Piano Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto

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Composer: Beethoven
Artist: Misha Goldstein

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If it is true that the end of Romanticism coincided with the invention of electric light, then we can date this to 1880 – the year in which Thomas Alva Edison patented the light bulb. At around this time, a brilliant student at the Paris Conservatoire, Claude Debussy, decided to embark upon a composing career that would soon ‘illuminate’ the history of music.

Debussy’s output is roughly divided into three periods, each of which is represented by one of the three discs in this set. Focusing solely on his works for piano duo, the collection effectively represents a vantage point from which to analyse his stylistic development, since it touches on both Debussy's piano and orchestral writing simultaneously: as well as original keyboard works (Lindaraja is one example, the composer's first work inspired by Spain), there are piano pieces arranged for orchestra, vice-versa compositions (Prélude a l'après-midi d'un faune, for instance) and music that was clearly intended for the orchestra or for specific ensembles (one example is Le triomphe de Bacchus, for which the orchestration was never completed).

Performing these works are two of Italy's most celebrated pianists, Massimiliano Damerini and Marco Rapetti. Their accomplished readings highlight the unique relationship that exists between piano and orchestra – the former can be seen as a monochromatic version of the latter, with the latter essentially describing the former in polychromatic terms – and, at the same time, draw the listener's attention towards an important area of 19th-century music-making: namely piano transcriptions’ vital role in making operatic and symphonic repertoire available to all.

00:00:00 Symphonie: Allegro
00:09:54 Andante cantabile
00:18:27 Diane: Ouverture
00:25:20 Le triomphe de Bacchus: Suite d’Orchestre: I. Divertissement
00:28:59 Le triomphe de Bacchus: Suite d’Orchestre: II. Andante
00:32:29 Le triomphe de Bacchus: Suite d’Orchestre: IV. Marche et Bacchanale: (fragment A)
00:33:39 Le triomphe de Bacchus: Suite d’Orchestre: IV. Marche et Bacchanale: (fragment B)
00:38:17 Intermezzo
00:42:49 Première Suite d’Orchestre: I. Fête
00:48:49 Première Suite d’Orchestre: II. Ballet
00:53:22 Première Suite d’Orchestre: III. Rêve
01:01:47 Première Suite d’Orchestre: IV. Cortège et Bacchanale
01:10:47 Divertissement
01:22:46 L’Enfant prodigue: Scène lyrique, three excerpts: I. Prélude
01:25:21 L’Enfant prodigue: Scène lyrique, three excerpts: II. Cortège - III. Air de danse
01:29:36 Printemps: Suite symphonique: I. Très modéré
01:39:54 Printemps: Suite symphonique: II. Modéré
01:47:45 Petite Suite: I. En bateau
01:51:26 Petite Suite: II. Cortège
01:54:56 Petite Suite: III. Menuet
01:58:16 Petite Suite: IV. Ballet
02:01:38 Marche écossaise sur un Thème populaire: ‘The Earl of Ross March’
02:09:09 Prélude à l’après-midi d’un Faune
02:19:36 Lindaraja
02:25:54 La Mer: Trois Esquisses symphoniques: I. De l’Aube à midi sur la Mer
02:34:40 La Mer: Trois Esquisses symphoniques: II. Jeux de vagues
02:42:17 La Mer: Trois Esquisses symphoniques: III. Dialogue du Vent et de la Mer
02:50:25 Danses: I. Danse sacrée
02:55:23 Danses: II. Danse profane
03:00:33 Six Épigraphes antiques: I. Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du Vent d’été
03:03:00 Six Épigraphes antiques: II. Pour un Tombeau sans Nom
03:06:55 Six Épigraphes antiques: III. Pour que la Nuit soit propice
03:09:18 Six Épigraphes antiques: IV. Pour la Danseuse aux crotales
03:11:53 Six Épigraphes antiques: V. Pour l’Égyptienne
03:15:03 Six Épigraphes antiques: VI. Pour remercier la Pluie au matin
03:17:15 En blanc et noir: I. Avec emportement
03:21:42 En blanc et noir: II. Lent, sombre
03:29:22 En blanc et noir: III. Scherzando

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Composers: Alexander Glazunov, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Rachmaninoff
Artists: Alexander Russakovsky (cello), Amber Shay Nicholson (piano)

Bringing together works for cello and piano by some of the greatest composers in Russian music history, the set begins with Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata – a landmark piece for the composer and whose highlights include a lyrical opening movement and the furiousness of an apparent snowstorm in the second-movement Scherzo. The Pas d’action from Tchaikovsky’s ballet Sleeping Beauty, which follows, depicts the moment where Prince Désiré, wandering alone in the forest, is approached by the Lilac Fairy who shows him a vision of the beautiful princess Aurora, and this is followed by Glazunov’s Sérénade espagnole – the first of the composer’s ‘Spanish’ works, one which employs a ringing tone reminiscent of a Spanish guitar or lute. Bringing the collection to an end is Prokofiev’s Cello Sonata. This piece, beginning with a distinctly serious tone, metamorphoses into a triumphant carnival-like finale, complete with the festive bells that are so symbolic of Russian music.

Cellist Alexander Russakovsky enjoys an international reputation as a performer and teacher. He has given masterclasses as far afield as Latin America and Taiwan, and in recent years has won first prize at the Angela and Maurice M. Clairmont Competition in Tel Aviv and the Performing Arts Foundation Competition in Santa Barbara. Pianist Amber Shay Nicholson won the 2001 Rachmaninoff Concerto No.3 competition at the Eastman School of Music; she is also a former member of the piano faculty of the University of Southern Mississippi.

