Malletiana

Markus Leoson

Malletiana with percussionist Markus Leoson. Markus was the winner of the Soloist Prize in 1995 (among other things, he got to do his debut cd, Percussion, on the Caprice label) and later he won a number of international music competitions. He was the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation, Channel 2’s Artist-in-Residence 1996 – 97, with concerts and radio recordings, two of which are included on this cd – works by Eyser and Milhaud.

Markus Leoson was employed at the age of 19 as a percussionist in the Royal Opera Orchestra in Stockholm and later became a solo timpanist there. He is today an internationally sought after percussion soloist, and is also active as a teacher and often gives master classes at music conservatories and festivals. Markus has a broad repertoire and throughout the years he has worked cloesly together with Swedish and foreign composers who have written solo works and percussion concertos expressly for him.

On this CD there are included works by pianist/composer Niklas Sivelöv, Philippe Manoury, Alfred Fissinger, Eberhard Eyser, Pietro Rigacci and Darius Milhaud, as well as a work by Markus himself, Ex Machina.

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    • Suite para Marimba Music: Niklas Sivelöv
      • 1.
        Andante maestoso
        8'44
      • 2.
        Adagio e dramatico
        2'49
      • 3.
        Allegro enargico
        3'48
    • 4.
      Solo de Vibraphone Music: Philippe Manoury
      6'12
    • Suite for Marimba Music: Alfred Fissinger
      • 5.
        I. Mist
        4'37
      • 6.
        II. Rendezvous in Black
        1'43
      • 7.
        III. Esch on the Sure River
        3'26
      • 8.
        IV. Bastonge Convoy
        1'31
    • Libriccino Music: Eberhard Eyser
      • 9.
        I. Andante, liberamente
        1'39
      • 10.
        II. Andantino grazioso
        4'00
      • 11.
        III. Capriccioso
        1'14
      • 12.
        IV. Con moto
        2'19
    • 13.
      Ex Machina Music: Markus Leoson
      4'22
    • 14.
      Claire per vibraphone Music: Pietro Rigacci
      6'00
    • Saudades do Brasil, Op. 67b (arr. for marimba and piano) Music: Darius Milhaud
      • 15.
        I. Ipanema
        1'39
      • 16.
        II. Sumare
        1'44
      • 17.
        III. Corcovado
        1'30
      • 18.
        IV. Copacabana
        2'35
      • 19.
        V. Laranjeiras
        1'00
      • 20.
        VI. Tijuca
        2'22
      • 21.
        VII. Gavea
        1'18
  • Total playtime 14'41

Compact Disc // CAP 21743 // Classical // Releasedate: 21 March, 2006