George Enescu: Piano Suites

Avie is proud to introduce the stunning young Romanian pianist Luiza Borac. Presenting a disc of works by her compatriot George Enescu, the combination of Luiza's artistry and this little-known repertoire is a revelation.

Luiza Borac has won more than a dozen prizes, including top prize in the Oslo International Piano Competition in 2002, and the 1991 International Festival and Competition in Bucharest. In 2001 she received a grant from the German Ministry of Culture to pursue her studies of Enescu's music. She has been surrounded by Enescu's sound world all her life, growing up listening to his own recordings and studying with musicians who had direct links to the composer. Her explorations of Enescu's manuscript scores, documentary films and personal letters have sealed her interpretations with an absolute authority.

Enescu's Suites are a spellbinding array of Baroque dance forms, Romanian folk idioms and a style one critic has characterized as "French Brahms". The Suites have never been presented on a single CD before, making this release completely unique.

Recorded 2003, at Stadttheatre, Lindau, Germany

Personnel:
Luiza Borac - piano

1. Suite No. 1 In G Minor - Dans Le Style Ancien, Op. 3: Prélude, Grave 5:16
2. Suite No. 1 In G Minor - Dans Le Style Ancien, Op. 3: Fugue, Allegro Moderato 3:14
3. Suite No. 1 In G Minor - Dans Le Style Ancien, Op. 3: Adagio 7:16
4. Suite No. 1 In G Minor - Dans Le Style Ancien, Op. 3: Finale, Presto 4:10
5. Suite No. 2 In D Major, Op. 10: Toccata, Majestueusement, Mais Pas Trop Lent 4:12
6. Suite No. 2 In D Major, Op. 10: Sarabande, Noblement 6:36
7. Suite No. 2 In D Major, Op. 10: Pavane, Lentement Bercé 5:46
8. Suite No. 2 In D Major, Op. 10: Bourrée, Vivement 5:43
9. Suite No. 3 - Pièces Impromptues, Op. 18: Mélodie, Andantino 2:43
10. Suite No. 3 - Pièces Impromptues, Op. 18: Voix De La Steppe, Allegro Moderato 3:27
11. Suite No. 3 - Pièces Impromptues, Op. 18: Mazurk Mélancolique, Moderato Un Poco Allegretto 6:44
12. Suite No. 3 - Pièces Impromptues, Op. 18: Burlesque, Vivace Ma Non Troppo 5:31
13. Suite No. 3 - Pièces Impromptues, Op. 18: Appassionato, Con Slancio, Ma Ben Sostenuto 4:04
14. Suite No. 3 - Pièces Impromptues, Op. 18: Choral, Moderato, Non Troppo Lento 7:43
15. Suite No. 3 - Pièces Impromptues, Op. 18: Carillon Nocturne, L`istesso Tempo - Moderato, Non Troppo Lento 6:34