IDAGIO | Rarities of Piano Music 2000 - Live Recordings from the Husum Festival 5709499559000

Featuring

Konstantin Scherbakov
Marc-André Hamelin
Roberto Cominati
Francesco Libetta
Hamish Milne
Marie-Catherine Girod

Jody Karen Applebaum
Piano-Duo Tal & Groethuysen
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Carl Maria von Weber
Johannes Brahms
Leoš Janáček
Ástor Piazzolla
Benjamin Godard
Nikolai Medtner
Antoine Mariotte
Francis Poulenc
Friedrich Hollaender
Stephen Sondheim

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Historical Context

The Husum festival, despite its modest size, has earned great respect, even attracting the Schleswig-Holstein Minister-President Heide Simonis to a recital.

Composition History

Brahms composed his eleven Chorale-Preludes for organ towards the end of his life, having written almost nothing for the instrument since the 1850s.

Compositional Technique

Janáček's "On an Overgrown Path" pieces combine speech rhythms, which he had recently begun to incorporate into his music, with intense expression of childlike emotions.

Recording & Production

For the first time since its inaugural year in 1987, the 2000 Husum festival included a piano duet recital and a late-night cabaret songs program.

Composer Biography

Carl Maria von Weber, a composer, conductor, pianist, and critic, was one of the founders of the Romantic movement in Germany.

Album & Artwork

This album is a selection of unique recordings and outstanding performances from the 14th "Rarities of Piano Music" festival in Husum, Germany.

Composer Biography

Leoš Janáček was a late bloomer as a composer, only finding his individual style convincingly at age 50 with the premiere of his opera Jenůfa in 1904.