Kaleidoscope Mari Kodama

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartets:
• 1 String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Rasumovsky No. 1": II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando (Transcr. C. Saint-Saëns for Piano) 08:58
• 2 String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo (Transcr. C. Saint-Saëns for Piano) 07:25
• 3 String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 “Rasumovsky No. 2": III. Allegretto - Maggiore. Thème russe (Transcr. M. Balakirev for Piano) 08:36
• 4 String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo (Transcr. M. Balakirev for Piano) 06:47
• 5 String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 (Excerpts Transcr. M. Mussorgsky for Piano): II. Vivace 03:48
• 6 String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 (Excerpts Transcr. M. Mussorgsky for Piano): III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo 10:07
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Clarinet Quintet in A Major, KV 581
• 7 Clarinet Quintet in A Major, KV 581 (Excerpts Arr. L. Beethoven): IVa. Allegretto con variazioni. Theme 00:54
• 8 Clarinet Quintet in A Major, KV 581 (Excerpts Arr. L. Beethoven): IVb. Var. 1 00:56
• 9 Clarinet Quintet in A Major, KV 581 (Excerpts Arr. L. Beethoven): IVc. Var. 2 01:01
• 10 Clarinet Quintet in A Major, KV 581 (Excerpts Arr. L. Beethoven): IVd. Var. 3 01:45
• 11 Clarinet Quintet in A Major, KV 581 (Excerpts Arr. L. Beethoven): IVe. Var. 4 01:17
• 12 Clarinet Quintet in A Major, KV 581 (Excerpts Arr. L. Beethoven): IVf. Var. 5 02:50
• 13 Clarinet Quintet in A Major, KV 581 (Excerpts Arr. L. Beethoven): IVg. Var. 6 01:03
• Total Runtime 55:27

Info for Kaleidoscope

After her acclaimed complete recording of Beethoven’s piano sonatas, Mari Kodama returns with a programme consisting of Beethoven string quartets transcribed for piano by Saint-Saëns, Mussorgsky and Balakirev, as well as Beethoven’s variations on the finale of Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet. Most pieces are recorded for the first time. Kaleidoscope is designed as a homage, considering and experiencing Beethoven through the lens of other great composers.

Mari Kodama is one of the most extraordinary pianists of our age, and has an impressive PENTATONE discography, featuring Beethoven’s complete piano sonatas (2003-2014), piano concertos of Loewe and Chopin (2003), Tchaikovsky Ballet Suites for Piano Duo (2016), De Falla’s Nights in the Gardens of Spain (2017) and Martinů’s Concert for Two Pianos (2018).

Mari Kodama, piano

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