Balassa: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 1 / Kassai

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Label
Grand Piano
Release Date
May 10, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BALASSA, SANDOR
    • PERFORMER
      Istvan Kassai
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 10, 2019
    • UPC
      747313980321
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      GP803
    • LABEL
      Grand Piano
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1. Moderato, poco espressivo

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    2. No. 2. Allegretto movimento

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    3. No. 3. Sostenuto, pesante

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    4. No. 4. Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    5. No. 5. Andante cantabile

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    6. No. 1. Moderato

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    7. No. 2. Allegretto

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    8. No. 3. Vivo

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    9. No. 4. Andante

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    10. No. 5. Movimento con moto

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    11. No. 6. Cantabile tranquillo

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    12. No. 7. Presto

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    13. No. 1. Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    14. No. 2. Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    15. No. 1. Pasztorál (Pastorale)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    16. No. 2. Allegretto

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    17. No. 3. Üzenet (Message)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    18. No. 4. Etűd (Etude)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    19. No. 5. Horizont (Horizon)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    20. No. 6. Dallam (Melody)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    21. No. 7. Legato

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    22. No. 8. Kürtök és trombiták (Horns and Trumpets)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    23. No. 9. Különös arc (A Peculiar Face)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    24. No. 10. Nyári könnyu szello (Light Summer Breeze)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    25. No. 11. Allegro

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    26. No. 12. Szelíden és vadul (Gently and Fiercely)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    27. No. 13. Egyszerű ének (Simple Song)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    28. No. 14. Fürge játék (Fast Game)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    29. No. 1. Prelúdium (Prelude)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    30. No. 2. Kicsi (Little)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    31. No. 3. Dombról jövet (Coming Down the Hill)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    32. No. 4. Capriccio

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    33. No. 5. Borsószem (A Pea)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    34. No. 6. Elutasított kérés (Request Denied)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    35. No. 7. Csőlátó (Tunnel Vision)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    36. No. 8. Barlangban (In a Cave)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    37. No. 9. Ugróiskola (Hopscotch)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    38. No. 10. Kápolna (Chapel)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    39. No. 11. Tánczene (Dance Music)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    40. No. 12. Furcsa pár (Strange Couple)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    41. No. 13. Titkos kert (Secret Garden)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    42. No. 14. Posztludium (Postlude)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    43. I. Andantino

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    44. II. Marciale, con movimento

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    45. III. Tranquillo cantabile

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    46. IV. Veloce

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai


Distinguished Hungarian composer Sandor Balassa’s philosophy on his music is that it ‘has to be whole, beautiful, interesting and appealing; as natural as if it were this way since the beginning of time, and so that anyone can pick it up with a feeling of joy.’ Balassa’s uniquely sophisticated textures, timbres and lyrical style can be heard here in pieces for young pianists, remarkable works originally written for cimbalom, an din the Baroque references and sweeping momentum of the Szonatina No. 1. Istvan Kassai graduated as a pianist from the Budapest Academy of Music in 1982 studying in the class of Pal Kadosa. In 1984 he pursued a second diploma at the Conservatoire Europeen de Musique under the closer supervision of professor Yvonne Lefebure. He also undertook several master courses, including one led by Gyorgy Dziffra, who had a great impact on Kassai’s artistic development. During his career, Kassai has won several first prizes in international competitions such as the International Piano Competition for Young Artists in 1972 in Czechoslovakia, the Piano Competition organized by Hungarian Radio in 1979, and the Paris International Debussy Piano Competition in 1982.