20th Century Masterpieces (Ralph Votapek)
Acclaimed pianist Ralph Votapek, winner of the prestigious Naumburg Award and the Gold Medalist of the first Van Cliburn International Piano competition, plays a collection works that includes Albeniz’s Iberia Book 1, Ravel’s La Valse, Griffes‘ monumental Piano Sonata and short pieces by Russian jazz composer Nikolai Kapustin. Together, the works on this CD sample the extraordinary range of piano compositions that were produced in the 20th century.
Isaac Albéniz (1860 – 1909)
Iberia, Book 1
01 Evocación 05:34
02 El Puerto 04:11
03 Fête-dieu à Seville 08:28
Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937)
04 La Valse 12:33
Charles Griffes (1884 – 1920)
05 Piano Sonata (1918) 15:11
Nikolai Kapustin (b. 1937)
06 Pastorale (from Eight Concert Etudes), Op. 40 No. 6 02:47
07 Impromptu, Op. 66 No. 2 04:11
08 Variations, Op. 41 06:51
