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Hensel, Katzer & Scarlatti: tradizione e liberta

Romantic Contemplative Intimate
$21.99

Details

Composer
Fanny Hensel, Georg Katzer, Domenico Scarlatti
Artist
Aniele Steininger
Format
SACD
Label
Ars Produktion
Released
Jul 19, 2024
Catalog #
ARS38369
UPC
4260052383698

About

Domenico Giuseppe Scarlatti (1685-1757) devoted himself to a single form like no other composer before him. The more than 550 mostly single-movement sonatas for the harpsichord influenced numerous composers throughout the ages, from his contemporary Johann Sebastian Bach and Frederic Chopin to 21st-century artists such as Georg Katzer. The four selected sonatas K 27, K 213, K 247 and K 268 represent only a small selection of his immensely varied oeuvre and yet they illuminate all the different aspects of his extraordinarily creative composing. Scarlatti himself modestly described many of his sonatas as "Essercizi per gravicembalo". His sonata works contain every conceivable technical challenge, as he himself was one of the most sought-after and virtuoso harpsichordists of his time. Georg Katzer (1935-2019) composed the Five Miniatures in 1971. They are primarily to be understood as gestural music. Although the playing technique is traditional with a few exceptions (the use of the elbows or rolling hands), the miniatures reveal a wealth of ideas in musical forms of expression that evoke the most diverse sensations in a short space of time and space. The work Due to my admiration for D.S. was composed by Georg Katzer in 2001. The close relationship between Fanny Hensel (1805-1847) and her brother Felix Mendelssohn encouraged both siblings throughout their musical careers. And yet, throughout her life, Fanny Hensel fought for even remotely similar recognition of her extraordinary talent as a pianist, conductor and composer. The Four Songs for Pianoforte, Opus 2, are among the few works published by Bote & Bock in 1846 during Fanny Hensel's lifetime.

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 Keyboard Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, K.247/L.256/P.297 07:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    Keyboard Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, K.247/L.256/P.297
    Duration
    07:18
    Composer
    Domenico Scarlatti
    Performer
    Aniele Steininger
  2. 2 Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, K.27/L.449/P.83 03:42
    Track
    2
    Title
    Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, K.27/L.449/P.83
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Domenico Scarlatti
    Performer
    Aniele Steininger
  3. 3 Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, K.213/L.108/P.288 10:44
    Track
    3
    Title
    Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, K.213/L.108/P.288
    Duration
    10:44
    Composer
    Domenico Scarlatti
    Performer
    Aniele Steininger
  4. 4 Keyboard Sonata in A Major, K.268/L.41/P.369 04:43
    Track
    4
    Title
    Keyboard Sonata in A Major, K.268/L.41/P.369
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Domenico Scarlatti
    Performer
    Aniele Steininger
  5. 5 Aufgrund meiner Verehrung für Domenico Scarlatti 10:38
    Track
    5
    Title
    Aufgrund meiner Verehrung für Domenico Scarlatti
    Duration
    10:38
    Composer
    Georg Katzer
    Performer
    Aniele Steininger
  6. 6 No. 1. — 02:07
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 1. —
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Georg Katzer
    Performer
    Aniele Steininger
  7. 7 No. 2. — 01:22
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 2. —
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Georg Katzer
    Performer
    Aniele Steininger
  8. 8 No. 3. schwebend ruhig 02:27
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 3. schwebend ruhig
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Georg Katzer
    Performer
    Aniele Steininger
  9. 9 No. 4. — 02:23
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 4. —
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Georg Katzer
    Performer
    Aniele Steininger
  10. 10 No. 5. schnell und aggressiv 02:10
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 5. schnell und aggressiv
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Georg Katzer
    Performer
    Aniele Steininger
  11. 11 No. 1. Andante 03:53
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 1. Andante
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Aniele Steininger
  12. 12 No. 2. Andante con moto 02:27
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 2. Andante con moto
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Aniele Steininger
  13. 13 No. 3. Allegretto grazioso 02:44
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 3. Allegretto grazioso
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Aniele Steininger
  14. 14 No. 4. Allegretto molto vivace - Andante con espressione 03:19
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 4. Allegretto molto vivace - Andante con espressione
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Aniele Steininger