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Cor De Groot: Hommage, Piano Music

11/25/2022, 57 Tracks, 2:12:27

Featuring

  • Jacob Bogaart
  • Folke Nauta
  • Cor de Groot
  • Ignace Lilien
  • Léon Orthel
  • Willem Frederik Bon
  • Willem Andriessen
  • Jurriaan Andriessen
  • Louis Andriessen
  • Franz Liszt

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Performer Biography

Folke Nauta, one of the pianists on this album, began focusing on left-hand repertoire after being diagnosed with focal dystonia in his right hand.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Cor de Groot's Homenajes reflect his deep affection for the Iberian Peninsula and composers like Granados, Albéniz, and Mompou.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Cor de Groot also composed a lot of 'light' music under the alias Guy Sherwood, forming an ensemble to perform it, mostly for radio.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Cor de Groot, the featured composer, was a world-class pianist who performed his own piano concerto at an early age and traveled globally with a diverse repertoire.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album includes several 'first recordings' of pieces, marked with an asterisk in the tracklist, such as Cor de Groot's Apparitions and Ignace Lilien's 5 Préludes.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Cor de Groot's international career was interrupted in 1959 when he sustained a right-hand injury, which lasted until 1971.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Many composers, including Ignace Lilien, Léon Orthel, and Willem Frederik Bon, wrote music for the left hand for Cor de Groot following his injury.

Source: Booklet

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