Kalkbrenner - 25 Grandes Etudes, op.143
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Label: Piano Classics
Cat No: PCL10190
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 13th December 2019
Contents
Works
Grandes Etudes de style et de perfectionnement (25), op.143Variations brillantes sur une Mazourka de Chopin, op.120
Artists
Tyler Hay (piano)About
The Etudes op.143 show an extraordinarily mature and creative side to Kalkbrenner’s ability as a composer, despite having been largely neglected. They were conceived at the same time as Chopin’s 12 Etudes op.10 and a number of important similarities can be discovered through the study of both sets. These 25 character pieces are as musically concise as they are technically useful and the rich variety of characters and colours provide us with one of the most interesting and contrasting sets of studies in the piano literature.
As well as showpiece demonstrations of Kalkbrenner’s own stupendous technique, such as the ascending and descending broken octaves of no.1 and the evocation of a storm at sea in the fifth, there are several more subtle musical tone-paintings. No.6 has the warmest and most intimate melody in the collection, clearly influenced by operatic writing. No.13 has a haunting, magical texture of rippling quick notes accompanying a melody line pitched as if for a lyrical cello. Such variety of ideas makes the collection as richly satisfying to listen to as it is challenging to play, culminating in a tarantella loosely based on a theme from Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier.
‘Tyler Hay is a formidable pianist, and I will look forward to more fine recordings from him. Piano and Ogdon enthusiasts will not want to risk missing it.’ - Fanfare magazine on Ogdon, Piano music (PCL10132)
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