Name: Fantasies by Grace Nikae
Brand: Grace Nikae
SKU: 634479194542
Price: 5.9399999999999995 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3.5 (42 reviews)

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Alexander Scriabin: Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Op. 19 - Anda View on Youtube

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Enrique Granados: Quejas Ó La Maja Y El Ruiseñor View on Youtube

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Manuel de Falla: Fantasia Baetica View on Youtube

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Franz Liszt: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca View on Youtube

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Franz Liszt: Apres une lecture du Dante View on Youtube

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Fantasies as a form -- if you can even call them a form -- offer performers an exceptional amount of freedom and license in most aspects of their performance. Tempo, rubato, dynamics, and even pedaling (in the case of the piano) are all essentially up for grabs. Like anything else in life, though, there can be too much of a good thing. This is precisely the problem pianist Grace Nikae runs into with her debut album of Fantasies by Scriabin, Granados, de Falla, and Liszt. In an apparent effort to make her performances more "fantastical," Nikae forces far too much rubato and tempo variation into each and every measure of her playing. So altered are her rhythms most listeners would be at a complete loss to discern the meter of the piece, let alone the actual rhythm printed in the score. There's also a lack of differentiation between the vastly different music of these four composers; the Granados and de Falla works sound no more Spanish than Scriabin or Liszt. Add to this the fact that the overall recorded sound quality of her performance is muddy and indistinct toward the middle range of the instrument and the result is an album that is probably just as well passed up.
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1. Alexander Scriabin: Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Op. 19 - Anda

by Grace Nikae

Primary Artist: Grace Nikae; Main Performer
Composer: Alexander Scriabin; Composer

2. Alexander Scriabin: Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Op. 19 - Pres

by Grace Nikae

Primary Artist: Grace Nikae; Main Performer
Composer: Alexander Scriabin; Composer

3. Enrique Granados: Quejas Ó La Maja Y El Ruiseñor

by Grace Nikae

Primary Artist: Grace Nikae; Main Performer
Composer: Enrique Granados; Composer

4. Manuel de Falla: Fantasia Baetica

by Grace Nikae

Primary Artist: Grace Nikae; Main Performer
Composer: Manuel De Falla; Composer

5. Franz Liszt: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca

by Grace Nikae

Primary Artist: Grace Nikae; Main Performer
Composer: Franz Liszt; Composer

6. Franz Liszt: Apres une lecture du Dante

by Grace Nikae

Primary Artist: Grace Nikae; Main Performer
Composer: Franz Liszt; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

6 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

59 minutes and 3 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 600x600 px

Booklet

Not available

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CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

No lyrics found

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No synced lyrics found

Genres

Classical

Label

Tempora Records

Music Distribution Service

CD Baby

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 2005

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

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UPC

634479194542

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Fantasies

1. Alexander Scriabin: Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Op. 19 - Anda

2. Alexander Scriabin: Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Op. 19 - Pres

3. Enrique Granados: Quejas Ó La Maja Y El Ruiseñor

4. Manuel de Falla: Fantasia Baetica

5. Franz Liszt: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca

6. Franz Liszt: Apres une lecture du Dante

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Fantasies

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1. Alexander Scriabin: Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Op. 19 - Anda

2. Alexander Scriabin: Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Op. 19 - Pres

3. Enrique Granados: Quejas Ó La Maja Y El Ruiseñor

4. Manuel de Falla: Fantasia Baetica

5. Franz Liszt: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca

6. Franz Liszt: Apres une lecture du Dante

Technical Specifications