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Brillon de Jouy: The Piano Sonatas Rediscovered / Horvath
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Brillon de Jouy: The Piano Sonatas Rediscovered / Horvath

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Composer
BRILLON DE JOUY, ANNE-LOUISE
Artist
Nicolas Horvath
Format
CD
Label
Grand Piano
Released
Apr 09, 2021
Catalog #
GP872-73
UPC
747313987221

About

Read our blog post about Brillon de Jouy and the classical-era piano!

The thirteen sonatas on this première recording represent the complete music for solo piano by the Parisian keyboardist and composer Anne-Louise Brillon de Jouy, a musician much celebrated in her day and greatly admired by Boccherini. Introducing technical innovations more usually associated with Czerny and Liszt, these sonatas reflect a gloriously rich musical environment, incorporating and transforming elements from music of the time with great imagination and wit, and showing us that Madame Brillon’s glittering salon, though private, was by no means isolated. Nicolas Horvath is an unusual artist with an unconventional résumé. He began his music studies at the Académie de Musique Prince Rainier III de Monaco, and at the age of 16, caught the attention of the American conductor Lawrence Foster who helped him to secure a three-year scholarship from the Princess Grace Foundation in order to further his studies. He is the holder of a number of awards, including First Prize of the Scriabin and the Luigi Nono International Competitions.

REVIEW:

Brillon de Jouy's thirteen sonatas, recorded for the first time on this CD, represent all of her music for solo piano and are as technically noteworthy as they are imaginative. Nicolas Horvath’s performance is light, fluid and impresses with unaffected simplicity, which is especially beneficial to the slow movements. The recording crew has provided a direct and relatively dry piano sound, which is appropriate for this repertoire.

– Pizzicato

Tracklist 27 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Andanté molto con éxprésioné 04:01
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andanté molto con éxprésioné
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  3. 2 II. Allégro con motto 04:36
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allégro con motto
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  4. 3 I. Allegro non tanto 03:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Allegro non tanto
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  5. 4 II. Minuetto 05:08
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Minuetto
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  6. 5 I. Allegro molto moderato 03:35
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro molto moderato
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  7. 6 II. Rondo et variations 05:07
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Rondo et variations
    Duration
    05:07
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  8. 7 I. Andante 04:00
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Andante
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  9. 8 II. Allegro 04:08
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  10. 9 I. Andante con espressione 03:25
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Andante con espressione
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  11. 10 II. Rondo: Allegro 02:54
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  12. 11 I. Allegro 03:44
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  13. 12 II. Presto 04:18
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Presto
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  14. Disc 2
  15. 1 I. Cantabile 07:20
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Cantabile
    Duration
    07:20
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  16. 2 II. Allegro 06:01
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    06:01
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  17. 3 I. Allegro 03:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  18. 4 II. Andante 03:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  19. 5 III. Presto 03:54
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  20. 6 I. — 02:24
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. —
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  21. 7 II. Minuetto e Trio 04:06
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Minuetto e Trio
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  22. 8 I. Andante amoroso 02:40
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Andante amoroso
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  23. 9 II. Allegro assai 04:00
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Allegro assai
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  24. 10 I. Allegro 06:24
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    06:24
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  25. 11 II. Allegro moderato 04:14
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  26. 12 I. Andante un poco allegro 06:47
    Track
    12
    Title
    I. Andante un poco allegro
    Duration
    06:47
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  27. 13 II. Rondeau: Allegro 07:34
    Track
    13
    Title
    II. Rondeau: Allegro
    Duration
    07:34
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  28. 14 I. Allegro 03:31
    Track
    14
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  29. 15 II. Presto 04:19
    Track
    15
    Title
    II. Presto
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Anne-Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath