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Tchaikovsky / Grieg: Piano Concerti
- Richard Bonynge & Simon Tedeschi
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The piano concertos of Tchaikovsky and Grieg are two of the most well known pieces in the Romantic piano repertoire. This very special performance by young Australian pianist Simon Tedeschi and conducted by elder statesman of the baton, Richard Bonynge explores the emotional atmosphere, frankness and force of these landmark works.
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1. Tchiakovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 In B-Flat Minor - Allegro Non Troppo E Molto Maestoso -Allegro Con Spirito
2. Tchiakovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 In B-Flat Minor - Andantino Semplice -Presstissimo -Andantino Semplice
3. Tchiakovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 In B-Flat Minor - Allegro Con Fuoco
4. Tchiakovsky Piano Concerto In A Minor - Allegro Molto Moderato
5. Tchiakovsky Piano Concerto In A Minor - Adagio
6. Tchiakovsky Piano Concerto In A Minor - Allegro Moderato Molto E Marcato
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Simon Tedeschi and Ian Cooper Quintet
- Simon Tedeschi and Ian Cooper
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Primarily featuring jazz-based repertoire, the disc showcases the best of both their genres - classical and jazz. The Baroque chorale introduction to ‘All The Things You Are’ is inspired by the unsurpassed musical language of Bach. Ian’s specialty - gypsy jazz - is pushed to the fore with ‘Tchavolo Swing’ and the musicians pay homage to jazz greats in such pieces as ‘Round Midnight’ and ‘Body and Soul’.
“When I play with Simon I’m always thinking about how do we best tie classical and jazz music together? We've given the well known Jerome Kern tune ‘All The Things You Are’ a ‘Bach-ish fugue treatment’ and Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, a rich Latin groove,” said Ian Cooper.
“Coming from a classically-trained background, I’ve now been performing jazz for years and relish the opportunity to partner with musicians of Ian’s calibre, who bring such a sense of musical freedom in performance,” said Simon Tedeschi.
“Writing for Simon actually develops bad habits, because he can play absolutely anything on the page in front of him. I pity the next pianist I have to write for!” added Cooper.
Working with the best rhythm section in Australia, this CD features Australian jazz legend James Morrison, on trumpet & trombone.
“Recording a disc such as this with elite musicians allows us the opportunity to create musical arrangements and improvise with such vivacity and playfulness that we end up with a fine balance between surprise and familiarity in the repertoire,” said Tedeschi.
“Jazz is all about ensemble playing. On this CD, sometimes we play something that's been thoughtfully constructed, but there are times where we just go for it, allowing the spontaneity to take over and play what we instinctively feel,” said Cooper.
Produced by Cooper and Tedeschi, this album was recorded at the new, state-of-the-art James Morrison Studios.
"This album sparkles with vivacity, a rare quality in music. Obviously the material plays its part - it's hard to imagine heavy metal or Wagner, say, sounding especially vivacious! - but primarily it is a matter of touch.
Sparks seem to fly from every note of Ian Cooper's violin and Simon Tedeschi's piano, thanks to some very personal black magic in the way both conjure up their sounds.
That vivacity goes hand in hand with a playfulness they often bring to bear, too. You can hear it in the song choice (Beethoven's 5th Salsa) and the arrangements (All The Things You Are) as well as in the actual improvising.
And what improvising. Ian, of course, is steeped in jazz, but Simon has come to the music from an august classical career, and this album shows just how convincing he now is within the idiom. He solos with verve, but that, in some ways, is the easy part.
The challenge for any player of a chord instrument is to find swinging, relevant things to say in company with the bass and drums behind a soloist, and Simon certainly adds to the buoyancy of bassist Brendan Clarke and drummer Andrew Dickeson behind Ian's glorious violin, the glow of Jim Pennell's guitar or the remarkable Mr Morrison's trumpet and trombone.
Tender readings of Body and Soul and 'Round Midnight are woven into the vivacity and playfulness, and the program as a whole boasts an engaging blend of surprise and familiarity. This is smile-making music."
John Shand, jazz critic for The Sydney Morning Herald and author of Jazz - The Australian Accent (UNSW Press)
1 Tchavolo Swing (Tchavolo Schmitt)
2 All The Things You Are (Jerome Kern, Arr. Ian Cooper)
3 Perdido (Juan Tizol, Arr. Ian Cooper)
4 Beethoven's 5th Salsa (Beethoven, Arr. Ian Cooper, adapted from an arrangement by Randy Waldman)
5 Body And Soul (Johnny Green, Arr. Evan Lohning)
6 I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (Jimmy McHugh, Arr. Evan Lohning)
7 Donna Lee (Charlie Parker, Arr. Ian Cooper, adapted from an arrangement by Marty Paich)
8 Jordu (Duke Jordan)
9 'Round Midnight (Cootie Williams & Thelonius Monk, Arr. Evan Lohning)
10 Tea For Two (Irving Caesar & Vincert Youmans)
11 It Had To Be You (Isham Jones)
12 Tricotism (Oscar Pettiford)
13 Walkin' (Miles Davis, Arr. Evan Lohning)
Simon Tedeschi - Piano
Ian Cooper - Violin, Viola (8 & 13) and entire string section (4 & 7)
Jim Pennell - Guitar
Brendan Clarke - Double Bass
Andrew Dickeson - Drums
James Morrison - Trumpet (4 & 6) & Trombone (9 &10)
Marc Packard - Bass (4)
John Wolfenden - Drums (4)
Glenn Henrich - Vibraphone (12)
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Simon Tedeschi and Ian Cooper Live
- Simon Tedeschi and Ian Cooper
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A live performance - featuring Simon playing the amazing Stuart Pianos - by these two virtuosos, featuring Gypsy, Dixieland, Classical, Jazz, Traditional and pretty much everything else in between.
