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""This superb young pianist seems to have the chameleon personality(and robust technique) to cope with it all...it is a daring collection, and it works splendidly...his performance of Mozart's Fantasia in D minor typifies his approach: almost brooding in the arpeggios of the opening with a clipped fortepiano style...for the rest of the piece. Whether it is the insouciance of a Friedman waltz arrangement, a droll little syncopation by Mary Mageau, the dash of Gershwin's Preludes, the gentle undulations in Debussy's En Bateau or the totally controlled Helter Skelter of Morton's formidable Fingerbuster, there is not a dull track. But for sheer relish it is hard to go past the poker faced parody (it's macabre too) of Schedrin's Humoresque, Seiber's coilspring Scherzando Cappricioso or the outdoor vitality of Agnew's Rabbit Hill... the mecurial Simon Tedeschi.""
  - John Carmody, Sydney Morning Herald


Discography

Here you can listen to a number of samples of Simon's music. Some of the full-length pieces are available on the CDs below.

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Tchaikovsky / Grieg: Piano Concerti
- Richard Bonynge & Simon Tedeschi

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The piano concertos of Tchaikovsky and Grieg are two of the most well known pieces in the Romantic piano repertoire. This very special performance by young Australian pianist Simon Tedeschi and conducted by elder statesman of the baton, Richard Bonynge explores the emotional atmosphere, frankness and force of these landmark works.
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1. Grieg: Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 16
2. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor, Op.23

Waltzing Cat and Piano Concerto
- Simon Tedeschi and MSO

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American composer Leroy Anderson is perhaps best-known for the perennial festive favourite, Sleigh Ride. He has also entered the collective pop culture consciousness for other delightful miniatures such as The Typewriter, The Syncopated Clock and Blue Tango.

This album by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra features a performance of Anderson's Piano Concerto by young Australian pianist Simon Tedeschi, conducted by Paul Mann.
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1. The Typewriter
2. The Waltzing Cat
3. Fiddle-Faddle
4. A Trumpeter's Lullaby
5. Horse and Buggy
6. Plink, Plank, Plunk!
7. Belle of the Ball
8. Irish Washerwoman
9. The Last Rose of Summer
10. The Phantom Regiment
11. Pyramid Dance
12. Blue Tango
13. Bugler's Holiday
14. Sleigh Ride
15. The Syncopated Clock
16. Chicken Reel
17. Concerto in C for Piano and Orchestra

Simon Tedeschi
- Simon Tedeschi

Simon Tedeschi's self titled album is a solo piano recording covering a wide variety of styles of music from Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern and Jazz.

The album includes two wild jazz pieces right at the end that deliver a great closing punch to the album.
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1. Waltz
2. Sonata The Cat's Fugue
3. Prelude No. 1
4. Prelude No. 2
5. Prelude No. 3
6. Elite Syncopation
7. The Sea
8. Elegie
9. En Bateau
10. Capriccio In B Flat Major On The Departure To Distant Climbs Of His Dearly-beloved Brother (I. Arioso)
11. Ii - Andante
12. Iii. Adagiosissimo
13. Iv. Un Poco Largo
14. V. Adagio Poco
15. Vi. Allegro
16. Rabbit Hill
17. Humoresque
18. Night In May
19. Scherzando Capriccio
20. Fantasia In D Minor K397
21. Fantasy On The Last Rose Of Summer
22. Alligator Crawl
23. Fingerbuster

'Nocturnes' - virtuoso works for piano and flute
- Simon Tedeschi and Tadeu Coelho

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Music by Gaubert, Chopin, Widor, Schubert


1 Widor, Suite for Flute and Piano, op. 34: Moderato
2 Widor, Suite for Flute and Piano, op. 34: Scherzo: allegro vivace
3 Widor, Suite for Flute and Piano, op. 34: Romance: andantino
4 Widor, Suite for Flute and Piano, op. 34: Finale: vivace
5 Schubert, Introduction, Theme and Variations on Trockne Blume: I
6 Schubert, Introduction, Theme and Variations on Trockne Blume: T
7 Schubert, Introduction, Theme and Variations on Trockne Blume: V
8 Schubert, Introduction, Theme and Variations on Trockne Blume: V
9 Schubert, Introduction, Theme and Variations on Trockne Blume: V
10 Schubert, Introduction, Theme and Variations on Trockne Blume: V
11 Schubert, Introduction, Theme and Variations on Trockne Blume: V
12 Schubert, Introduction, Theme and Variations on Trockne Blume: V
13 Schubert, Introduction, Theme and Variations on Trockne Blume: V
14 Gaubert: Sonata no.3: Allegretto
15 Gaubert: Sonata no.3: Intermede Pastoral: tres modere
16 Gaubert: Sonata no.3: Final: Joyeux (Allegretto)
17 Chopin: Nocturne In C# minor, op. posth.
18 Gaubert: Nocturne et Allegro scherzando: Nocturne
19 Gaubert: Nocturne et Allegro scherzando: Allegro scherzando

Simon Tedeschi and Ian Cooper Live
- Simon Tedeschi and Ian Cooper

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A live performance - featuring Simon playing the amazing Stuart Pianos - by these two virtuosos, featuring Gypsy, Dixieland, Classical, Jazz, Traditional and pretty much everything else in between.

"Putting Tedeschi and Cooper is like mixing nitro with glycerine - an explosion of musical virtuosity!" - James Morrison




Masterpieces
- Simon Tedeschi

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"Masterpieces" was largely recorded in New Caledonia's grand cathedral by sound engineer Brendan Frost. It includes Fauré's Pavane, Enesco's Rumanian Rhapsody No.1 and Poulenc's Concerto for Piano & Orchestra, with Simon Tedeschi as Soloist. Conducted by Matthew Krel.




Classic 100 Mozart
- Various Artists

What's the one moment of Mozart's music you can't live without?
This question was asked of audiences around the country. The thousands of enthusiastic responses received by the ABC were compiled into a box set of the must-have Mozart pieces. Featuring acclaimed Australian and international artists, this set will bring hours of joy to any classical music lover.
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Simon is featured on this album performing the second movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto K488

Classic 100 concertos
- Various artists

What is the one concerto you cannot live without? This question was asked of the Australian public through a poll by ABC Classic FM and the top ten selections feature in this collection.
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Simon is featured on track 9, performing an excerpt of the Tchiakovsky Piano Concerto no. 1
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