IDAGIO | Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival 5709499969007

Featuring

Matthias Kirschnereit
Vadym Kholodenko
Jean-Paul Gasparian
Nicolas Stavy
Kolja Lessing
Nadejda Vlaeva

Paul Guinery
Antonio Pompa-Baldi
Ludmila Berlinskaya
Arthur Ancelle
Berlinskaya & Ancelle Piano Duo
Ludwig van Beethoven
Franz Schubert
Valentin Silvestrov
Alexander Scriabin
Mel Bonis
Cécile Chaminade
Ignace Strasfogel
Philipp Scharwenka
Friedrich Gulda
Sir Arnold Bax
Billy Joseph Mayerl
Enrique Soro Barriga
Riccardo Pick-Mangiagalli
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Alexander Tsfasman

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Composition History

When Covid-19 forced the cancellation of the 2021 festival, founder Peter Froundjian organized a weekend festival in June 2022, inspired by Charles-Valentin Alkan's 'Six Petits Concerts' from the 1870s.

Historical Context

The 'Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum' festival takes place in a castle built in 1577-82 by Duke Adolf I of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf as a temporary residence.

Composer Biography

Alexander Tsfasman, born in Odesa, developed a jazz-inflected style of performance and composition, and was a fellow student of Vladimir Horowitz in Felix Blumenfeld's piano class.

Performer Biography

Matthias Kirschnereit, a pianist living in nearby Hamburg, saved a concert at the festival by stepping in last minute after another performer cancelled.

Compositional Technique

Beethoven's Polonaise in C Major, Op. 89, composed in 1814, has rhythmic echoes of his Triple Concerto and its central section's harmony may have inspired Chopin's 'Heroic' Polonaise.

Album & Artwork

The festival, 'Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum', focuses on piano works that are often unknown to the audience or unheard in major cultural venues, but are still aesthetically valuable.

Recording & Production

This album is an annual collection of highlights from the 'Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum' festival, which has been released by Danacord since 1987.