"Putting Tedeschi and Cooper is like mixing nitro with glycerine - an explosion of musical virtuosity!" - James Morrison
1. Joseph Joseph Joseph
2. Undecided
3. Tango Por Una Cabeza
4. San Antonio Rose
5. Anthropology
6. Nuages
7. Basin St Blues
8. Flambée Montalbanaise
9. Blue Rondo a La Turk
10. Humoresque
11. Dark Eyes
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Waltzing Cat and Piano Concerto
- Simon Tedeschi and MSO
American composer Leroy Anderson is perhaps best-known for the perennial festive favourite, Sleigh Ride. He has also entered the collective pop culture consciousness for other delightful miniatures such as The Typewriter, The Syncopated Clock and Blue Tango.
This album by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra features a performance of Anderson's Piano Concerto by young Australian pianist Simon Tedeschi, conducted by Paul Mann.
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1. The Typewriter
2. The Waltzing Cat
3. Fiddle-Faddle
4. A Trumpeter's Lullaby
5. Horse and Buggy
6. Plink, Plank, Plunk!
7. Belle of the Ball
8. Irish Washerwoman
9. The Last Rose of Summer
10. The Phantom Regiment
11. Pyramid Dance
12. Blue Tango
13. Bugler's Holiday
14. Sleigh Ride
15. The Syncopated Clock
16. Chicken Reel
17. Concerto in C for Piano and Orchestra
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Simon Tedeschi
- Simon Tedeschi
Simon Tedeschi's self titled album is a solo piano recording covering a wide variety of styles of music from Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern and Jazz.
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1. Waltz
2. Sonata The Cat's Fugue
3. Prelude No. 1
4. Prelude No. 2
5. Prelude No. 3
6. Elite Syncopation
7. The Sea
8. Elegie
9. En Bateau
10. Capriccio In B Flat Major On The Departure To Distant Climbs Of His Dearly-beloved Brother (I. Arioso)
11. Ii - Andante
12. Iii. Adagiosissimo
13. Iv. Un Poco Largo
14. V. Adagio Poco
15. Vi. Allegro
16. Rabbit Hill
17. Humoresque
18. Night In May
19. Scherzando Capriccio
20. Fantasia In D Minor K397
21. Fantasy On The Last Rose Of Summer
22. Alligator Crawl
23. Fingerbuster
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'Nocturnes' - virtuoso works for piano and flute
- Simon Tedeschi and Tadeu Coelho
Music by Gaubert, Chopin, Widor, Schubert
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1 Widor, Suite for Flute and Piano, op. 34: Moderato
2 Widor, Suite for Flute and Piano, op. 34: Scherzo: allegro vivace
3 Widor, Suite for Flute and Piano, op. 34: Romance: andantino
4 Widor, Suite for Flute and Piano, op. 34: Finale: vivace
5 Schubert, Introduction, Theme and Variations on Trockne Blume: Introduction
6 Schubert, Introduction, Theme and Variations on Trockne Blume: Theme
7 Schubert, Introduction, Theme and Variations on Trockne Blume: Var. 1
8 Schubert, Introduction, Theme and Variations on Trockne Blume: Var. 2
9 Schubert, Introduction, Theme and Variations on Trockne Blume: Var. 3
10 Schubert, Introduction, Theme and Variations on Trockne Blume: Var. 4
11 Schubert, Introduction, Theme and Variations on Trockne Blume: Var. 5
12 Schubert, Introduction, Theme and Variations on Trockne Blume: Var. 6
13 Schubert, Introduction, Theme and Variations on Trockne Blume: Var. 7
14 Gaubert: Sonata no.3: Allegretto
15 Gaubert: Sonata no.3: Intermede Pastoral: tres modere
16 Gaubert: Sonata no.3: Final: Joyeux (Allegretto)
17 Chopin: Nocturne In C# minor, op. posth.
18 Gaubert: Nocturne et Allegro scherzando: Nocturne
19 Gaubert: Nocturne et Allegro scherzando: Allegro scherzando
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Masterpieces
- Simon Tedeschi
"Masterpieces" was largely recorded in New Caledonia's grand cathedral by sound engineer Brendan Frost. It includes Fauré's Pavane, Enesco's Rumanian Rhapsody No.1 and Poulenc's Concerto for Piano & Orchestra, with Simon Tedeschi as Soloist. Conducted by Matthew Krel.
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Classic 100 Mozart
- Various Artists
What's the one moment of Mozart's music you can't live without?
This question was asked of audiences around the country. The thousands of enthusiastic responses received by the ABC were compiled into a box set of the must-have Mozart pieces. Featuring acclaimed Australian and international artists, this set will bring hours of joy to any classical music lover.
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Simon is featured on this album performing the second movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto K488
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Classic 100 concertos
- Various artists
What is the one concerto you cannot live without? This question was asked of the Australian public through a poll by ABC Classic FM and the top ten selections feature in this collection.
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Simon is featured on track 9, performing an excerpt of the Tchiakovsky Piano Concerto no. 1. You can hear Simon performing the whole concerto (plus the Grieg) with Richard Bonynge conducting, featured at the top of this page.
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Mao's Last Dancer - the Soundtrack
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The album contains all of the music Christopher Gordon composed for the film as well as his arrangements and performances of excerpts from three well known ballet classics highlighted in the movie. This rich and varied album features some of Australia’s most highly regarded classical musicians along with an ensemble of Sydney’s leading Chinese musicians.
Simon is performing Mozart's K576 Sonata (2nd Movement) on this disc
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