Rapa Nui Odyssey Mahani Teave

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903:
• 1 Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903: I. Fantasia 06:39
• 2 Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903: II. Fugue 05:28
• Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886):
• 3 Ballade No. 2 in B Minor, S. 171 14:45
• Années de pèlerinage, Première année, S. 160 "Suisse":
• 4 Années de pèlerinage, Première année, S. 160 "Suisse": VI. Vallée d'Obermann in E Minor 15:02
• Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759): Suite No. 5 in E, HWV 430:
• 5 Suite No. 5 in E, HWV 430: I. Prelude 01:56
• 6 Suite No. 5 in E, HWV 430: II. Allemande 03:29
• 7 Suite No. 5 in E, HWV 430: III. Courante 01:40
• 8 Suite No. 5 in E, HWV 430: IV. Air & variations 03:58
• Alexander Scriabin (1872 - 1915): Prelude & Nocturne for the Left Hand, Op. 9:
• 9 Prelude & Nocturne for the Left Hand, Op. 9: I. Prelude 03:15
• 10 Prelude & Nocturne for the Left Hand, Op. 9: II. Nocturne 05:57
• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849):
• 11 Barcarolle in F sharp, Op. 60 09:47
• 12 Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20 11:15
• 13 Nocturne in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9/1 05:34
• 14 Nocturne in E Minor, Op. posth. 72/1 04:22
• Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943):
• 15 Moment musical in E Minor, Op. 16/4 03:14
• Traditional:
• 16 I he- a Hotumatu Ia, in E-Flat 05:57
• Total Runtime 01:42:18

Info for Rapa Nui Odyssey

After studying at the Cleveland Institute of Music, and the Hans Eisler Music Academy in Berlin, Mahani Teave was destined for a glittering career on the international concert stage having won the Claudio Arrau International Piano Competition in 1999, and later being selected as a Steinway & Sons artist. However, she returned to her native Easter Island and in 2012 established The Easter Island Music School, receiving the Advancement of Women Award from Scotiabank for her leadership and work on the island promoting music. In 2018, David Fulton the collector of Cremonese instruments was on a cruise liner that stopped at Easter Island. A recital was laid on by the children of the music school for the passengers, and the event ended with Mahani Teave playing on an old upright piano. ‘I could not have been more astonished if Horowitz or Rubinstein had stepped onstage….we were being treated to a serious performance by a major utterly extraordinary artist…it was a totally unexpected, uplifting, and deeply moving: a musical feast’.

Mahani had not recorded before, and this remarkable debut album is the result of David’ s chance meeting with her on Rapa Nui (Easter Island).

Mahani Teave, piano

Mahani Teave
(born 14 February 1983) is a classical pianist from Easter Island, Chile.

Teave was born on Hawaii, from a Rapa Nui father and an American mother. She attended the Austral University and studied music at the Cleveland Institute of Music and Hanns Eisler Music Academy (where she received the Konrad Adenauer Fellowship).

Teave is considered to be Easter Island's only classical musician. She began playing classical music as a child and after her teacher left the island, Teave's family moved to mainland Chile so she could continue her musical education.

Teave has toured globally, including performances throughout Chile, Europe, and Asia. Her first performance in Canada was in 2014 at the Carleton University symposium celebrating Franz Liszt.

In 2012, Teave founded the Easter Island Music School, the first music school on the island, teaching piano, cello, ukulele, and violin.

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