Rarities of Piano Music at 'Schloss von Husum' 2025

Featuring

Chiyan Wong
Aline Piboule
Roland Pöntinen
Mark Viner
Daniel Grimwood
Saskia Giorgini

Illia Ovcharenko
Kenneth Hamilton
Naji Hakim
Gustave Samazeuilh
Frank Bridge
Joseph Guy Ropartz
Cécile Chaminade
Franz Liszt
Adolf von Henselt
Carl Baermann jr.
Amy Beach
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Ivor Novello

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Composer Biography

Frank Bridge, a composer whose early works were in a pastoral style, is mainly known as the teacher of Benjamin Britten, who wrote variations for string orchestra on one of Bridge's themes.

Composer Biography

Ignaz Paderewski, a world-renowned pianist and composer, also found time to edit a major edition of Chopin's music and served as Prime Minister of Poland.

Recording & Production

This album features live and unedited selections from the Rarities of Piano Music festival, which was created by Peter Froundjian in 1987.

Composer Biography

Naji Hakim, born in Lebanon, succeeded Olivier Messiaen as organist at La Trinité in Paris in 1993, a position he held until 2008.

Composer Biography

Gustave Samazeuilh, a first-class pianist and friend of Ravel, was one of the first critics to appreciate the works of Messiaen.

Composer Biography

Adolph Henselt, a Bavarian composer, was a reluctant performer and much of his music requires an extremely large hand, which he developed through practice.

Composer Biography

Cécile Chaminade, a composer who achieved a huge reputation in her lifetime despite a male-dominated world, recorded her own piece Les Sylvains in 1901.