20th Century Foxtrots – 3

20th Century Foxtrots - 3

Central and Eastern Europe
Gottlieb Wallisch, Piano

GP 854

CD, MP3

Track Listing

Croatia
Dora Pejačević:  Vertige, Valse-Boston   3:22
Ivo Tijardović:

  1. Mein Shimmy, Jazz Band Shimmy   1.53
  2. Loulou La Languide, Foxtrot   2:43

Serbia
Mihovil Logar:  Tango-Berceuse   2:31

Bulgaria
Pancho Vladigerov:  Fox-Trot   3:47

Romania
Mihail Jora:  Joujoux pour ma dame, Op. 7   1:42

Hungary
Tibor Harsányi:

  1. Vocalise-Étude “Blues”   2:32
  2. Fox-Trot (from 13 Danses)   1:49

Eugene Zádor:  Bagatellen in Jazz   4:43

Slovakia
Alexander Moyzes:  Tango-Blues from Divertimento, Op. 11   1:58

Poland
Mischa Spoliansky:

  1. Jimmy Shimmy   2:02
  2. Morphium, Valse Boston   3:54
  3. Harlem Blues   2:10

Alexandre Tansman:  Tempo Americano from Symphonie Concertante   4:27
Simon Laks:  Blues   4:02

Russia
Yevgeny Mravinsky:   Fox-Trot   1:55
Aleksandr Levin:  Valse Boston, Op. 15   4:33
Dmitry Shostakovich:

  1. Foxtrot from The Bedbug, Op. 19   1:42
  2. Foxtrot…Foxtrot…Foxtrot from The Golden Age, Op. 22   4:41

Yulian Krein:  Tango   5:40

Leonid Polovinkin:

  1. Fox-Trot “Ski”   2:36
  2. Tango from 3 South American Dances   2:28

Ukraine
Reinhold Glière:  Charleston from The Red Poppy, Op. 70   2:21
Klimenty Korchmaryov:  American   2:24
Dimitri Tiomkin:  Créoles Blues   2:56
Alexander Tsfasman:

  1. I Want to Dance, Foxtrot   1:13
  2. Lyrical Rumba   2:22

Reviews

“Anyone who was formerly on the hunt for a sparkling New Year’s Eve recital but is now bummed out by late-breaking concert cancellations may find some cheer in the third recording from pianist Gottlieb Wallisch’s ’20th Century Foxtrots’ project. Past editions surprised and delighted in equal measure; this latest album on the Grand Piano label extends the streak.

“The repertoire is principally devoted to jazz-age classical miniatures crafted in response to the global fascination with then-new dance rhythms. And as usual, this most recent volume doubles as a regional deep dive; this time, composers from Central and Eastern Europe get their turn to absorb Americana. That means we get to hear jaunty syncopated works by Russians – as well as blues-inflected gems composed by Polish artists born under the Russian empire.
There are some familiar artists in both cases (think Shostakovich and Spoliansky), but also more obscure names: Yevgeny Mravinsky (‘Fox-Trot,’ 1929) and Alexandre Tansman (‘Tempo Americano,’ 1931). Who knew? Wallisch did, for one. As did the historian Mauro Piccinini, whose erudite liner notes are another valuable part of this zesty ongoing series.”
—Seth Colter Walls, New York Times

 

“An utterly delightful collection…performed with panache and great affection.”
—American Record Guide

 

“…most surprising and consistently charming recording project.”
—New York Times