00:00:00 Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19: I. Lento – Allegro moderato
00:12:29 Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19: II. Allegro scherzando
00:19:22 Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19: III. Andante
00:25:07 Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19: IV. Allegro mosso
00:36:16 Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act 2: No. 15, Pas d’action. Andante cantabile (Arr .Albert Kleineke)
00:40:40 Pieces for Cello and Orchestra, Op.20: II. Sérénade Espagnole
00:43:30 Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119: I. Andante grave
00:55:12 Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119: II. Moderato
01:00:11 Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119: III. Allegro ma non troppo

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A selection of beautifull classical pieces, traditional Christmas music and beautiful Christmas carols to help you get in the holiday spirit! Enjoy

Tracklist:
00:00:00 Once in royals David’s city
00:04:41 Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, PT1 ; I. Chorus. Jauchzet. Frohlocket!(Chorus)
00:12:42 Messiah, HWV 56, Pt 1:IV., And the glory of the lord shall be revealed
00:15:34 Messiah. HWV 56, Pt 1: XII. For unto us a child is born
00:19:38 Messiah. HWV 56, Pt 1: XVII. Glory to god in the highest
00:21:31 Rejoice and be Merry
00:23:01 Christmas Oratorio, bwv 248, Pt. 3: XIII. Chorus, da capo. Herrscher des himmels
00:25:24 Messiah, HWV 56, Pt 2: XXVI. All we like sheep have gone Astray
00:29:08 Messiah, HWV 56, Pt 3: LIII. Worthy is the Lamb…Amen
00:35:57 Ding Dong , Merrily on high
00:38:05 Christmas oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 4: I Chorus. Fallt mit danken, Fallt mit loben (Chorus)
00:43:44 What sweeter music
00:48:03 Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 5: I. Chorus. Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen (Chorus)
00:55:04 O Little Town of Bethlehem
00:58:44 A Spotless Rose
01:03:01 King Jesus Hath a Garden
01:06:09 The Lamb
01:11:37 Bogoróditse Dyévo
01:12:16 Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
01:15:42 Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40 for the Second Day of Christmas: I. Coro. Dazu
01:21:06 Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62 for the First Sunday of Advent: I. Coro. Nun Komm, der Heiden Heilan
01:24:36 Gelobet Seist Du, Jesu Christ, BWV 91: VI. Choral (Coro). Das hat er alles uns getan
01:28:35 Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn, BWV 119: I. Coro. Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn
01:30:11 Ich freue mich in dir, BWV 133: I. Coro. Ich freue mich in dir
01:31:59 While Shepherds Watched
01:34:41 Quittez, Pasteurs
01:37:52 In Dulci Jubilo
01:41:30 The First Nowell
01:45:54 Coventry Carol

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This new recording contains Elgar’s complete original works for organ, as well as several arrangements of his famous showpieces, the first Pomp & Circumstance March, the Imperial March and Nimrod from the Enigma Variations, an iconic piece of English ceremony. The original organ works consist of the grand Organ Sonata and the Vespers Voluntaries, a touching expression of Elgar’s Roman Catholic faith. The Organ Sonata by Elgar is relatively well-known, not least thanks to its orchestration by Gordon Jacob, but the only other work he originally composed for organ is the Cantique Op.3 No.1, which moves solidly forward in the Victorian tradition without suggesting the personal voice and unpredictable drama that would come to characterise Elgar’s style.

00:00:00 Imperial March, Op. 32
00:04:42 Cantique in C Major, Op. 3
00:08:27 Sonata in G Major, Op. 28: I. Allegro maestoso
00:17:27 Sonata in G Major, Op. 28: II. Allegretto
00:21:49 Sonata in G Major, Op. 28: III. Andante espressivo
00:28:00 Sonata in G Major, Op. 28: IV. Presto (comodo)
00:34:48 Variations on an Original Theme “Enigma”, Op. 36
00:39:08 11 Vesper Voluntaries, Op. 14: Introduction
00:40:34 11 Vesper Voluntaries, Op. 14: I. Andante
00:41:58 11 Vesper Voluntaries, Op. 14: II. Allegro 11
00:43:49 11 Vesper Voluntaries, Op. 14: III. Andantino
00:46:09 11 Vesper Voluntaries, Op. 14: IV. Allegretto piacevole. Intermezzo – Adagio, come prima
00:48:25 11 Vesper Voluntaries, Op. 14: V. Poco lento
00:50:03 11 Vesper Voluntaries, Op. 14: VI. Moderato
00:52:03 11 Vesper Voluntaries, Op. 14: VII. Allegretto pensoso
00:54:13 11 Vesper Voluntaries, Op. 14: VIII. Poco allegro. Coda – Adagio, come prima
00:59:17 Pomp and Circumstance March, Op. 39

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Composer: Luigi Boccherini
Artists: La Magnifica Communità, Enrico Casazza (violin and concert master)

A much-underrated composer, Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805) was one of the leading composers of the late 18th century, a friend and colleague of both Haydn and Mozart, and a formidable cello virtuoso. His reputation was such that he was nicknamed ‘Mrs Haydn’ – not in a pejorative sense, the appellation was due to his music sounding Haydnesque, but with a sensual, feminine grace rather than the Sturm und Drang of his Austrian friend’s music.

Although his cello concerti and some of his symphonies remain in the repertoire, it is his chamber music that his reputation today rests, especially the quintets. Boccherini championed this genre, and it was his example that inspired Mozart to compose his quintets.

This release contains the string quintets Op. 10 - Op. 13. Great performances by La Magnifica Communità, lead by violinist Enrico Casazza

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This sublime compilation will take listeners on a journey through 3 hours of the most beautiful classical music ever written.

A compilation with some of the best classical music for studying, work, concentration, sleep and relaxation.

Included are works by J.S Bach, Handel, Mozart, Vivaldi, Albinoni, Marcello, Pachelbel, Beethoven, Chopin, Bizet, Debussy, Elgar, Liszt, Mascagni, Massenet, Saint-Saëns, Satie, Schubert, Schumann, Shostakovich, Straiss, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Orff, Piazolla, Rachmaninoff, Ravel and Tárrega.

