Tina
Faigen's SpiritTalk
Concert Hall
During your visit in the Concert Hall you will learn about highlights of Tina Faigen's career as a concert pianist and recording artist, read comments from music critics about her performances, and find out about her professionally released compact disc recordings. You will also see information for purchasing specially autographed recordings for your own collection.
~TF88's Music Career~
Tina Faigen's career as a classical pianist
has encompassed a broad range of performance engagements. In addition to
recording and maintaining a teaching studio, she appears in solo recitals,
chamber music concerts, and as guest soloist with orchestras. Faigen has
appeared on the distinguished Pittsburgh "Y" Recital Series and has
been engaged as guest soloist with numerous orchestras throughout the United
States, including the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at the age of 13.
Among her musical achievements, Faigen was awarded a debut tour of Italy as concerto soloist with the Orchestra Sinfonica Abruzzeze. She has also appeared in over 30 performances of Tschaikovsky's 3rd Piano Concerto with Edward Villella's Miami City Ballet. The Miami Herald writes, "Tina Faigen played so brilliantly that it was difficult at times to concentrate on the dancing."
Faigen earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree as well as a Master of Music degree from the University of Miami. She also holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the prestigious Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. She has been described as having "a compelling combination of solid technique and distinctive interpretation, full of color and nuance, with her virtuosity the servant of the music. A stunning performer who plays with assurance, fluidity and power." Faigen is a member of the National Academy of Recordings Arts and Science, and in honor of her career, has been noted in "International Who's Who in Music."
~TF88's Compact Disc Recordings~
Visions of Dunbar
is Tina Faigen's debut recording, on which she performs original
piano works of noted American composer Robert Schultz. Also included on the disc
are Schultz transcriptions of Gluck, Faure, and Rachmaninoff. Music critic James Roos writes,
"Faigen plays Schultz's works superlatively, effortlessly clarifying their
rippling complexities and performing with supple dexterity, a clear, resonant
tone and sensitive touch." In recognition of the recording, Faigen was
featured as guest artist in a one-hour radio broadcast special on WQED-FM
Pittsburgh.
Visions of Dunbar: original works
& transcriptions by Robert Schultz
Composer: Robert Schultz
Pianist: Tina Faigen
Label: ACA Digital
Piano: 1924 Steinway D
Artwork: Thomas Wharton
Catalog Number: CM20026
CD Contents:
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Visions of Dunbar, Op. 25 |
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Montage, Op. 20 |
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Reminiscences, Op. 24, Nos. 1-8 |
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Ballade, Op. 17 |
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Impromptus, Op. 23, Nos. 3-5 |
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Dance of the Blessed Spirits, from the opera Orfeo ed Euridice by Glück |
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Pavane, Op. 50 by Fauré |
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Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 by Rachmaninoff |
Tina Faigen Plays Piano
Transcriptions, Faigen's more recent
recording, has met with rave reviews. Music critic Byron Belt describes
Faigen as "commanding a rich palette of pianistic colors and fingers of
awesome dexterity. These are gorgeous, handsomely recorded performances,
tasteful and beautiful." The disc contains performances of 14 famous
classical works, transcribed for piano by American composer Robert Schultz.
Tina Faigen Plays Piano Transcriptions:
orchestral, operatic & chamber works by Robert Schultz
Composer: Robert Schultz
Pianist: Tina Faigen
Label: ACA Digital
Piano: 1924 Steinway D
Artwork: Thomas Wharton
Catalog Number: CM20051
CD Contents:
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Adagio in G Minor by Albinoni |
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Dance of the Blessed Spirits, from the opera Orfeo ed Euridice by Glück |
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Soave Sia Il Vento, from the opera Cosi Fan Tutte by Mozart |
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Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 by Bruch |
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Pavane, Op. 50 by Fauré |
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Air, from Orchestral Suite No. 3 by Bach |
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La Mamma Morta, from the opera Andrea Chénier by Giordano |
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Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 by Rachmaninoff |
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The Swan, from Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns |
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Intermezzo, from the opera Cavalleria Rusticana by Mascagni |
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Meditation, from the opera Thaïs by Massenet |
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Largo, from Clavier Concerto No. 5 by Bach |
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Minuet and Trio, from String Quintet, Op. 13, No. 5 by Boccherini |
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Canon in D by Pachelbel |
~Purchasing TF88's Recordings~
Pianist Tina Faigen's compact disc recordings, Visions of Dunbar and Tina Faigen Plays Piano Transcriptions, are available via record stores worldwide. For those living within the continental United States who wish to purchase personally autographed discs, they may be ordered directly from Tina Faigen. Mail a check or money order, payable to Dr. Tina Faigen, to the address below. The price of each disc is $16.00 (U.S. dollars). For SpiritTalk guests, no additional shipping and handling charge is required. To assure the discs will be hand-signed by both pianist and composer, include a request for autographed discs along with your payment.
Dr. Tina Faigen
5637 Beacon Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
~Co-Author / Music Editor~
To learn about Tina Faigen's work as co-author of the Accelerando Piano Technique Series, published by The FJH Music Company, and as music editor of The Robert Schultz Piano Library, please visit the website: SchultzMusic.com
