JULIANNE MARKAVITCH: Tarantella (Spider Dance)

Julianne Markavitch

Tarantella (Spider Dance)

© 2002 Julianne Markavitch

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A collection of spider dances, Tarantella takes you to Italy where it was believed that anyone bitten by the poisonous tarantula must dance all night to this high energy music and sweat out the poison.

tracks

1 Tarantella - Schytte
2 Tarantella - Beaumont
3 Tarantella - Flagello
4 Tarantella - Reinagle
5 Tarantella - Pieczonka
6 Alla Tarantella, Op. 39 #2 - MacDowell
7 Tarantella, Op. 77 #6 - Moszkowski
8 Tarantella - Mier
9 Tarantella Brillante, duet - Rollin
10 Scherzo-Tarantella - Catalani
11 Tarantella Sorrentina - McKennan
12 Tarantella in a Minor - Small
13 Tarantella - Gillock
14 Tarantella, Op. 102 #3 - Mendelssohn
15 Tarantella, Op. 65 #4 - Prokofiev
16 Tarantella Furioso - Alexander
17 Tarantella, Op. 85 #2 - Heller
18 Tarantella - Ogilvy
19 Tarantella, Op. 68 #20 - Dellafield
20 Elfin Tarantelle, Op. 100 #20 - Beach
21 Tarantella Espanole - Byers
22 Tarantella, Op. 100 #20 - Burgermuller
23 Tarantella, Op. 46 #7 - Heller
24 Tarantella, Op. 14 - N. Rubinstein
25 Concert Tarantella - Vandall

notes

Tarantella (Spider Dance) was recently awarded Best Classical Soloist Album in the 2004 Just Plain Folks Music Awards. There were 10,000 albums and 140,000 songs submitted in 105 cateogories from 85 different countries, making Just Plain Folks the largest awards in the world. Winners were announced on November 7, 2004 at The Galaxy Concert Theatre in Santa Ana, California. For more information, visit www.jpfolks.com.

Tarantella (Spider Dance), released on October 13, 2002, can be heard and requested at:

Beethoven.com, KNPR(Las Vegas,NV), KXMS(Joplin,MO), WXPR(Rhinelander,WI), KANU(Lawrence,KS), WMUH(Allentown,PA), WDAV(Davidson,NC), WITF(Harrisburg,PA), WDIY(Bethlehem,PA), WXXI(Rochester,NY), KCSC(Edmond,OK), KBPS(Portland,OR), KUHF(Houston,TX), KEDM(Monroe,LA), KBAQ(Mesa,AZ), WILL(Urbana, IL), Nebraska Public Radio, WUFT(Gainesville,FL), KING(Seattle, WA), WHRO(Norfolk, VA), Indiana Public Radio, Radio Adelaide-Australia, Minnesota Public Radio, Maine Public Radio, WVIK(Rock Island,IL), KUMR(Rolla,MO), WFDD(Winston-Salem,NC), Alabama Public Radio, Minnesota Public Radio, Maine Public Radio, NE Indiana Public Radio, KUNR(Reno,NV), WGBH(Boston,MA), WMUK(Kalamazoo,MI), WFIU(Bloomington,IN), WCVE(Richmond,VA), KCCU(Lawton,OK), WBAA(W.Lafayette,IN), KUAF(Fayetteville,AK), WUOT(Knoxville, TN), WKNO(Memphis,TN), Northwest Public Radio(Pullman,WA), WSHU(Fairfiled,CT), WHQR(Wilmington,NC), WNED(Buffalo,NY), KFUO(St. Louis,MO), KMFA(Austin,TX), WNIU(DeKalb,IL), KVNO(Omaha,NE), WHIL(Mobile,AL), WSND(Notre Dame,IN), Wisconsin Public Radio, KUAZ/KUAT(Tucson,AZ), WCLV(Cleveland,OH), KXPR(Sacramento,CA), WYSU(Youngstown,OH), RRRN(Shreveport,LA), WFMR(Milwaukee,WI), WCPE(Wake Forest,NC), WCAL(Northfield,MN).