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Composers: Angelo Morigi, Christian Petzold, Giuseppe Colombi, Pedro Lopes Nogueira
Artist: Valerio Losito (viola)

About this Album:
Famed for its distinctive sound, the viola d’amore – literally meaning ‘viola of love’ – is one of the more unusual members of the string family, an instrument that appeared towards the end of the 17th century and which owes its silvery, angelic tones to the symbiotic vibrations between its two sets of strings, one gut- and one wire-based.

This release celebrates the d’amore’s versatility of sound by bringing together some of its finest Baroque repertoire. Beginning with the Ave Maris Stella, an ancient hymn dedicated to the Mother of God, the compilation takes the listener on an absorbing journey that combines the famous with the not so widely known; from Petzold’s illustrious two partitas – which are considered to be on the same level of importance for the d’amore as Bach’s partitas and sonatas are for the violin – to Morigi’s Capriccio and Menuetto, the compilation also touches on various anonymous works, including the delightful Partita in D. Dance movements abound, reflecting the Baroque period’s predilection for all things French.

Tracklist:
00:00:00 Ave Maris Stella
00:01:11 Suite in D minor: I. Aria
00:01:50 Suite in D minor: II. Courante
00:02:23 Suite in D minor: III. Gigue
00:03:06 Suite in D minor: IV. Sarabande
00:04:35 Scordatura in G
00:05:47 Scordatura (Ciacona)
00:09:00 Capriccio and Minuet in A: I. Capriccio
00:10:54 Capriccio and Minuet in A: II. Minuetto
00:12:17 Partita in D: I. Aria
00:14:08 Partita in D: II. Gigue
00:15:50 Partita in D: III. Menuet
00:17:34 Partita in D: IV. Gavotte
00:18:33 Partita in D: V. Rigaudon
00:20:19 Partita in D: VI. Menuet I & II
00:22:01 Scordatura in A
00:23:05 Nitida stella
00:24:11 Partita in F: I. Gavotte
00:25:28 Partita in F: II. Gigue
00:26:58 Partita in F: III. Bourrée
00:28:47 Partita in F: IV. Air
00:30:33 Partita in F: V. Courante
00:32:03 Partita in F: VI. Sarabande
00:33:44 Partita in F: VII. Menuet I & II
00:36:36 Gaita de folle
00:40:08 Partita in A: I. Introduction
00:41:04 Partita in A: II. Allemande
00:42:38 Partita in A: III. Courante
00:44:00 Partita in A: VI. Sarabande
00:46:28 Partita in A:. Menuet
00:48:33 Partita in A: VI. Gigue
00:50:10 Partita in A: VII. Aria
00:55:02 Partita in A: VIII. Gavotte
00:55:42 Partita in A: IX. Bourrée
00:57:22 Partita in A: X. Rondeau
00:58:56 Partita in A: XI. Menuet
00:59:54 Scordatura in E minor

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A TOP 40 of the most popular classical melodies. The very best tracks of the moment. Also great for Relaxation music, work or studying.

00:00:00 Vivaldi - Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269, "Spring": I. Allegro
00:03:30 Camille Saint-Saëns - The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan
00:06:27 Mozart - Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Rondo alla turca
00:09:55 Chopin - Waltzes, Op. 64: No. 1, Waltz in D-Flat Major "Minute Waltz"
00:11:37 Mozart - Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: I. Allegro

00:16:52 Gabriel Fauré - Sicilienne, Op. 78
00:20:16 Claude Debussy - Childrens Corner, L. 113: No. 6, Golliwog's Cake-walk
00:22:57 Franz liszt - Liebestraum, S. 541: No. 3, Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst
00:27:29 Johannes Brahms - 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 15, Waltz in A-Flat Major "Lullaby"
00:29:06 Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathetique": I. Adagio cantabile

00:33:48 Robert Schumann - Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Traumerei in F Major
00:36:56 Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: II. Adagio
00:43:12 Nicolló Paganini - Cantabile e Valser, Op. 19: I. Cantabile quasi adagio
00:46:40 Franz liszt - Consolations, S. 172: III. Lento placido in D-Flat Major
00:49:43 Charles-valentin Alkan - 6 French Songs, Op. 65: No. 6, Barcarolle

00:53:25 J.S. Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049: II. Andante
00:56:58 Beethoven - Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
00:59:48 Edvard Grieg - Lyric Pieces, Op. 43: No. 6, To Spring
01:02:15 Telemann - Ouverture-Suite in E Minor, TWV 55: No. 6, Air. Un peu vivement
01:06:38 Gabriel Fauré - Berceuse, Op. 16

01:10:04 Vivaldi - Flute Concerto No. 3 in D Major, RV 428 "Il gardellino": I. Allegro
01:14:06 Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade II, No. 2, The Old Castle
01:19:11 Beethoven - Piano Sonata in C-Sharp Major, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
01:24:49 Claude Debussy - Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de Lune
01:29:44 Erik Satie - 3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux in D Major

01:33:23 Mozart - Piano Concerto in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante "Elvira Madigan"
01:40:13 Franz liszt - 2 Concert-Studies, S. 145: No. 1, Waldesrauschen. Vivace
01:44:17 Tchaikovsky - The Seasons, Op. 37a: No. 10, October. Autumn Song in D Minor. Andante doloroso e molto cantabile
01:47:41 Anatoly Lyadov - 2 Morceaux, Op. 9: No. 1, Valse
01:50:43 Felix Mendessohn - Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19b: No. 6, Venetian Gondola Song. Andante sostenuto

