Nimrod Borenstein: Concerto for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 91, Light and Darkness, Op. 80 & Shirim, Op. 94 Clélia Iruzun, I Musicanti, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Nimrod Borenstein

• Nimrod Borenstein (b. 1969): Concerto for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 91:
• 1 Borenstein: Concerto for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 91: I. Moderato 09:35
• 2 Borenstein: Concerto for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 91: II. Adagio 08:37
• 3 Borenstein: Concerto for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 91: III. Allegro 09:07
• Light and Darkness, Op. 80:
• 4 Borenstein: Light and Darkness, Op. 80 10:03
• Shirim, Op. 94:
• 5 Borenstein: Shirim, Op. 94: No. 1, Lune et nuages 02:05
• 6 Borenstein: Shirim, Op. 94: No. 2, Un hérisson perdu 01:26
• 7 Borenstein: Shirim, Op. 94: No. 3, Souvenirs de Mendelssohn 02:55
• 8 Borenstein: Shirim, Op. 94: No. 4, Jeux dans le jardin 01:23
• 9 Borenstein: Shirim, Op. 94: No. 5, Un moment de sérénité 02:36
• 10 Borenstein: Shirim, Op. 94: No. 6, Les flaqus d'eau 01:17
• 11 Borenstein: Shirim, Op. 94: No. 7, Gouttes de temps 03:05
• 12 Borenstein: Shirim, Op. 94: No. 8, Pas sérieux 01:01
• 13 Borenstein: Shirim, Op. 94: No. 9, Esquisse mélancolique 01:52
• 14 Borenstein: Shirim, Op. 94: No. 10, Golem 01:21
• 15 Borenstein: Shirim, Op. 94: No. 11, Une petite histoire 01:50
• 16 Borenstein: Shirim, Op. 94: No. 12, Promenade sous la lune 01:45
• 17 Borenstein: Shirim, Op. 94: No. 13, La forêt 02:33
• 18 Borenstein: Shirim, Op. 94: No. 14, Une histoire d'amour 01:31
• 19 Borenstein: Shirim, Op. 94: No. 15, Automne 01:30
• 20 Borenstein: Shirim, Op. 94: No. 16, La nuit 01:59
• 21 Borenstein: Shirim, Op. 94: No. 17, Barcarolle 01:58
• 22 Borenstein: Shirim, Op. 94: No. 18, Dernières minutes dans le jardin féerique 01:29
• Total Runtime 01:10:58

Info for Nimrod Borenstein: Concerto for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 91, Light and Darkness, Op. 80 & Shirim, Op. 94

SOMM Recordings is delighted to announce the label debut of composer-conductor Nimrod Borenstein with first recordings of three works showcasing the piano in separate guises: his Piano Concerto, piano quintet Light and Darkness, and Shirim for solo piano. Borenstein himself conducts pianist Clelia Iruzun and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in his Piano Concerto, while Iruzun is joined by I Musicanti on Light and Darkness, and is the soloist for Shirim. For Borenstein, who also provides booklet notes, the album is a dual celebration: 'of the piano, an instrument I love', and of 'musical friendship', recognising his long creative partnership with Iruzun. The three-movement Piano Concerto – his Op.91 and first for the instrument, building on discoveries from his continuing series of Chopininfluenced solo etudes – was composed for Iruzun and premiered in Brazil in July 2022. It reflects Borenstein’s concept of 'the concerto as an heroic form', a notion informing its 'very fast, virtuosic and full of energy' finale. 2021’s Shirim (Op.94) takes its title from the Hebrew word for 'poems' or 'songs'. Cast in 18 variegated miniatures, 'each being a world in themselves', they are, says Borenstein tributing Mendelssohn, 'my own songs without words'. Light and Darkness (2018, Op.80), 'begins and ends with pure light, but is full of melancholy, and contains sections of great despair'.

Clelia Iruzun, piano
I Musicanti
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Nimrod Borenstein, conductor

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Booklet for Nimrod Borenstein: Concerto for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 91, Light and Darkness, Op. 80 & Shirim, Op. 94