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Balassa: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 3 / Kassai
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Balassa: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 3 / Kassai

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Composer
BALASSA, SANDOR
Artist
Istvan Kassai
Format
CD
Label
Grand Piano
Released
Feb 14, 2020
Catalog #
GP805
UPC
747313980529

About

Sándor Balassa has stated that his music for piano ‘has to evoke genuine emotions, recalling the abundance of a springtime meadow, giving us a feeling of richness, and inspiring a sense of adventure in us and touching our hearts’. In this third volume, which includes piano versions of pieces for harp and cimbalom, the sheer diversity of Balassa’s imagination is amply illustrated, conjuring atmosphere and poignant recollections as well as demanding exceptional virtuosity. Balassa considers the closing Fantázia, Op. 97 to be his best piano work. 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 organized by Hungarian Radio in 1979, and the Paris International Debussy Piano Competition in 1982.

Tracklist 26 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Andante 01:49
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Andante
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  2. 2 No. 2. Allegro assai 02:22
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Allegro assai
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  3. 3 No. 3. quarter note = 56 01:42
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. quarter note = 56
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  4. 4 No. 4. Allegretto movimento 02:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Allegretto movimento
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  5. 5 No. 5. eighth note = ca. 80 03:10
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. eighth note = ca. 80
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  6. 6 No. 6. Molto allegro 01:08
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. Molto allegro
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  7. 7 I. Andantino 02:56
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Andantino
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  8. 8 II. eighth note = 116 01:17
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. eighth note = 116
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  9. 9 III. Lento tranquillo 03:57
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Lento tranquillo
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  10. 10 No. 1. A kis pendelyes (Little Urchin) 01:06
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 1. A kis pendelyes (Little Urchin)
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  11. 11 No. 2. Téma változatokkal (Theme with Variations) 02:00
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 2. Téma változatokkal (Theme with Variations)
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  12. 12 No. 3. Hubble ajándéka (Hubble's Present) 02:49
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 3. Hubble ajándéka (Hubble's Present)
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  13. 13 No. 4. Liliputi lakodalom (Lilliputian Wedding) 02:11
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 4. Liliputi lakodalom (Lilliputian Wedding)
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  14. 14 No. 5. Jégvirágok (Frost Patterns) 02:10
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 5. Jégvirágok (Frost Patterns)
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  15. 15 No. 6. Az el nem küldött levél (A Letter Never Sent) 02:57
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 6. Az el nem küldött levél (A Letter Never Sent)
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  16. 16 No. 7. Tételpár (Pair of Movements) 01:20
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 7. Tételpár (Pair of Movements)
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  17. 17 No. 8. Álom (Dream) 03:26
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 8. Álom (Dream)
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  18. 18 No. 9. Etűd, amelyben a játékos maga választja meg a tempót (A Study Where the Player Chooses the Tempo) 01:12
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 9. Etűd, amelyben a játékos maga választja meg a tempót (A Study Where the Player Chooses the Tempo)
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  19. 19 No. 10. Altató (Lullaby) 01:42
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 10. Altató (Lullaby)
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  20. 20 No. 11. Március (March) 01:08
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 11. Március (March)
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  21. 21 No. 12. Makovecz 02:56
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 12. Makovecz
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  22. 22 I. Introduzione (Bevezető) 00:52
    Track
    22
    Title
    I. Introduzione (Bevezető)
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  23. 23 II. Rondo I 02:55
    Track
    23
    Title
    II. Rondo I
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  24. 24 III. Rondo II 02:14
    Track
    24
    Title
    III. Rondo II
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  25. 25 Rondo, Op. 145 02:33
    Track
    25
    Title
    Rondo, Op. 145
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai
  26. 26 Fantázia (Fantasia), Op. 97 09:08
    Track
    26
    Title
    Fantázia (Fantasia), Op. 97
    Duration
    09:08
    Composer
    Sándor Balassa
    Performer
    István Kassai