01:52:14 Claude Debussy - 2 Arabesques, L. 66: No. 1, Première Arabesque in E Major
01:56:22 Chopin - Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2, Nocturne in E-Flat Major
02:00:40 Edvard Grieg - Lyric Pieces, Op. 54: No. 3, March of the Dwarfs
02:03:32 Gabriel Fauré - Requiem, Op. 48: XII. In Paradisum
02:06:45 J.S. Bach - Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227
02:09:45 Erik Satie - Gnossiennes: No. 5, Moderato
02:12:31 Tchaikovsky - The Seasons, Op. 37a: No. 3, March. Song of the Lark in G Minor. Andantino espressivo
02:14:12 Johannes Brahms - Symphony No. 3, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto in C Minor
02:20:12 Franz Schubert - 6 Moments musicaux, D. 780: No. 3, Allegro moderato
02:22:16 Chopin - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15, Prelude in D-Flat Major "Raindrop"

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Here perhaps is the very heart of Bach; a very palpable demonstration of his heritage and impact. Bach revered his forebears, while at the same time wishing to renew their legacy – both that of his own, already notable Bach family and of their musical contemporaries – and leave a mark on posterity. His endless inventiveness in taking the old hymn tunes devised in the generations before him, and clothing them in rich and strange harmonies, each one tailored to the specific text and mood of its content, creates a box of small wonders.

Composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach

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This an issue of series consisting of 14 3CD-sets with selected highlights taken from our Mozart complete edition, intented for those who prefer to buy more selectively.
This release contains the following works: K. 311, K. 330, K. 331, K. 332, K. 333, K. 457, K. 533, K. 533, K. 545, K. 570, K. 576.

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Artist: Klara Würtz (piano)

Tracklist;
00:00:00 Piano Sonata No. 9 in D Major, KV.311: Allegro con spirito
00:04:28 Piano Sonata No. 9 in D Major, KV.311: Andante con espressione
00:09:19 Piano Sonata No. 9 in D Major, KV.311: Rondeau, allegro
00:15:25 Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, KV.330: Allegro moderato
00:22:06 Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, KV.330: Andante cantabile
00:28:40 Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, KV.330: Allegretto
00:34:22 Piano Sonata No. 11 in C Major, KV.331: Andante grazioso
00:47:16 Piano Sonata No. 11 in C Major, KV.331: Menuetto
00:53:11 Piano Sonata No. 11 in C Major, KV.331: AllaTurca, allegretto
00:56:37 Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, KV.332: Allegro
01:03:11 Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, KV.332: Adagio
01:07:54 Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, KV.332: Allegro assai
01:14:44 Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, KV.333: Allegro
01:22:07 Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, KV.333: Andante cantabile
01:27:40 Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, KV.333: Allegretto grazioso
01:34:17 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, KV.457: Allegro molto
01:39:46 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, KV.457: Adagio
01:47:29 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, KV.457: Allegro assai
01:51:49 Piano Sonata No. 15 in F Major, KV.533: Allegro
01:59:26 Piano Sonata No. 15 in F Major, KV.533: Andante
02:06:01 Piano Sonata No. 15 in F Major, KV.533: Rondeau, allegretto
02:12:29 Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, KV.545: Allegro
02:15:49 Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, KV.545: Andante
02:20:00 Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, KV.545: Rondo
02:21:45 Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, KV.570: Allegro
02:27:29 Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, KV.570: Adagio
02:34:55 Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, KV.570: Allegretto
02:38:25 Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, KV.576: Allegro
02:43:37 Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, KV.576: Adagio
02:49:10 Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, KV.576: Allegretto

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Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos
Artists: Jenny Abel (violin), Roberto Szidon (piano)

Heitor Villa-Lobos composed prolifically in every genre, but his chamber music has not received the attention of his richly scored, opulent accomplishments in the fields of orchestral and vocal music, as well as the cello-saturated Bachianas Brasilieras. These three sonatas were written between 1912 and 1920 and are full of entirely characteristic, colourful melodic vocabulary, structured as extended rhapsodies.

00:00:00 Fantasy-Sonata No. 1, Op. 27 "Désespérance"
00:10:09 Fantasy-Sonata No. 2, Op. 49: I. Allegro non troppo
00:15:46 Fantasy-Sonata No. 2, Op. 49: II. Largo – Moderato
00:25:45 Fantasy-Sonata No. 2, Op. 49: III. Rondo. Allegro final
00:32:39 Violin Sonata No. 3: I. Adagio non troppo
00:44:16 Violin Sonata No. 3: II. Allegro vivace scherzando
00:48:55 Violin Sonata No. 3: III. Molto animato e final

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Composers: Alessandro Longo, Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann
Artists: Massimo Data (bassoon), Piero Barbareschi (piano)

The chamber literature for bassoon is not as rich and varied as the instrument deserves. Despite its widely recognised beauty of timbre and expressive potentialities, used and celebrated in solos from many significant orchestral and operatic compositions, a fitting chamber literature in the 19th and 20th centuries, especially in duo with the piano, is conspicuously absent. The pieces recorded on this CD are an attempt to demonstrate how this repertoire may be expanded and built upon, both by using original compositions for bassoon and piano and by transcribing significant pieces by Romantic and 20th-century authors originally intended for other expressive instruments.

The pieces themselves range from atmospheric 19th-century compositions such as Schumann’s Drei Romanzen Op.98, in which the bassoon takes on a distinctly vocal quality, to beautiful and at times melancholic 20th-century pieces, including Piazzolla’s Oblivion, in which the flexibility of the instrument’s timbre truly comes to the fore. Bridging these two groups is the ‘title track’ by Rachmaninoff, the implications of whose name are certainly done justice in this set, for the bassoon truly ‘finds its own voice’ here.

