Balassa: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 2 / Kassai

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Label
Grand Piano
Release Date
November 8, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BALASSA, SANDOR
    • PERFORMER
      Istvan Kassai
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 08, 2019
    • UPC
      747313980420
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      GP804
    • LABEL
      Grand Piano
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1. Bekopogó (Knocking on the Door)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    2. No. 2. Kettős történet (A Twofold Story)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    3. No. 3. Közjáték (Interlude)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    4. No. 4. Toccata

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    5. No. 5. Búcsúzó (Farewell)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    6. No. 1. A "h" története (The Story of "B")

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    7. No. 2. Az utánzó (The Mimic)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    8. No. 3. Itt állt a ház (The House Was Here)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    9. No. 4. Pásztorok (Shepherds)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    10. No. 5. Mi történt? (What Has Happened?)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    11. No. 6. Ringató (Gently Rocking)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    12. No. 7. Jóbarát (Good Friend)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    13. No. 8. Szeszélyes (Capricious)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    14. Bagatelle No. 1: Vivace

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    15. Bagatelle No. 2: Andante

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    16. Bagatelle No. 3: Andante rubato

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    17. Bagatelle No. 4: Allegro

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    18. Sequence No. 1: Allegro giusto

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    19. Sequence No. 2: Lento

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    20. Sonatina A: I. Allegretto grazioso

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    21. Sonatina A: II. Andante cantabile

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    22. Sonatina A: III. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    23. Sonatina B: I. quarter note = 66

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    24. Sonatina B: II. Vivace

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    25. Sonatina C: I. Tranquillo

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    26. Sonatina C: II. Allegro

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    27. Sonatina C: III. Andante cantabile

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    28. I. half note = 56

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    29. II. Allegretto

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    30. III. quarter note = 104

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    31. I. Allegretto

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    32. II. Andante

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    33. III. Allegro giusto

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    34. No. 1. Kétszólamú gyakorlat (2-Voice Study)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    35. No. 2. Szeszélyes játék (Skittish Game)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    36. No. 3. Rubato és Giusto (Rubato and Giusto)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    37. No. 4. Kis rondo (Little Rondo)

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    38. I. Allegretto

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    39. II. Allegro scherzando

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    40. III. Adagio

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai

    41. IV. Allegro molto

      Composer: Sándor Balassa

      Performer: István Kassai


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.