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Ludwig Van Beethoven,Felix Mendelssohn-bartholdy,Robert Schumann,Francis Poulenc,John Loeillet Of London,Leopold Godowsky,Maurice Ravel,Jianzhong Wang,Johann Strauss Ii,Franz Liszt,Jules Fontana,Frédéric Chopin,Cyprien Katsaris,Pancho Vladigerov,George Gershwin,Abram Chasins,Sergei Rachmaninov
Cyprien Katsaris
Die Wahlverwandtschaften - Elective Affinities
- Type CD
- Label Piano 21
- UPC 3760051450618
- Catalog number P21 055
- Release date 30 September 2016
About the album
The title of Elective Affinities (Kindred by Choice), Goethe’s celebrated novel, harks back to the science of chemistry in the early days of the19th Century. It refers to the phenomenon that can result when two chemical compounds come into contact. If the affinity is strong enough, elements may detach themselves from either compound, free to combine anew with each other.
The programme for this CD attempts something similar, taking pieces out of context and juxtaposing them in twos, threes or fours with other compositions from different eras and cultural backgrounds. At stake is the possibility of unveiling new, underlying affinities having to do with the inspirational sources, musical genres, style or sentiments expressed in these pieces. Thus we find Schumann rubbing shoulders with Poulenc, Ravel and Jianzhong Wang revisiting the Far East, Liszt and Johann Strauss the Younger delving into the particular in quest of the universal. As the cherry on the cake, Katsaris pays homage to Chopin and Rachmaninov in two of his own compositions... which in turn offer resonances of two other composer-pianists, Tchaikovsky and Godowsky!
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11Egmont Op. 84: Overture
07:48 -
12Sechs Gesänge Op. 34: No. 4, Suleika
02:31 -
13Novellette Op. 21, No. 1 in F major
05:43 -
14Novelette No. 3 in E minor, FP 173
02:12 -
15Lessons for the Harpsichord or Spinet Courante in E minor
03:21 -
16Renaissance No. 10, Courante in E minor
02:41 -
17Ma Mère l’Oye for four hands No. 3, Laideronnette
03:31 -
18Liuyang River
03:37 -
19Wiener Blut Op. 354
05:39 -
110Hungarian Rhapsody No. 13 in A minor
08:59 -
111Mazurka Op. 21, No. 2 in E minor
02:26 -
112Mazurka Op. 63, No. 3 in C sharp minor
02:02 -
113Carnaval Op. 9: No. 12, Chopin
01:19 -
114Merci Monsieur Chopin...
08:37 -
115Impressions Op. 9: No. 8, Passion
05:45 -
116The Man I Love
02:10 -
117Prelude Op. 12, No. 3 in B flat minor
01:17 -
118Prelude Op. 23, No. 2 in B flat major
03:19 -
119Goodbye, Mr. Rachmaninov
04:32