Moniuszko - La Belle Epoque: Piano Works
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Label: NIFC (National Institute Frederick Chopin)
Cat No: NIFCCD107
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 17th February 2023
Contents
Works
Aria with CarillonBagatelle no.1 in G major
Bagatelle no.4 in B flat major
Bagatelle no.8 in C major
Bagatelle no.9 in G minor
Bagatelle no.10 in G major
Civic Polonaise
Elegy in E flat major
Lullaby in D major, 'Days of Joy'
Polonaise in E flat major
Polonaises (6) by Prince Michal Oginski
Souvenir in G flat major from the album of Miss Maria Peszke
Waltz in A major
Waltz in E flat major
Waltz in E flat minor
Artists
Tobias Koch (piano)Works
Aria with CarillonBagatelle no.1 in G major
Bagatelle no.4 in B flat major
Bagatelle no.8 in C major
Bagatelle no.9 in G minor
Bagatelle no.10 in G major
Civic Polonaise
Elegy in E flat major
Lullaby in D major, 'Days of Joy'
Polonaise in E flat major
Polonaises (6) by Prince Michal Oginski
Souvenir in G flat major from the album of Miss Maria Peszke
Waltz in A major
Waltz in E flat major
Waltz in E flat minor
Artists
Tobias Koch (piano)About
Moniuszko left around 180 works for piano, for two and four hands. They are stylistically quite homogeneous, rather short, with symmetrical design, simple harmonies and unsophisticated textures, ideal for performing in the home or the salon. They are characterised by their smooth, lively flow, their elegance and the individual musical language that typifies the whole of Moniuszko's output. These compositions display artistic, as well as technical, qualities.
They can be divided into two groups: works based on dance rhythms; lyrical miniatures. The former, clearly in the majority, are dominated by polonaises and mazurkas, followed by waltzes and polkas. The lyrical miniatures, meanwhile, include bagatelles, works with programmatic titles, villanelles, and songs without words. Some of the compositions for piano are arrangements of Moniuszko's own operatic and orchestral music; that applies in particular to the dance stylisations, based on the rhythms of Polish national dances. They are dominated by transcriptions of excerpts from the operas Halka, The Haunted Manor, The Raftsman and The Countess. Moniuszko also arranged works by other composers, including the fantasy Zamek na Czorsztynie (The Castle at Czorsztyn), based on themes from Karol Kurpiński's opera, and the same composer's song 'Olszynka' (The Alder).
On this disc, Moniuszko's works gain a new lease of life beneath the fingers of Tobias Koch, playing on a period instrument that the composer himself once used to play on. Moniuszko held Krall & Seidler's pianos in high regard. He not only had one himself, but he also – between 1850 and 1860 – acted as a go-between in the sale of Krall & Seidler pianos to residents of Vilnius, who trusted him to choose a suitable instrument.
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