Piccoloworks
Sheet Music

SKU: NX.MSV28562

By Jan Philip Sculze and Natalie Schwaabe. By Derek Charke, Franco Donatoni, Franz Kanefzky, Gert Wilden, Jan Erik Mikalsen, Levente Gyongosi, and Mike Mower. Country of Origin: Austria. Classical. Listening CD. Published by Naxos (NX.MSV28562).

UPC: 809730856228.

This fabulous new album, co-produced with Bavarian Radio, presents top German piccolo virtuoso Natalie Schwaabe in an international program of recent works for ‘the screaming twig' as the instrument is sometimes known in orchestral circles. No screaming here, though the instrument's upper stratospheric registers are fully exploited - these works are modern and freely composed but will still be attractive to conservative listeners with elements of traditional tonality and jazz and utilizing the middle and lower ranges of the piccolo which can be ethereal and smooth. The range of pieces is wide, from the somber ‘Lachrymose' for solo piccolo, to the bright and buzzy sonata by Gyongyosi, and the new setting of The Pied Piper story by Kanefzky. Natalie Schwaabe was born in Tokyo, grew up in Hong Kong, studied in London and obtained her degree in Munich where she is now based, playing with the prestigious Bavarian Radio Symphony as well as enjoying a busy solo and chamber music career. Her regular partner Jan Philip Schulze is carving out a fine reputation in the new-music field with recordings for several labels, and is sought after to accompany many top vocalists.

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