The Hour of Spirits: Virtuoso Piano Works
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Label: Querstand
Cat No: VKJK2102
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 28th October 2022
Contents
Works
Preludes (24), op.37Lucy Escott Variations
Fantasia and Fugue on 'Ad nos, ad Salutarem undam' by Meyerbeer, S259 (arr. Busoni)
Artists
Hannes Pohlit (piano)About
Hans Werner Henze's (1926–2012) Lucy Escott Variations, dedicated to the memory of a historical opera-singer, pay homage to the elegance of the Italian Belcanto. George Enescu's (1881–1955) First Piano Sonata explores the dark colours of Romanian soul-landscapes.
Franz Liszt's (1811–1886) most famous organ work Fantasy and Fugue on the choral 'Ad nos, ad salutarem undam' was performed at the inauguration of the great organ in the Merseburg Cathedral. In the transcription for piano by Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924), the pianist shows the great variations of timbres the Blüthner Aliquot grand piano can provide, from the highly expressive fantasy to the roaring fugue, and in the meditative Adagio gives space for the warm, vocal timbres of the instrument.
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