Chopin & Cramer: Piano Works |
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Presentation
Each of the ’diverse pieces’ making up the present recital is the sole example in its category in Chopin’s œuvre. With one exception (the Fantaisie-impromptu), they date from the final years of the composer’s life and, although the Tarentelle comes under the heading of divertissement music, the four other pieces are some of his most amazing masterpieces.
If there is a somewhat negative ’secondary effect’ of what are called the great names in music, it is that ’the greats’ cast into the shadows a number of more than estimable contemporaries. In this large cohort of unjustly forgotten musicians, Cramer occupies quite a particular place. Extremely prolific composer, he wrote aproximately 84 studies. Thus, the idea quickly imposed itself of adding some of them to make up the ’filler’ of this CD. Thus, thanks to the high patronage of Chopin, Cramer’s name might thereby somewhat emerge from the shadows.
If there is a somewhat negative ’secondary effect’ of what are called the great names in music, it is that ’the greats’ cast into the shadows a number of more than estimable contemporaries. In this large cohort of unjustly forgotten musicians, Cramer occupies quite a particular place. Extremely prolific composer, he wrote aproximately 84 studies. Thus, the idea quickly imposed itself of adding some of them to make up the ’filler’ of this CD. Thus, thanks to the high patronage of Chopin, Cramer’s name might thereby somewhat emerge from the shadows.
Track list
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Frédéric Chopin | Tarentelle in A-Flat Major, Op. 43 | |
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Frédéric Chopin | Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60 | |
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Frédéric Chopin | Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61 | |
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Frédéric Chopin | Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66 | |
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Frédéric Chopin | Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57 | |
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Frédéric Chopin | Fantaisie in F Minor, Op. 49 | |
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Johann Cramer | Étude, Op. 81 No. 41 | |
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Johann Cramer | Étude, Op. 81 No. 45 | |
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Johann Cramer | Étude, Op. 81 No. 62 | |
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Johann Cramer | Étude, Op. 81 No. 71 | |
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Johann Cramer | Étude, Op. 81 No. 72 | |
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Johann Cramer | Étude, Op. 81 No. 74 | |
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Johann Cramer | Étude, Op. 81 No. 81 |