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Balassa: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 2 / Kassai

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Composer
BALASSA, SANDOR
Artist
Istvan Kassai
Format
CD
Label
Grand Piano
Released
Nov 08, 2019
Catalog #
GP804
UPC
747313980420

About

Sandor Balassa’s distinguished reputation in his native Hungary and beyond rests in numerous operas and orchestral works. But here, the sheer diversity of his piano music equally provides ‘a feeling of richness, inspires a sense of adventure, and touches our hearts.’ His sophisticated, lyrical style is heard in education Sonatinas, adaptations of works both virtuoso and visionary originally for harp, cimbalom and harpsichord, and even include a Gallop in ¾ time, justified by the composer as being about a three-legged horse. István Kassai graduated as a pianist from the Budapest Academy of Music in 1982 studying in the class of Pál Kadosa. In 1984 he pursued a second diploma at the Conservatoire Européen de Musique under the close supervision of professor Yvonne Lefébure. He also undertook several master courses, including one led by György Cziffra, 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 organised by Hungarian Radio in 1979, and the Paris International Debussy Piano Competition in 1982. Moreover, Kassai’s artistic talent has been acknowledged by such prestigious awards as the ARTISJUS Prize in 1976, the Chevillion-Bonnaud Prize of the Fondation de France in 1986, the Nívó Prize of Hungarian Radio in 1990, the ‘Ferenc Liszt’ Prize in 2001 and the Leó Weiner Memorial Prize in 2010.

Tracklist 41 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Bekopogó (Knocking on the Door) 01:32
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Bekopogó (Knocking on the Door)
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  2. 2 No. 2. Kettős történet (A Twofold Story) 02:53
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Kettős történet (A Twofold Story)
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  3. 3 No. 3. Közjáték (Interlude) 02:25
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Közjáték (Interlude)
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  4. 4 No. 4. Toccata 02:23
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Toccata
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  5. 5 No. 5. Búcsúzó (Farewell) 02:43
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Búcsúzó (Farewell)
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  6. 6 No. 1. A "h" története (The Story of "B") 01:18
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 1. A "h" története (The Story of "B")
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  7. 7 No. 2. Az utánzó (The Mimic) 00:38
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 2. Az utánzó (The Mimic)
    Duration
    00:38
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  8. 8 No. 3. Itt állt a ház (The House Was Here) 01:31
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 3. Itt állt a ház (The House Was Here)
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  9. 9 No. 4. Pásztorok (Shepherds) 00:54
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 4. Pásztorok (Shepherds)
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  10. 10 No. 5. Mi történt? (What Has Happened?) 00:58
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 5. Mi történt? (What Has Happened?)
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  11. 11 No. 6. Ringató (Gently Rocking) 00:54
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 6. Ringató (Gently Rocking)
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  12. 12 No. 7. Jóbarát (Good Friend) 01:21
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 7. Jóbarát (Good Friend)
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  13. 13 No. 8. Szeszélyes (Capricious) 01:08
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 8. Szeszélyes (Capricious)
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  14. 14 Bagatelle No. 1: Vivace 00:31
    Track
    14
    Title
    Bagatelle No. 1: Vivace
    Duration
    00:31
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  15. 15 Bagatelle No. 2: Andante 01:05
    Track
    15
    Title
    Bagatelle No. 2: Andante
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  16. 16 Bagatelle No. 3: Andante rubato 00:58
    Track
    16
    Title
    Bagatelle No. 3: Andante rubato
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  17. 17 Bagatelle No. 4: Allegro 00:30
    Track
    17
    Title
    Bagatelle No. 4: Allegro
    Duration
    00:30
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  18. 18 Sequence No. 1: Allegro giusto 00:26
    Track
    18
    Title
    Sequence No. 1: Allegro giusto
    Duration
    00:26
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  19. 19 Sequence No. 2: Lento 01:10
    Track
    19
    Title
    Sequence No. 2: Lento
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  20. 20 Sonatina A: I. Allegretto grazioso 00:45
    Track
    20
    Title
    Sonatina A: I. Allegretto grazioso
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  21. 21 Sonatina A: II. Andante cantabile 00:52
    Track
    21
    Title
    Sonatina A: II. Andante cantabile
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  22. 22 Sonatina A: III. Allegro moderato 00:53
    Track
    22
    Title
    Sonatina A: III. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  23. 23 Sonatina B: I. quarter note = 66 01:06
    Track
    23
    Title
    Sonatina B: I. quarter note = 66
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  24. 24 Sonatina B: II. Vivace 01:08
    Track
    24
    Title
    Sonatina B: II. Vivace
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  25. 25 Sonatina C: I. Tranquillo 01:31
    Track
    25
    Title
    Sonatina C: I. Tranquillo
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  26. 26 Sonatina C: II. Allegro 01:13
    Track
    26
    Title
    Sonatina C: II. Allegro
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  27. 27 Sonatina C: III. Andante cantabile 01:07
    Track
    27
    Title
    Sonatina C: III. Andante cantabile
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  28. 28 I. half note = 56 01:58
    Track
    28
    Title
    I. half note = 56
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  29. 29 II. Allegretto 01:06
    Track
    29
    Title
    II. Allegretto
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  30. 30 III. quarter note = 104 01:32
    Track
    30
    Title
    III. quarter note = 104
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  31. 31 I. Allegretto 01:57
    Track
    31
    Title
    I. Allegretto
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  32. 32 II. Andante 01:37
    Track
    32
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  33. 33 III. Allegro giusto 01:36
    Track
    33
    Title
    III. Allegro giusto
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  34. 34 No. 1. Kétszólamú gyakorlat (2-Voice Study) 01:15
    Track
    34
    Title
    No. 1. Kétszólamú gyakorlat (2-Voice Study)
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  35. 35 No. 2. Szeszélyes játék (Skittish Game) 01:56
    Track
    35
    Title
    No. 2. Szeszélyes játék (Skittish Game)
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  36. 36 No. 3. Rubato és Giusto (Rubato and Giusto) 01:51
    Track
    36
    Title
    No. 3. Rubato és Giusto (Rubato and Giusto)
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  37. 37 No. 4. Kis rondo (Little Rondo) 02:16
    Track
    37
    Title
    No. 4. Kis rondo (Little Rondo)
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  38. 38 I. Allegretto 02:04
    Track
    38
    Title
    I. Allegretto
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  39. 39 II. Allegro scherzando 02:46
    Track
    39
    Title
    II. Allegro scherzando
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  40. 40 III. Adagio 04:01
    Track
    40
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  41. 41 IV. Allegro molto 04:52
    Track
    41
    Title
    IV. Allegro molto
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai