Tal, Josef / Avni, Tzvi / Shohat, Gil - Piano Music from Israel (CD)

Piano Music from Israel

Heidrun Holtmann, piano

Josef Tal (1910–2008)

[01–08] Cum mortuis in lingua mortua (1945) 22:04

Variations on a theme by Moussorgsky

In Memoriam Julius Gruenthal

[01] Cum mortuis in lingua mortua 01:53

[02] Variation I Tranquillo 02:47

[03] Variation II Largo 01:08

[04] Variation III Andante, lamento 02:51

[05] Variation IV Allegro risoluto 01:45

[06] Variation V Più mosso 00:50

[07] Variation VI Lento, quasi recitativo 04:33

[08] Variation VII Fuga con variazioni 06:12

[09] Essay II (1988) 08:11

Tzvi Avni (*1927)

[10] Epitaph Piano Sonata No. 2 (1979) 17:28

[11–15] From My Diary Five Piano Pieces (2001) 13:11

[11] 1. The Lost Pastorale 02:25

[12] 2. Heroic Fiddling 02:47

[13] 3. Night Song of a Flying Octopus 04:31

[14] 4. Sin Lieth at the Door 01:12

[15] 5. Amen 02:13

Gil Shohat (*1973)

[16–18] Three Improvisations on Paintings (1989) 10:27

[16] I The Cry (Edvard Munch) 01:39

[17] II Tragedy (Gustav Klimt) 04:14

[18] III The Café Terrace at Night (Vincent van Gogh) 04:33

[19] The Kiss of Salome (1993) 05:48

total time: 77:13