{"product_id":"short-cuts-various-2pk-short-cuts","title":"Short Cuts \/ Various 2pk- Short Cuts (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis remarkable collection of music for solo piano takes one short-form piece (ranging in length from just under half a minute to just over five) by each of 50 composers, forming a cross-section of piano music spanning the centuries from Rameau, born in 1683, to Alessandro Lucchetti, born in 1958. That a listener can make this astounding journey through piano music from the Baroque to the Contemporary in the space of two compact discs is truly a \"shortcut\" through the ages - but it misses nothing along the way. The programme is jam-packed with detail and character in it's compact space. Ballista demonstrates how each composer is able to thoroughly express his style in a handful of bars, even if it means he must be incredibly versatile as a performer, continually adapting and readapting himself to the new territory of each musical microcosm. As he rightly points out, the brevity of these pieces means they are seldom programmed in recitals, such that even well-known composers are represented here by music that is likely to be a revelation to the listener. Guiding us through the twists and turns of this miniature labyrinth, Ballista offers a nine-word epigram to introduce each piece, compact as a haiku, they are often amusing, yet invariably thought-provoking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuite In G Major: IV. La Poule\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJesu, Joy Of Man\u0026amp;#39;s Desiring, Bwv 147\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAllegretto In G Major, Hob.VII:10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarche Fun\u0026amp;egrave;bre Del Sig.R Maestro Contrapunto In C Minor, K. 453a\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBagatelle In C Major, Woo 54 \u0026amp;quot;Lustig-Traurig\u0026amp;quot;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWaltz In G Major, D.844\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBear Dance, Op. 35\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePr\u0026amp;eacute;lude From P\u0026amp;eacute;ch\u0026amp;eacute;s De Vieillesse, Vol. XIII Musique Anodine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheme In E-Flat Major, Rsw: Nh:F39\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePr\u0026amp;eacute;lude In A-Flat Major, B.86\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSarabande In A Minor Woo 5\/1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBagatelle Sans Tonalite, S.216a\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWaltz In F Major\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlbumblatt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLe Carnaval Des Animaux: XIII. Le Cygnet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarche Fun\u0026amp;egrave;bre D\u0026amp;#39;une Marionette, Cg 583\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 Pi\u0026amp;egrave;ces De Genre, Op. 10: V. M\u0026amp;eacute;lodie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBallabile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBerceuse: Andante Mosso From 18 Morceaux, Op. 87\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8 Pi\u0026amp;egrave;ces Br\u0026amp;egrave;ves, Op. 84: VII. All\u0026amp;eacute;gresse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLyric Pieces, Op. 12: I. Arietta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSc\u0026amp;egrave;nes Boh\u0026amp;eacute;miennes: IV. Danse Boh\u0026amp;eacute;mienne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTriakontameron: XI. Alt Wien\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 Pieces, Op. 45: III. Po\u0026amp;egrave;me Fantasque\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEl Sombrero De Tres Picos: V. Danza Del Molinero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD\u0026amp;#39;un Cahier D\u0026amp;#39;esquisses. Tr\u0026amp;egrave;s Lent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaudades Do Brasil, Op. 67: V. Ipanema\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePromenade In C Major\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePr\u0026amp;eacute;lude, M.65\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano-Rag-Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFoglio D\u0026amp;#39;album In B-Flat Major, Sc 81\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMouvement Perp\u0026amp;eacute;tuel No. 1, Fp 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuite F\u0026amp;uuml;r Klavier, Op. 26: V. Ragtime\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Love For Three Oranges, Op. 33b: III. March\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePr\u0026amp;eacute;ludes: III. Le Nombre L\u0026amp;eacute;ger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKlavierst\u0026amp;uuml;ck III\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIII. Hommage \u0026amp;Agrave; Domenico Scarlatti\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComposition 1960 #7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCome Io Passo L\u0026amp;#39;estate: VI. La Fontanella Di Ganna\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntermission 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Prole Do Beb\u0026amp;ecirc;, Book I: VII. O Polichinelo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaro Babbo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAllegro Con Spirito\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTotem Ancestor For Prepared Piano\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErdenklavier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChina Gates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUn Microritratto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnamorfosi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Grey Veil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMakrokosmos, Vol. II: VII. Tora! Tora! 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