Hae-Won Chang - Ibert: Complete Piano Music
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Artist: Hae-Won ChangEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2000-05-16
Music Label: Naxos
Soundtracks:
- No. 1, Pr?lude
- No. 2, Ronde
- No. 3, The Gay Wine-Grower
- No. 4, Lullaby under the Stars
- No. 5, Carefree Knight
- No. 6, Parade
- No. 7, Sleigh Ride
- No. 8, Romance
- No. 9, Quadrille
- No. 10, S?r?nade on the Water
- No. 11, The Sewing Machine
- No. 12, L'Adieu
- No. 13, The Crocus
- No. 14, First Ball
- No. 15, Cabman's Dance
- No. 1, The Leader of the Golden Tortoises
- No. 2, The Little White Donkey
- No. 3, The Old Beggar
- No. 4, A giddy girl
- No. 5, In the Sad House
- No. 6, The Abandoned Palace
- No. 7, Under the Table
- No. 8, The Glass Cage
- No. 9, The Fresh Water Seller
- No. 10, The Procession of Balkis
- No. 1, The Flower Girls
- No. 2, The Creoles
- No. 3, The Precious Girls
- No. 4, The Shepherdesses
- No. 5, The Chatterboxes
Music reviews of Ibert: Complete Piano Music
Music Review: IBERT.... UNINSPIRED
Rating: 1 Stars
The word "uninspired" is used diplomatically here; it's far worse. No matter how hard pianist Hae-Wong Chang tries, there is no way she can breathe life into these dull works. It's not her fault. All the sensuous flavor, the piquant coloring, the rich and distinctive atmosphere of Ibert's orchestral music remains conspicuously absent in his piano music. Now, considering that Ibert (1890-1962) had been a pupil of Faure, the lack of contrast, depth, ingenuity, melody and invention seems profoundly mysterious. Frankly, these "works" border on the inane. It just seems incomprehensible to me.
And, it's a long CD overflowing with pieces that titillate the eye, but not the ear: compositions with endearing names like Little Suite In Fifteen Pictures (with cute titles that lure you in, like, "Lullaby Under the Stars," "Sleigh Ride," "Romance," "Serenade on the Water" and "L'Adieu") or Stories For Piano ("A Giddy Girl," "In the Sad House," "Under the Table," etc.) and Encounters (Ballet Suite for Piano). Yet, all are sadly lacking in any kind of musical charm or content that might even hold your interest for five minutes. These are not the genre pictures of MacDowell's Woodland Sketches, Grieg's Lyric Pieces, Schumann's Kinderscenen or Tchaikovsky's Album For The Young.
It's all so mundane, unfortunately, that you'd have to have the patience of Job to wade through the homogeneity here.... or be unwillingly duct-taped to your couch.
Massively disappointing music featuring an excellent pianist, excellent sound and a phenomenal playing time. But to what end? Well, I suppose, giving the devil his due, it was enterprising of Naxos to allow us the opportunity to "hear" these Ibert works, regardless of their merit or lack thereof. And I suppose, as well, that this matters equally.
[Running time: 68:12]
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