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Schmidt: The Piano Album / Kolly
Capriccio

Schmidt: The Piano Album / Kolly

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Details

Composer
Franz Schmidt
Artist
Karl-Andreas Kolly
Format
CD
Label
Capriccio
Released
Feb 16, 2024
Catalog #
C5526
UPC
845221055268

About

Franz Schmidt was not only a brilliant cellist, but also a gifted pianist who mastered almost the entire piano repertoire with ease. Nevertheless, he had a kind of love-hate relationship with the piano. His great love was the organ. However, this did not prevent him from writing numerous works for the left hand (Beethoven Variations, Piano Concerto in E-flat major, Quintets). All of these were commissioned by the one-armed pianist Paul Wittgenstein. For two-handed piano, on the other hand, Schmidt left behind only one composition. It is the melancholic Romance, which he dedicated to his English teacher Geoffrey Sephton in 1922. Karl-Andreas Kolly: 'The fact that I have nevertheless decided to set three of Franz Schmidt’s organ works for piano has primarily to do with my great passion for his music. And also a little with my hope that in a piano version, his organ works could possibly reach an additional audience.'

Tracklist 6 tracks

  1. 1 Chaconne in C-Sharp Minor (arr. K.-A. Kolly for piano) 23:13
    Track
    1
    Title
    Chaconne in C-Sharp Minor (arr. K.-A. Kolly for piano)
    Duration
    23:13
    Composer
    Franz Schmidt
    Performer
    Karl-Andreas Kolly
  2. 2 Romance in A Major 04:01
    Track
    2
    Title
    Romance in A Major
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Franz Schmidt
    Performer
    Karl-Andreas Kolly
  3. 3 Toccata for Piano Left-Hand in D Minor 06:58
    Track
    3
    Title
    Toccata for Piano Left-Hand in D Minor
    Duration
    06:58
    Composer
    Franz Schmidt
    Performer
    Karl-Andreas Kolly
  4. 4 4 Kleine Choralvorspiele: No. 3. O, wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen (arr. K.-A. Kolly for piano) 04:46
    Track
    4
    Title
    4 Kleine Choralvorspiele: No. 3. O, wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen (arr. K.-A. Kolly for piano)
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Franz Schmidt
    Performer
    Karl-Andreas Kolly
  5. 5 Variationen 13:58
    Track
    5
    Title
    Variationen
    Duration
    13:58
    Composer
    Franz Schmidt
    Performer
    Karl-Andreas Kolly
  6. 6 Fuge 05:31
    Track
    6
    Title
    Fuge
    Duration
    05:31
    Composer
    Franz Schmidt
    Performer
    Karl-Andreas Kolly