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Shades of Night - Nocturnal Music from Couperin to Liebermann / Brownell
Divine Art

Shades of Night - Nocturnal Music from Couperin to Liebermann / Brownell

$19.99

Details

Composer
Samuel Barber, Bela Bartok, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Frederic Chopin, Francois Couperi
Artist
Andrew Brownell
Format
CD
Label
Divine Art
Released
Mar 10, 2023
Catalog #
DDA25233
UPC
809730523328

About

Step back to a time when the night was an antithesis to the clarity of illumined day. In the especially fertile imaginations of the 19th-century Romantic composers, this was a time when the world gave itself over to mystery and magic. These works explore the “otherness” of night and its potential for strangeness. The album also focusses on the theme of passion, mostly from the Romantic period. In the especially fertile imaginations of the 19th-century Romantic composers, this was a time when, shielded from the gaze of the Almighty, the world gave itself over to mystery and magic: lovers met for forbidden trysts, revelers drank and cavorted through the small hours, and spirits walked the earth. In this album, Brownell hopes to transport you out of our sterile, modern understanding of night and into the stranger, more interesting reality it must have been for most of human history.

Described by Musical Opinion as “potentially one of the most significant pianists of his generation, since winning 1st Prize at the 2005 J.N. Hummel Competition (Bratislava), he has achieved widespread recognition as “one of the foremost Hummel interpreters of our time” (Hudobný Život). Brownell’s performances have been seen and heard on BBC radio and television, Classic FM, NPR, CBC, ORF, and RBB KulturRadio. He has been soloist with orchestras such as the Hallé, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, and Calgary Philharmonic.

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto 05:42
    Track
    1
    Title
    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
    Duration
    05:42
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Andrew Brownell
  2. 2 Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 05:39
    Track
    2
    Title
    Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2
    Duration
    05:39
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Andrew Brownell
  3. 3 Suite 1922, Op. 26: III. Nachtstück 06:57
    Track
    3
    Title
    Suite 1922, Op. 26: III. Nachtstück
    Duration
    06:57
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Andrew Brownell
  4. 4 Préludes, Book 1: No. 4. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir 03:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    Préludes, Book 1: No. 4. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Andrew Brownell
  5. 5 Piéces de clavecin, Book 3: 14th Ordre in D Major-Minor: Le rossignol-en-amour 03:30
    Track
    5
    Title
    Piéces de clavecin, Book 3: 14th Ordre in D Major-Minor: Le rossignol-en-amour
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Andrew Brownell
  6. 6 Nocturne No. 5 in D Major, Op. 55 06:47
    Track
    6
    Title
    Nocturne No. 5 in D Major, Op. 55
    Duration
    06:47
    Composer
    Lowell Liebermann
    Performer
    Andrew Brownell
  7. 7 Piéces de clavecin, Book 3: 14th Ordre in D Major-Minor: Double du rossignol 03:51
    Track
    7
    Title
    Piéces de clavecin, Book 3: 14th Ordre in D Major-Minor: Double du rossignol
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Andrew Brownell
  8. 8 Szabadban (Out of Doors), BB 89: IV. The Night's Music 04:40
    Track
    8
    Title
    Szabadban (Out of Doors), BB 89: IV. The Night's Music
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Performer
    Andrew Brownell
  9. 9 Nocturne No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1 05:40
    Track
    9
    Title
    Nocturne No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Andrew Brownell
  10. 10 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 5. In der Nacht 04:25
    Track
    10
    Title
    Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 5. In der Nacht
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Andrew Brownell
  11. 11 Nocturne (Homage to John Field), Op. 33 04:10
    Track
    11
    Title
    Nocturne (Homage to John Field), Op. 33
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Andrew Brownell
  12. 12 Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: II. Andante espressivo 10:32
    Track
    12
    Title
    Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: II. Andante espressivo
    Duration
    10:32
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Andrew Brownell
  13. 13 Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune 05:27
    Track
    13
    Title
    Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune
    Duration
    05:27
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Andrew Brownell