Bassoonist Massimo Data has played as principal bassoonist for several orchestras in Italy and beyond, and has given masterclasses across the world. He is accompanied by pianist Piero Barbareschi, who collaborates on chamber music duos with a wide variety of instrumentalists and plays a broad repertoire of music ranging from the 17th century to the present day.

The Bassoon, the bass member of the woodwind family, is a surprisingly versatile, agile, and expressive instrument. Its expression ranges from the joyful and even comic, sonorous, melancholic to the mournful. Regretfully classical composers wrote little of substance for the solo bassoon, therefore this new recording presents a selection of delightful arrangements of classical evergreens: Schumann’s Fantasiestücke Op. 73 (itself written for clarinet or cello), a Mendelssohn Lied ohne Worte, Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise, an original piece by Gabriel Pierné, a heartbreaking Pavane by Ravel, and two raucous Piazzolla tangos.

00:00:00 Lied ohne Worte in E Major, Op. 19 No. 1
00:03:48 Fantasiestücke, Op. 73: I. Zart und mit Ausdruck
00:06:58 Fantasiestücke, Op. 73: II. Lebhaft, leicht
00:10:57 Fantasiestücke, Op. 73: III. Rasch und mit Feuer
00:15:29 Suite for Bassoon and Piano: I. Andante con variazioni
00:20:08 Suite for Bassoon and Piano: II. Romanza
00:25:06 Suite for Bassoon and Piano: III. Vivace
00:28:41 14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise
00:34:25 Drei Romanzen, Op. 98: I. Nicht schnell
00:37:42 Drei Romanzen, Op. 98: II. Einfach, innig
00:41:39 Drei Romanzen, Op. 98: III. Nicht schnell
00:45:45 Enrico IV: Oblivion
00:48:45 Solo de concert, Op. 35
00:54:42 Pavane pour une infante défunte in G Major, M. 19
00:59:03 Libertango

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The virtuosic, gloriously indulgent music of Pietro Antonio Locatelli has long been passed over in favour of later composers, such as the master of flamboyant showiness Niccolò Paganini (whose 24 Caprices were inspired by these works). Eighty years before Paganini, however, came these capricci (or capriccios), long soloistic passages for solo violin that were originally written as cadences within movements of violin concertos. But Locatelli’s knack for this style proved so popular that the works easily stand alone; indeed, some of the capriccios are so long that they actually exceed the length of the movement they originate from! Locatelli would write out the beginning of the capriccio, leaving the player to improvise the final cadenza, and Igor Ruhadze has followed that pattern here, improvising cadences to bridge between all 24 capriccios and as the final tuttis of the concerto movements to which they belong. Even Locatelli’s notated section still leaves plenty of room for interpretation; he would simply write the notes in a block chord, leaving the player to pick this apart in whatever style he wished. The writing is rapid, technically demanding and stratospherically high, making huge demands on the performer and providing a treat for the listener in search of a compelling alternative to Paganini.

Igor Ruhadze is a highly experienced performer of Locatelli’s works. In 2015 Brilliant Classics released a 21CD set of the composer’s ensemble music, featuring Mr. Ruhadze and his aptly-named ensemble Violini Capricciosi. A separately-released volume from the Edition, that of the Trio Sonatas, received a very favourable review from Gramophone magazine, which described the ensemble as ‘fine advocates’ of Locatelli’s music, and praised the ‘brilliantly and at times breathtakingly performed’ works.


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Recorded in The Netherlands in 2013.
Contains notes on the works.
Contains a biography of the artist.

Composer Pietro Antonio Locatelli
Artist Igor Ruhadze violin

 
Tracklist:
00:00:00 24 capriccios for Solo Violin: I. Capriccio No. 1 in D Major
00:03:30 24 capriccios for Solo Violin: II. Capriccio No. 2 in D Major
00:08:36 24 capriccios for Solo Violin: III. Capriccio No. 3 in C Minor
00:12:16 24 capriccios for Solo Violin: IV. Capriccio No. 4 in C Minor
00:17:26 24 capriccios for Solo Violin: V. Capriccio No. 5 in F Major
00:21:12 24 capriccios for Solo Violin: VI. Capriccio No. 6 in F Major
00:24:48 24 capriccios for Solo Violin: VII. Capriccio No. 7 in E Major
00:28:14 24 capriccios for Solo Violin: VIII. Capriccio No. 8 in E Major
00:32:02 24 capriccios for Solo Violin: IX. Capriccio No. 9 in C Major
00:36:16 24 capriccios for Solo Violin: X. Capriccio No. 10 in C Major
00:40:30 24 capriccios for Solo Violin: XI. Capriccio No. 11 in G Minor
00:44:39 24 capriccios for Solo Violin: XII. Capriccio No. 12 in G Minor
00:48:05 24 capriccios for Solo Violin: XIII. Capriccio No. 13 in B-Flat Major
00:51:28 24 capriccios for Solo Violin: XIV. Capriccio No. 14 in B-Flat Major
00:54:54 24 capriccios for Solo Violin: XV. Capriccio No. 15 in E Minor
00:57:42 24 capriccios for Solo Violin: XVI. Capriccio No. 16 in E Minor
01:02:23 24 capriccios for Solo Violin: XVII. Capriccio No. 17 in G Major
01:06:03 24 capriccios for Solo Violin: XVIII. Capriccio No. 18 in G Major
01:10:03 24 capriccios for Solo Violin: XIX. Capriccio No. 19 in F Major
01:13:01 24 capriccios for Solo Violin: XX. Capriccio No. 20 in F Major
01:15:45 24 capriccios for Solo Violin: XXI. Capriccio No. 21 in A Major
01:19:00 24 capriccios for Solo Violin: XXII. Capriccio No. 22 in A Major
01:22:11 24 capriccios for Solo Violin: XXIII. Capriccio No. 23 in D Major “Il labirinto armonico”
01:25:49 24 capriccios for Solo Violin: XXIV. Capriccio No. 24 in D Major “Il labirinto armonico”
01:31:31 Capriccio from Concerto in A Major
01:32:50 Capriccio “prova dell’intonazione” (from Sonata Op. 6 No. 12)

