The Hour of Spirits: Virtuoso Piano Works | Querstand VKJK2102

The Hour of Spirits: Virtuoso Piano Works

£17.05

In stock - available for despatch within 1 working day

Label: Querstand

Cat No: VKJK2102

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 28th October 2022

Contents

About

For his debut album, the Leipzig-based pianist Hannes Pohlit has recorded rare works of the virtuoso piano-repertoire on the Blüthner grand piano. The recordings took place in 2021 in the Media Campus Villa Ida (Leipzig) and were sponsored by the Media Foundation of the Sparkasse Leipzig.

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.

Error on this page? Let us know here

Need more information on this product? Click here