japan, Italy, France, Spain, Poland, South Africa, Scotland, Brazil, Ecuador, Canada and the U.S.
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