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00:00:00 Adagio in G Minor – Albinoni (Consort of London, Robert Hayden Clark)
00:06:38 V. Pie Jesu – Maurice Duruflé (The Choir of Leeds Catrhedral, Skipton Building Society Camerata)
00:09:36 Miserere – Gregorio Allegri (Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Timothy Brown)
00:22:14 VII. In paradisum – Gabriel Fauré (Holland Boys Choir, Piet Jan Leusink)
00:25:29 Ave verum corpus in D Major, K. 618 – Mozart (Choir of St john’s College, Christopher Robinson)
00:29:02 V. Panis Angelicus – César Franck (Choir of St john’s College, Christopher Robinson)
00:32:32 I. Stabat Mater Dolorosa – Pergolesi (Cambridge Ensemble, Timothy Brown, Angharad Jones)
00:36:19 Bist du bei mir, BVW 508 – J.S. Bach (Johannette Zomer, Pieter-Jan Belder)
00:39:00 Spiegel im Spiegel (1978) – Arvo Pärt (Jeroen van Veen)
00:48:10 I. Introitus. Requiem aeternam – Mozart (Chamber Choir Of Europe, Kammerorchester Pforzheim)
00:52:58 I. Aria. Ich habe genug – J.S. Bach ( Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink)
01:00:43 VII. Communio. Lux aeterna – Mozart (Chamber Choir Of Europe, Kammerorchester Pforzheim)
01:06:24 “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth” – Handel (Choir of Kings College, Cambridge,)
01:12:14 Spem in alium nunquam habui à 40 – Thomas Tallis (Chappelle du Roi, Alistair Dixon)
01:22:15 No. 49 Aria. “Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben” – J.S. Bach (Brandenburg Consort, Stephen Cleobury)
01:26:57 II. Adagio. Sehr feierlich (ed. Nowak) – Anton Bruckner (Rundfunk- SinfonieOrchester Berlin)
01:42:40 I. Canon – Johann Pachelbell (Consort of London, Robert Hayden Clark)
01:47:23 Adagio for Strings in B-Flat Minor – Robert Barber (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philip Ellis)
01:55:09 II. Air – J.S. Bach (Ludwig Güttler, Berliner Symphonie)
01:59:27 Act III, Scene Two: “Thy Hand, Belinda…When I Am Laid in Earth (Dido)” – Henry Purcell (Musica ad Rhenum, Jed Wentz, Nicola Wemyss)
02:00:04 IV. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen – Johannes Brahms (Rundfunkchor Berlin)
02:05:56 III. Marche funèbre. Lento – Chopin (Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy)
02:14:49 X. Chorale, Jesu bleibet meine Freude – J.S. Bach (Holland Boys Choir)
02:18:00 Dance of the Blessed Spirits – Christoph Gluck (Orchestra De Chambre De Wallonie)
02:25:04 Denn er hat seine Engeln befohlen, MWV B 53 – Felix Mendelssohn (Choir of St. John’s College)
02:28:02 IV. Adagietto – Gustav Mahler (Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, Rudolph Barshai)
02:36:18 In the Midst of Life – Henry Purcell (Choir of CLAIRE College , Cambridge Timothy Brown)
02:39:59 Pavana pour un infante defunte, M. 19 – Maurice Ravel (Michaelangelo Carbonara)
02:46:23 In Paradisum - (Traditional, Schola Cantorum Karolus Magnus, Stan Hollaardt)
02:52:06 No. 4, Im Abendrot – Richard Strauss( Radio Filharmonisch Orkest Holland, Edo de Waart)

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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artists: Viruosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Guttler (conductor)

Can one ever tire of the dancing inspiration that animates these four portmanteau collections which have delighted both serious and casual listeners ever since Bach compiled them for use in social occasions as the 30-something Kapellmeister at the briefly enlightened court of Prince Leopold of Cöthen, exulting in the multifarious influences which he had absorbed and could place at the service of a compositional mind of unequalled intellectual brilliance yet always conscious of his music’s need to entertain, to give delight as well as accompany the sober thoughts of his congregations?

Not, at any rate, in these performances from a virtuoso German ensemble hailing from Bach’s own part of the world and masterminded by a superb trumpeter-turned-conductor who well understands the exuberant, public character of these suites, their occasional purposes, for all that in such moments as the famous Air from the G major Suite, No.3, they appear to take on a more confiding aspect, drawing the listener in before dispelling the tension with another jolly minuet or charming sarabande.

Bach’s Suites count among his most popular and most frequently performed works, they are quintessential Bach: majestic, noble, tender and full of energy. They contain some of Bach’s evergreens: the Air from the 3rd Suite and the Badinerie from the 2nd Suite.
Played by the Virtuosi Saxoniae conducted by trumpetist/conductor Ludwig Güttler, modern instruments in Historically Informed Performance Practice, the best of both worlds.

