
Piano Music - Haydn, F.J. / Liszt, F. / Sciarrino, S. / Goossens, E. / Poulenc, F. (Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss Vor Husum, 2004 Festival)
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1/7Composer Biography
Eugene Goossens was instrumental in the building of the Sydney Opera House, having been the first to suggest its current location.
Composer Biography
Eugene Goossens, a British conductor and composer, came from a highly musical Belgian family, including his conductor father and grandfather, oboist brother, and harpist sisters.
Composition History
Haydn's Capriccio in G major is based on a traditional Austrian children's counting song about the number of men needed to castrate a wild boar.
Composer Biography
Joseph Marx, an Austrian composer born in Graz in 1882, described himself as a "Romantic realist" and began composing seriously at age 26.
Recording & Production
This album is a live recording from the 2004 "Rarities of Piano Music" festival at Schloss vor Husum, capturing exactly what the audience heard.
Composer Biography
Joseph Haydn's Capriccio in G major, Hob.XVII/1, one of his first mature keyboard works, was written for harpsichord or clavichord in 1765.
Recording & Production
Unlike many modern 'live' albums, this recording contains no post-performance 'patching' sessions for corrections.
































