Wagner: Piano Works And Transcriptions / Shimkus

Vestard Shimkus, piano

Wagner Idyll
Isoldes Liebestod (arr. Shimkus) /Fantasie WWV 22 /Spinnerlied (arr. Liszt) /SiegfriedIdyll (arr.
Gould)

Richard Wagner's music was rarely performed and recorded, and so the listeners heard usually piano transcriptions. However, Vestard Shimkus presents not only transcriptions which were simply transferred, but he deals with the music in a creative way. One such treasure - the
monumental ,,Fantasia in Fsharp minor WWV22"- with its countless operatic recitatives and long singing themes - is a welcomed addition.
His own transcription of ,,Isoldes Liebestod" was written especially for this album. When creating
it, Shimkus listened to an orchestral recording of this piece over and over again and let his imagination be inspired by particular textures of Wagner's orchestration until he had the definite
idea of how to express it on the piano by using the fantastic possibilities offered by a piano of the 21st century.

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