00:00:00 Suite in C Major, BWV 1066: I. Ouverture
00:05:38 Suite in C Major, BWV 1066: II. Courante
00:07:16 Suite in C Major, BWV 1066: III. Gavotte No. 1 - Gavotte No. 2
00:09:43 Suite in C Major, BWV 1066: IV. Forlane
00:11:00 Suite in C Major, BWV 1066: V. Menuet No. 1 - Menuet No. 2
00:13:45 Suite in C Major, BWV 1066: VI. Bourrée No. 1 - Bourrée No. 2
00:16:10 Suite in C Major, BWV 1066: VII. Passepied No. 1 - Passepied No. 2
00:19:20 Suite in B Minor, BWV 1067: I. Ouverture
00:25:45 Suite in B Minor, BWV 1067: II. Rondeau
00:27:25 Suite in B Minor, BWV 1067: III. Sarabande
00:30:18 Suite in B Minor, BWV 1067: IV. Bourrée No. 1 - Bourrée No. 2
00:32:09 Suite in B Minor, BWV 1067: V. Polonaise No. 1 - Polonaise No. 2
00:35:10 Suite in B Minor, BWV 1067: VI. Menuet
00:36:18 Suite in B Minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie
00:37:45 Suite in D Major, BWV 1068: I. Ouverture
00:44:21 Suite in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air
00:48:38 Suite in D Major, BWV 1068: III. Gavotte No. 1 - Gavotte No. 2
00:51:49 Suite in D Major, BWV 1068: IV. Bourrée
00:53:04 Suite in D Major, BWV 1068: V. Gigue
00:55:50 Suite in D Major, BWV 1069: I. Ouverture
01:02:39 Suite in D Major, BWV 1069: II. Bourrée No. 1 - Bourrée No. 2
01:05:32 Suite in D Major, BWV 1069: III. Gavotte
01:07:16 Suite in D Major, BWV 1069: IV. Menuet No. 1 - Menuet No. 2
01:10:45 Suite in D Major, BWV 1069: V. Réjouissance

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00:00:00 Nocturne in Es-Dur, Op. 9 No. 2
00:04:17 Lied ohne Worte in E-Dur, Op. 19 No. 1
00:08:10 Nocturne in B-Moll, Op. 9 No. 1
00:13:35 Impromptu in B-Dur, Op. 142 No. 3, “Rosamunde”
00:25:30 Intermezzo in B-Dur, Op. 76 No. 4
00:28:03 Impromptu in As-Dur, Op. 142 No. 2
00:34:36 Venetianisches Gondellied
00:37:41 Intermezzo in Es-Dur, Op. 117 No. 1
00:43:01 Intermezzo in B-Moll, Op. 117 No. 2
00:47:53 Consolation in E-Dur
00:51:14 Adagio Mondschein Sonate
00:56:55 Frühlingslied
00:59:14 Arabesque No. 1
01:03:24 Moment Musical in F-Moll, Op. 90 No. 4
01:05:04 Sonate Pathetique: Adagio
01:09:48 Für Elise
01:12:40 Klavierstück in Es-Dur, D 946, No. 2
01:23:48 Intermezzo in A-Dur, Op. 118, No. 2
01:30:10 Arabesque No. 2
01:33:16 Des Abends (Aus: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12)
01:36:40 Impromptu in Ges-Dur, Op. 90 No. 3
01:41:56 Reverie
01:45:40 Romanze in Fis-Dur, Op. 28 No. 2
01:49:02 Sonate in H-Moll
01:53:50 Consolation in Des Dur
01:56:55 Clair de Lune
02:01:54 Träumerei (Aus: Kindersszenen, Op. 15)
02:05:06 Prelude in Des Dur, Op. 28 No. 15, “Regentropfen”
02:09:53 Liebestraum

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This unusual collection is dedicated to a very popular style: minimal music. Over the years this has evolved from austere, almost strict repetition with tiny ‘movements’ to a more varied and free approach to material and technique.

This set includes works for piano solo by most of the famous ‘minimal’ composers. Starting with initiator, if you will, Cage, and followed by the first generation entirely devoting itself to this style: Riley and Glass (Steve Reich did not write anything for solo piano). The next generation is represented by John Adams and Michael Nyman (his music for the film The Piano).

Dutch pianist Jeroen van Veen is fascinated by minimal music. He was one of the initiators and participants of the highly successful complete recordings on 11 CD’s of Simeon ten Holt’s, a Dutch ‘minimalist’, complete works for multiple piano’s. On this solo album van Veen demonstrates his affinity with minimalism with great flair.

The repertoire included here also comprises compositions by Satie, Friedrich Nietzsche and Arvo Pärt. There are two CD’s with music by the pianist himself and several recordings of minimal pieces by other present-day French, Belgian and Dutch composers.

This attractive set will appeal to a wide audience and sheds light on the present state of minimalism

00:00:00 Opening from ‘‘Glassworks’’ (Arr. van Veen)
00:08:53 Metamorphosis One
00:15:57 Metamorphosis Two
00:22:51 Metamorphosis Three
00:27:14 Metamorphosis Four
00:33:08 Metamorphosis Five
00:39:15 Mad Rush
00:54:28 Wichita Vortex Sutra
01:01:54 Opening from ‘‘Glassworks’’

01:11:19 The Poet Acts
01:14:54 Morning Passages
01:20:20 Something She Has To Do
01:23:51 I’m Going To Make A Cake
01:27:36 An Unwelcome Friend
01:32:08 Dead Things
01:36:04 Why Does Someone Have To Die?
01:39:41 Tearing Herself Away
01:43:49 Escape!
01:47:23 Choosing Life
01:51:33 The Hours
01:58:46 Truman Sleeps, from ‘‘The Truman Show’’
02:00:57 Opening from ‘‘Glassworks’’
02:07:07 Olympian

02:11:06 Modern Love Waltz
02:16:04 How Now
02:41:13 ‘‘Trilogy’’ Sonata; I Knee Play No. 4 From Einstein On The Beach
02:48:56 ‘‘Trilogy’’ Sonata; II Satyagraha, Conclusion, Act III
02:57:46 ‘‘Trilogy’’ Sonata; III Dance, from Aknaten (Scene 3)

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Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergei Prokofiev. Artists: Rimma Bobritskaïa (piano)

It was Robert Schumann’s Kinderszenen and Album fur die Jugend that inspired Tchaikovsky to start composition on his Children’s Album in 1878. He dedicated the set to his nephew Vladimir Davidoff (Bobik) who was 7 years old. ‘For a long time I have been saying to myself that it would be a good thing to contribute, within the limits of my powers, to the enrichment of the piano literature for children, which is rather poor. I would like to compose a series of very easy little pieces with attractive titles like Schumann did’ he wrote to his patron Mme von Meck. In less than a week of writing these words he had completed the 24 pieces of his Children’s Album.

