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2021-04-15 08:43:20

— Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (17 December 1770 -- 26 March 1827)
— Performers: Alban Berg Quartett
— Year of recording: 1981

String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135, written in 1826.

00:00​ - I. Allegretto
06:22​ - II. Vivace
[Scherzo] 09:50​ - III. Lento assai e cantante tranquillo
17:39​ - IV. Grave ma non troppo tratto - Allegro ("Der schwer gefasste Entschluss")

Beethoven wrote the bulk of this, his final quartet, in a two-month burst of activity amid health problems and shortly after his nephew Karl attempted to commit suicide. But there's not a hint of self-pity or anguish in this compact, good-natured work. For Beethoven's valedictory composition, this quartet is surprisingly small-scaled, finding inspiration in the quartets of Beethoven's one-time teacher Haydn.

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2021-02-03 15:03:06

The ten compositions which make up this cycle are:

• Invocation (completed at Woronińce);
• Ave Maria (transcription of choral piece written in 1846);
• Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude (‘The Blessing of God in Solitude,’ completed at Woronińce);
• Pensée des morts (‘In Memory of the Dead,’ reworked version of earlier individual composition, Harmonies poétiques et religieuses (1834));
• Pater Noster (transcription of choral piece written in 1846);
• Hymne de l’enfant à son réveil (‘The Awaking Child’s Hymn,’ transcription of choral piece written in 1846);
• Funérailles (October 1849) (‘Funeral’);
• Miserere, d’après Palestrina (after Palestrina);
• La lampe du temple (Andante lagrimoso);
• Cantique d’amour (‘Hymn of Love,’ completed at Woronińce).

François-Frédéric Guy (born 23 January 1969) is a French classical pianist.

Harmonies poétiques et religieuses (Poetic and Religious Harmonies), S.173, is a cycle of piano pieces written by Franz Liszt at Woronińce (Voronivtsi, the Polish-Ukrainian country estate of Liszt’s mistress Princess Carolyne von Sayn-Wittgenstein) in 1847, and published in 1853. The pieces are inspired by the poetry of Alphonse de Lamartine, as was Liszt’s symphonic poem Les Préludes. [+]

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2021-02-07 09:25:24

Composer: Antonín Dvorák
Artist: Inna Poroshina (piano)

Dvorák considered himself only a modest pianist (he was a string player), and his music for piano has for long been neglected and considered of secondary importance to his symphonies, concertos and chamber works. Whilst undoubtedly true, the output for solo piano does contain some of his more mundane efforts, closer study of the music reveals some gems well worth getting to know, and that all contain his innate gift for melody.

His largest work featuring piano, the G major piano concerto has finally made some headway in the concert repertoire, and has always been championed by leading pianists – Richter and Aimard to name just two. The piano trios, quartets and the quintet all have effective piano parts, and are well laid out for the pianist. So why has the solo piano music been so neglected?

These works span his entire creative life, from the simple little Polka in E of 1860, to the Theme and Variations, Suite in A, and the Humoresques of 1894. These last three works are his masterpieces for piano, and indeed the Seventh Humoresque in G became very famous due its use in a Joan Crawford film in 1946, and through arrangements by Fritz Kreisler and Art Tatum. The Suite in A, dating from his time in America (where he composed his Ninth Symphony ‘From the New World’) is better known today in its orchestral version.

These CDs contain some wonderful little known music by one the best-loved composers – music that deserves a wider audience.

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2021-04-22 15:10:49

Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1
00:07​ I Allegro
05:50​ II Adagio
10:15​ III Menuetto – Allegretto
13:57​ IV Prestissimo

Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10, No. 3
21:30​ I Presto
28:28​ II Largo e mesto
37:01​ III Menuetto: Allegro
40:04​ IV Rondo: Allegro

Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14, No. 1
45:14​ I Allegro
52:17​ II Allegretto
58:13​ III Rondo – Allegro comodo

Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-flat major, Op. 26 "Funeral March"
01:01:46​ I Andante con variazioni
01:08:29​ II Scherzo: Allegro molto
01:11:32​ III Marcia funebre sulla morte di un eroe: Maestoso andante
01:17:35​ IV Allegro

01:21:35​ Bagatelle in G major, op.126 no.1 (Andante con moto, Cantabile e compiacevole)

Recorded live at the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, 15 October 1976

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2021-04-27 07:17:24

No.1 en mi bémol mineur Op.33 No.1 (00:00​)
No.2 en si majeur Op.33 No.2 (08:09​)
No.3 en la bémol majeur Op.33 No.3 (13:33​)
No.4 en mi bémol majeur Op.36 (18:39​)
No.5 en si bémol majeur Op.37 (24:56​)
No.6 en ré bémol majeur Op.63 (32:05​)
No.7 en do dièse mineur Op.74 (40:53​)
No.8 en ré bémol majeur / Pièces brèves (49:07​)
No.9 en si mineur Op.97 (50:55​)
No.10 en mi mineur Op.99 (55:14​)
No.11 en fa dièse mineur Op.104 No.1 (59:16​)
No.12 en mi mineur Op.107 (1:03:33​)
No.13 en si mineur Op.119 (1:08:02​)

Thème et variations en Do dièse mineur Op.73
Thème (1:15:47​)
Variation I (1:18:03​)
Variation II (1:19:15​)
Variation III (1:20:04​)
Variation IV (2:20:43)
Variation V (1:21:29​)
Variation VI (1:22:21​)
Variation VII (1:24:22​)
Variation VIII (1:25:17​)
Variation IX (1:26:25​)
Variation X (1:27:59​)
Variation XI (1:29:05​)

Piano : Éric Heidsieck

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YA cannot die ⟶ ¿ (>‿◠)

2021-04-15 08:43:20

— Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (17 December 1770 -- 26 March 1827)
— Performers: Alban Berg Quartett
— Year of recording: 1981

String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135, written in 1826.

00:00​ - I. Allegretto
06:22​ - II. Vivace
[Scherzo] 09:50​ - III. Lento assai e cantante tranquillo
17:39​ - IV. Grave ma non troppo tratto - Allegro ("Der schwer gefasste Entschluss")

Beethoven wrote the bulk of this, his final quartet, in a two-month burst of activity amid health problems and shortly after his nephew Karl attempted to commit suicide. But there's not a hint of self-pity or anguish in this compact, good-natured work. For Beethoven's valedictory composition, this quartet is surprisingly small-scaled, finding inspiration in the quartets of Beethoven's one-time teacher Haydn.

#LudwigvanBeethoven #classical #string #music