This album is Alexander Schimpf's third solo CD, recorded in December 2013, and April & September 2014, at Alte Kirche Boswil, Switzerland.
Performer Biography
Alexander Schimpf, the pianist on this recording, won first prize at the 2009 International Beethoven Competition in Vienna and the 2011 Cleveland International Piano Competition.
Compositional Technique
Beethoven's late piano sonatas, beginning with Op. 101, explore new expressive territories, incorporating improvisatory and polyphonic elements, and feature more complex harmonic and rhythmic structures.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Claude Debussy's compositions on this album, with their pictorial character and extramusical titles, represent a different approach to compositional thinking, using the piano as an acoustic color spectrum.
Album & Artwork
This album, like Alexander Schimpf's previous one, focuses primarily on late works by the featured composers, chosen for their musical depth and compositional mastery.
Composition History
Brahms's late piano solo works, Op. 116 to 119, were composed after he had intended to retire, and form a highly individual group.
Composer Biography
Johannes Brahms had intended to end his compositional career in 1890 after his String Quintet, Op. 111, but later composed several more works.
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