Elena Riu: Piano Icons For The 21st Century

Release Date: 16th Feb 2015
Catalogue No: BKD111
Label: Linn
Series: ECHO
Length: 74 minutes

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Pärt: Variations for the Healing of Arinushka

Work length4:46

Elena Riu (piano)
Recorded: 6-7 April 1999
Recording Venue: St. George's, Bristol

Sculthorpe: Djilile (version for piano)

Work length7:12

Elena Riu (piano)
Recorded: 6-7 April 1999
Recording Venue: St. George's, Bristol

Tavener: Ypakoë

Work length21:32

Elena Riu (piano)
Recorded: 6-7 April 1999
Recording Venue: St. George's, Bristol

I. Arise, O God

Track length2:03

II. Let all mortal flesh keep silent

Track length3:59

III. Weep not for me, O mother

Track length4:14

IV. The Lord awoke as one that sleepeth

Track length5:39

V. Remember us also, O Lord

Track length5:37

Sculthorpe: A Little Book of Hours

Work length1:43

Elena Riu (piano)
Recorded: 6-7 April 1999
Recording Venue: St. George's, Bristol

A Little Book of Hours: VI. Singing Sun

Track length1:43

Janáček: In the Mists

Work length17:27

Elena Riu (piano)
Recorded: 6-7 April 1999
Recording Venue: St. George's, Bristol

I. Andante

Track length3:58

II. Molto adagio

Track length4:42

III. Andantino

Track length2:48

IV. Presto

Track length5:59

Sculthorpe: Night Pieces

Work length10:02

Elena Riu (piano)
Recorded: 6-7 April 1999
Recording Venue: St. George's, Bristol

No. 1. Snow

Track length1:29

No. 2. Moon

Track length1:45

No. 3. Flowers

Track length2:10

No. 4. Night

Track length2:27

No. 5. Stars

Track length2:11

Mompou: Charmes

Work length11:40

Elena Riu (piano)
Recorded: 6-7 April 1999
Recording Venue: St. George's, Bristol

Pour endormir la souffrance

Track length1:46

Pour penetrer les ames

Track length2:17

Pour inspirer l'amour

Track length2:51

Pour les guerisons

Track length1:54

Pour evoquer l'image du passe

Track length1:44

Pour appeler la joie

Track length1:08

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‘Piano Icons For The 21st Century’ is an exceptionally performed collection of contemporary piano works by Pärt, Janáček, Sculthorpe and Mompou, plus the world premiere recording of John Tavener's Ypakoë.

Originally released in 2000 ‘Piano Icons For The 21st Century’ has been re-issued as part of Linn’s ECHO series which offers a second chance to enjoy the best of the label’s award-winning catalogue.

‘Piano Icons For The 21st Century’ was widely acclaimed upon its release and named a Gramophone ‘Critics’ Choice’: ‘my disc of 2000 is without hesitation Elena Riu's extraordinarily fine CD.’

John Tavener was inspired to write his first major solo work for piano in over twenty years after hearing Elena play. She premiered Ypakoë, a series of meditations on the death of Jesus, at the City of London Festival.

Riu complements Ypakoë with Janáček’s In The Mist, an intensely personal and darkly hued cycle, plus an intriguing collection of miniatures by three composers who, in her view, are on a similar wavelength: Peter Sculthorpe, the late Catalan composer Federico Mompou, and Arvo Pärt.

Pianist Elena Riu is renowned for the intimacy and lyricism of her playing; an innate liveliness together with a vibrant combination of poetry and a flair for unique programming has placed her at the forefront of a new generation of British artists.

Elena has commissioned, edited, published, performed and recorded over 40 new works giving countless world premieres.

Elena has toured extensively and has performed in all major concert halls in the UK and abroad including Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall and City of London Festival.

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