New CD: World-premiere Recording Of "Kaleidoscope" For Piano And Humankind By Israel Kremen Features Ukranian-born Pianist Irena Portenko's Original Live Performance
Ukrainian-born pianist Irena Portenko's live performance of Israel Kremen's KALEIDOSCOPE for Piano and Humankind is featured on a world-premiere recording of the work by Blue Griffin. The recording includes the original audience participation from the live concert in Pittsburgh in 2009.
- (1888PressRelease) September 06, 2011 - Blue Griffin label releases world-premiere recording of a unique work by Russian-born composer Israel Kremen titled KALEIDOSCOPE: TWENTY FIVE PRELUDES AND FUGUES FOR PIANO AND HUMANKIND.
The recording is of the live, world-premiere performance by Ukrainian-born pianist Irena Portenko at the PNC Recital Hall in Pittsburgh that took place in October of 2009. The concert which unveiled the new piece was a culmination of a close collaboration between Kremen and Portenko on the interpretation of the work.
Representing a myriad of musical and ethnical styles, KALEIDOSCOPE, makes a daring attempt to unite these musical idioms in a never-ending loop. As the intriguing title suggests, Kremen calls upon the audience to participate in the performance by clapping the rhythm, whistling a tune and reciting a text with the music, all of which can be heard on the new release.
This is the second release on the Blue Griffin label for pianist Irena Portenko, who first debuted as soloist with the Ukrainian National Orchestra at the age of eight. Her recording of Chopin's 24 Etudes Opus 10 and 25, which was released in 2009, followed a debut appearance at Carnegie Hall's Weil Recital Hall where the pianist presented Chopin's complete piano etudes to critical acclaim from the New York Times, which marked the performance as "admirably honest and clear-textured."
The recording is available for purchase at www.BlueGriffin.com, www.IrenaPortenko.com and will be officially released on iTunes, Amazon.com, as well as other online and physical retailers on October 1st.
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