Reviews:

"We receive well over 30 new releases each month at Nevada Public Radio but few measure up to the latest release of pianist Julianne Markavitch, Tarantella. The repertoire is exciting and engaging; her artistry is far above many major artists, and the recording quality outshines many major labels. We're looking forward to her future releases and tours!" - John Clare, KNPR Radio

"Markavitch puts her confident stamp on each Tarantella, deftly balancing her flashing technical agility and their wild insousciance. Their diversity is dizzying."
- William Stibor, Nebraska Public Radio

"Tarantella (Spider Dance) is both imaginative and fanciful--the performances by Markavitch are a delight in musical contrasts." - Jeff Skibbe, 88.7 KXMS/Fine Arts Radio International

"Julianne Markavitch sparkles with enthusiasm in all 25 tarantellas on this Starlight AZ compact disc. Her playing exudes the giddiness and rhythm that is the spirit of the tarantella. Each selection is dynamic and virtuosic, but still maintains the sense of exuberance that is a vital element of this dance form. I challenge you to listen to this CD without tapping your toes with joy--or even getting up and dancing a jig! I thoroughly enjoyed Julianne's compact disc, and I know our listeners at KBAQ will delight in it also." - Janine Miller, KBAQ Radio

"I absolutely love Julianne Markavitch's new CD, Tarantella (Spider Dance)! Her performance is a joy to listen to and the recording quality is outstanding. I can't wait to share it with my listeners." - Kacky Walton, WKNO Radio

"Who would have thought that so many composers had written their interpretations of a little dance in 6/8 time that was meant to sweat out the venom of a spider? Pianist Julianne Markavitch has recorded a quite thorough overview of the Tarantella, with versions composed by such well-known folks as Mendelssohn, Prokofiev, MacDowell and Rubinstein, to name but a few. The CD's recording quality shows off the piano and pianist nicely." - John Pitman, KBPS Radio

"The works on Julianne Markavitch's CD, Tarantella (Spider Dance), are well-performed. The concept and repertoire are loads of fun. We look forward to future recordings." - Sam Burke, WHQR Radio

"What a fine performance of the Tarantella by Nicolas Flagello. I think that it's the best I've heard of that piece!" - Walter Simmons, Music Critic

"That Julianne is so gifted is really a gift to us, her fans." - Charles Goyette, KFYI Radio

"Julianne Markavitch is taking the piano world by storm. She is winning fans worldwide with her personal style of piano performance. Never has the piano sounded so alive!"
- Nicole Godburn, Beethoven Radio

"Ms. Markavitch's albums are proficiently performed, brilliantly recorded, and just plain fun to listen to. The more Beethoven Radio listeners hear, the more they request it." - Eric Michaels, Beethoven Radio


Albums nominated for 2002 Just Plain Folks Music Awards:
- "Moonlight" for Best Classical Album (awarded 2nd Place)
- "Tempest" for Best Solo Instrumental Album

BIO:

Originally from Michigan, Julianne Markavitch is an independent recording artist with six CDs of classical and sacred piano music available at CDBaby.com. She has been playing the piano for 31 years. In promotion of her performances and recordings, Julianne has appeared several times on ABC's "Sonoran Living" and "Arizona Morning" on Fox. Julianne's career and recordings have been recognized by USA Today, The Arizona Republic, and State Press Magazine. Her CDs have also been featured on National Public Radio, as well as many classical radio stations throughout the country and in Australia.

Julianne is an alumna of the National Music Camp and Arts Academy at Interlochen, Michigan. As a finalist in the Quest For Excellence Competition, her performances were featured at Orchestra Hall and on WQRS Radio in Detroit. After graduating the Interlochen Arts Academy, she received her Bachelor of Music from the University of Texas at Austin and her Master of Music from the University of Michigan, both degrees in Piano Performance. Julianne was also privileged to attend the Moscow Conservatory in America program where she studied with Lazar Berman, Nikolai Petrov, and other esteemed professors from the Conservatory.

For more information on Italian culture, visit:
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  • sicillian
    author: jay ar

    sicillian

  • Love it!
    author: Lisa C.

    I love this CD. I bought it for the Pieczonka Tarantella (which is very good), and I find that I also love the performance of many of the other tarantellas on the CD. Highly recommended:)

  • Nicely done, a wonderful CD
    author: Steven Seigal

    Excellent job on the Taratellas, thoroughly enjoyable. The Pieczonka Tarantella is especially exciting and vibrant.

  • Fun and interesting music!
    author: Barry Wehrli

    This recording gives the listener a variety of different tarantellas and is interesting from beginning to end. As a piano instructor, I can use this CD as a good reference for my students to listen to in order to better understand that style. Thanks!

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