Perpetuum Anthony Romaniuk
Album info
Album-Release:
2023
HRA-Release:
10.02.2023
Label: Alpha Classics
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Artist: Anthony Romaniuk
Composer: Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger (1580-1651), Alessandro Scarlatti (1685-1757), Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Robert Schumann (1810-1856), Dmitri Schostakowitsch ((1906-1975), Igor Strawinsky (1882-1971), Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), György Ligeti (1923–2006)
Album including Album cover Booklet (PDF)
- John Adams (b. 1947): China Gates:
- 1 Adams: China Gates 04:33
- Erik Satie (1866 - 1925): Pièces froides:
- 2 Satie: Pièces froides: II. Danses de travers: No. 1, En y regardant à deux fois 01:20
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a:
- 3 Bach: Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a: I. Prélude (Arr. for Piano by Anthony Romaniuk) 03:28
- Simon Harry Piers Jeffes (1949 - 1994): Perpetuum Mobile (Arr. for Piano by Anthony Romaniuk):
- 4 Jeffes: Perpetuum Mobile (Arr. for Piano by Anthony Romaniuk) 02:55
- György Ligeti (1923 - 2006): Etude No. 4 "Fanfares":
- 5 Ligeti: Etude No. 4 "Fanfares" 04:00
- Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): 4 Impromptus, D. 899:
- 6 Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D. 899: No. 3, Andante in G-Flat Major 05:30
- Anthony Romaniuk: Shadings:
- 7 Romaniuk: Shadings 02:40
- Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695): A New Ground in E Minor, ZT 682:
- 8 Purcell: A New Ground in E Minor, ZT 682 02:14
- Erik Satie: Pièces froides:
- 9 Satie: Pièces froides: II. Danses de travers: No. 2, Passer 01:18
- Anthony Romaniuk: Parabola:
- 10 Romaniuk: Parabola 01:46
- Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): Piano Sonata, K043:
- 11 Stravinsky: Piano Sonata, K043: I. Quarter note = 112 03:13
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata in E Minor, BWV 914:
- 12 Bach: Toccata in E Minor, BWV 914 06:25
- Philip Glass (b. 1937): Etude No. 2:
- 13 Glass: Etude No. 2 05:58
- Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26:
- 14 Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: No. 4, Intermezzo 02:17
- Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68:
- 15 Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: I. Prélude. Vif 03:32
- Anonymous: Uppon La Mi Re:
- 16 Anonymous: Uppon La Mi Re 02:41
- Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87:
- 17 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 2 in A Minor 00:50
- Anthony Romaniuk: Improvisation upon 'Uppon La Mi Re':
- 18 Romaniuk: Improvisation upon 'Uppon La Mi Re' 01:40
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No. 17, Op. 31 No. 2:
- 19 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17, Op. 31 No. 2: III. Finale 05:42
- Erik Satie: Pièces froides:
- 20 Satie: Pièces froides: II. Danses de travers: No. 3, Encore 02:04
- Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger (1580 - 1651): Toccata Arpeggiata:
- 21 Kapsperger: Toccata Arpeggiata 04:04
Info for Perpetuum
Anthony Romaniuk, Multi-Keyboarder, Alchemist der Klaviere oder "musikalischer Polyglott", wie ihn manche nennen, stellt sein neues Album wie folgt vor: Ich erinnere mich sehr deutlich an die Momente in meiner Kindheit, als ich in einem Konzert war und ein magisches Gefühl das Publikum und die Interpreten ergriff. Es war, als ob jeder im Raum Teil der Aufführung war und wir alle eine Art kollektive Glückseligkeit erlebten. Als Erwachsener habe ich versucht, dieses Phänomen der gemeinschaftlichen Wahrnehmung zu verstehen. Es scheint mir, dass eine bestimmte Art von Musik diesen Zustand auf natürliche Weise hervorruft: Werke, deren Rhythmus hypnotisch, tranceartig und kontinuierlich ist. Für dieses Album wollte ich Musik finden, die diese Qualitäten verkörpert, Stücke in ständiger Bewegung.“ Wie in einer faszinierenden Porträtgalerie begegnen wir Musik von Kapsberger, Scarlatti, Purcell, Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Schostakowitsch, Strawinsky, Ravel, Satie, Ligeti, Adams und Improvisationen. Romaniuk spielt auf einem Fazioli-Konzertflügel, einem Graf-Fortepiano von 1835, einem flämischen Muselar, einem Cembalo aus dem 17. Jahrhundert, einem elektroakustischen Klavier Yamaha CP80 und einem Synthesizer Prophet Rev2.c
Anthony Romaniuk, Klavier, Fortepiano, Cembalo, Synthesizer
Anthony Romaniuk
Keyboardist Anthony Romaniuk’s singular artistic voice stems from his relentless exploration of a vast range of musical styles.
A natural musical polyglot, his classical training is complemented by his improvising prowess, allowing him to traverse the borders between genres.
Jazz-obsessed in his youth in Australia, he studied classical piano in New York (Manhattan School of Music), spent several years specialising in early music (harpsichord and fortepiano in the Netherlands) and, post-studies, has continued his development across the realms of improvisation, Indy rock and ambient/electronic music.
As a classical recitalist, his repertoire includes music from Byrd to Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Brahms (often on historical instruments), to Ligeti, Crumb and contemporary music. He works regularly with violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and tenor Reinoud Van Mechelen and is also a core member of Vox Luminis. Other noteworthy collaborations include working with cellists Peter Wispelwey and Nadège Rochat, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Seattle Symphony Orchestra and Danish rock group Efterklang.
He has played at many important concert venues in Europe, including Wigmore Hall (London), Salle Gaveau (Paris), Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Berliner Konzerthaus, Bozar (Brussels) and at the Menuhin Festival (Gstaad), as well as frequent engagements in the US and Australia.
His debut solo recording “Bells”, released on Alpha Classics in 2020, showcases his approach to combining repertoire and improvisation, employing the timbres of four keyboard instruments, consciously pushing the boundaries of classical orthodoxy.
Booklet for Perpetuum