Album guide
Pavane For A Dead Princess
- Composers
- Chopin; Ravel; Tchaikovsky; Grieg; Debussy; Rachmaninoff; Fauré; Brahms
- Released
- 2006
- Label
- Venus Records
- Forces
- Piano, Trio
- Personnel
- Steve Kuhn piano, David Finck double bass, Billy Drummond drums
Kuhn’s programme includes both Ravel’s and Fauré’s Pavanes, letting two works often grouped together reveal very different shapes in the same trio’s hands.
It also pays attention to popular songs built from classical themes, so Chopin, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff sometimes arrive under Tin Pan Alley titles.
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Source works
The album’s complete track listing, with each classical source identified and original compositions marked plainly.
- I’m Always Chasing Rainbows - Fantasy ImpromptuChopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op. 66
- Pavane For A Dead PrincessRavel: Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
- Moon Love - Symphony #5 2nd MovementTchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, II. Andante cantabile
- One Red Rose Forever - Ich Liebe DichGrieg: “Jeg elsker Dig!” / “Ich liebe dich”, Op. 5 No. 3
- Swan LakeTchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II No. 10, Scène
- Nocturne In E♭ Major Op9, No2Chopin: Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2
- ReverieDebussy: Rêverie, L. 68
- Prelude In E Minor Op28, No4Chopin: Prelude in E minor, Op. 28 No. 4
- Full Moon And Empty Arms - Piano Concerto #2 3rd MovementRachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, III. Allegro scherzando
- PavaneFauré: Pavane, Op. 50
- LullabyBrahms: Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4