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Mark Salman
Projects
Beethoven and his 32 Piano Sonatas - A
Musical Universe
A projected series of 16 DVDs in
collaboration with the well-known author, pianist and
broadcaster, David Dubal. Featuring commentary and analysis
of each sonata, with musical demonstrations and Mark
Salman’s performances of the complete work. David
Dubal and Mark Salman’s discussion will highlight a
different aspect of Beethoven’s life and music on
each DVD.
Volumes I and II are currently
available from Great Composers (www.greatcomposers.us)
The Piano Music of Franz Liszt - from
the Ultra-Romantic to the Avant Garde
A series of eight recitals in Seattle,
running from April 2004 until March 2005, devoted to the
works of this fascinating and misunderstood composer.
Franz Liszt was one of the most
remarkable personalities of the 19th century, at the
forefront of nearly every major artistic and intellectual
trend of the age. From the first flowering of the Romantic
era in his works of the 1830's to the stark, modern, almost
expressionistic emotional world of the works of his old
age, he was the greatest musical innovator of his day.
Composers as diverse as Wagner, Ravel, Debussy, and Bartok
acknowledged the tremendous debt they owed to Liszt's
music. He was unique in his generosity toward other
musicians; the most celebrated pianist of all time, he
chose to use his fame and prestige to put on first
performances of works by Schumann, Berlioz, Wagner and many
others. Yet he was bitterly attacked by the musical
establishment of his day for his radical musical ideas and
for his support for the modern music of his time. Even
today the tremendous scope of his musical accomplishments
remains under-appreciated.
Beethoven Concerto Cycle
The Five Beethoven piano concertos and
Choral Fantasy, performed in two concerts with Orchestra
Seattle, George Shangrow, conductor, fall 2006.
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