Tchaikovsky’s Op.39 proved so popular that later Russian composers also composed works for children. In the Soviet period Prokofiev composed his Music for Children (1935). In 1947 Shostakovich composed his Children’s Pieces for his daughter Galina. Rather more closely related to traditional teaching pieces that Prokofiev’s Music for Children, they nonetheless instil rather charmingly the academic notion of a happy ‘major’ and a sad ‘minor’ by inverting it in A Merry Story in E minor, and a Sad Story in G major.

00:00:00 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 1 Prière du matin
00:01:15 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 2 Matin d’hiver
00:02:20 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 3 Jouons à dada!
00:03:00 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 4 Maman
00:03:58 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 5 Marche des soldats de bois
00:04:51 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 6 La poupée malade
00:06:38 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 7 Enterrement de la poupée
00:08:20 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 8 Valse
00:09:26 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 9 La nouvelle poupée
00:09:55 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 10 Mazurka
00:11:02 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 11 Chanson russe
00:11:29 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 12 La paysan joue de l’harmonica
00:12:14 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 13 Kamarinskaïa
00:12:44 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 14 Polka
00:13:58 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 15 Chanson italienne
00:14:58 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 16 Ancienne chanson Française
00:16:11 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 17 Chanson allemande
00:17:08 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 18 Chanson napolitaine
00:18:12 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 19 Conte de la nourrice
00:18:57 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 20 Baba-Yaga
00:19:35 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 21 Rêve délicieux
00:21:50 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 22 Chant de l’alouette
00:22:43 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 23 Chanson de joueur d’orgue de Barbarie
00:24:37 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 24 A l’eglise
00:25:30 Prokofiev: Music for children, Op. 65: No. 1 Le matin
00:27:24 Prokofiev: Music for children, Op. 65: No. 2 Promenade
00:28:17 Prokofiev: Music for children, Op. 65: No. 3 Historiette
00:30:30 Prokofiev: Music for children, Op. 65: No. 4 Tarentelle
00:31:27 Prokofiev: Music for children, Op. 65: No. 5 Repentir
00:33:19 Prokofiev: Music for children, Op. 65: No. 6 Valse
00:34:28 Prokofiev: Music for children, Op. 65: No. 7 Cortège des sauterelles
00:35:31 Prokofiev: Music for children, Op. 65: No. 8 La pluie et l’arc-en-ciel
00:36:47 Prokofiev: Music for children, Op. 65: No. 9 Attrape-qui-peut
00:37:44 Prokofiev: Music for children, Op. 65: No. 10 Marche
00:39:12 Prokofiev: Music for children, Op. 65: No. 11 Les oir
00:41:32 Prokofiev: Music for children, Op. 65: No. 12 Sur les prés la lune se promène
00:43:14 Shostakovich: Five pieces for children: No. 1 Berceuse
00:46:20 Shostakovich: Five pieces for children: No. 2 Danse
00:46:58 Shostakovich: Five pieces for children: No. 3 Contredanse
00:49:14 Shostakovich: Five pieces for children: No. 4 Danse Espagnole
00:51:20 Shostakovich: Five pieces for children: No. 5 Nocturne
00:54:00 Shostakovich: A child’s excercise book, Op. 69: No. 1 Marche
00:54:40 Shostakovich: A child’s excercise book, Op. 69: No. 2 Valse
00:55:20 Shostakovich: A child’s excercise book, Op. 69: No. 3 L’ours
00:56:03 Shostakovich: A child’s excercise book, Op. 69: No. 4 Histoire gaie
00:56:35 Shostakovich: A child’s excercise book, Op. 69: No. 5 Histoire triste
00:58:09 Shostakovich: A child’s excercise book, Op. 69: No. 6 La poupée mécanique
00:59:08 Shostakovich: A child’s excercise book, Op. 69: No. 7 L’anniversaire

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Composer and Artists:
Composer: Franz Liszt
Artist: Vanessa Benelli-Mosell

About this Album:
This new Liszt disc is structured after the fashion of a recital such as the composer himself might have given; with shorter and lighter items sprinkled among unabashed showpieces, and in the centre, an exploration of the composer’s complex relationship with his homeland expressed through native melodies and dances transmuted into new forms through the fantasymedium of the Hungarian Rhaposody. To finish, the fireworks of the Grand galop chromatique, beloved of Cziffra, Bolet and others in whose pianistic footsteps Vanessa Benelli Mosell dances with abandon.

Tracklist:
00:00:00 Valse Impromptu, S. 213 (1842–c.1850)
00:06:36 Capriccio alla Turca S. 388 on themes from Beethoven’s Die Ruinen von Athen (1846)
00:15:48 La Leggierezza, etude de concert in F Minor, S. 144 No. 2 (c.1848)
00:20:43 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 (1847): No. 6 in D-Flat
00:27:13 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 (1847): No. 10 in E
00:32:51 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 (1847): No. 11 in A Minor
00:38:53 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 (1847): No. 12 in C-Sharp Minor
00:48:47 Liebestraum in A-Flat, S. 541 No. 3 (1847–1850)
00:53:33 Galop Russe, S. 478i after Bulhakov (1843)
00:56:42 La Danze, S. 424 No. 9 from Rossini’s Soirées musicales (1837)
01:01:06 Grand Galop Chromatique, S. 219 (1838)

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