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The Piano Works
Gramola Records

The Piano Works

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Details

Composer
SCHWERTSIK, KURT
Artist
Aya Klebahn
Format
CD
Label
Gramola Records
Released
Jun 19, 2020
Catalog #
GRAM99209
UPC
9003643992092

About

As a distinguished expert in all modern compositional techniques, Kurt Schwertsik (b. 1935) decided early in his career to pursue a new, tonally influenced path. In this aesthetic accessible to a broad audience, he created a diverse oeuvre that extends from opera to Viennese lieder and has made him one of the most popular composers of Austrian contemporary music. With subtle differentiation, the Japanese pianist Aya Klebahn takes up his piano works, composed in a long, interrelated arc stretching over many decades. Aya Klebahn was born in Tokyo and commenced piano lessons at the age of four. She studied at the Toho-Gakuen University of Music in Tokyo and received her diploma in piano performance and music pedagogy. Ms. Klebahn has special affinity for contemporary piano music. She participated in the world premiere of works by composer Luna Alcalay during the Wien Modern festival. However, central to her work is her collaboration with Kurt Schwertsik. During the 2013 St. Gallen Festival she played his solo piano pieces in the presence of the composer. In 2015, she participated in a chamber music recital in the Vienna Musikverein for Schwertsik's 80th birthday. In 2016 she released recordings of Schwertsik's piano works for the production celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Musikwerkstatt Alte Schmiede. As a soloist, she recorded Schwertsik's complete piano works under the artistic direction of the composer.

Tracklist 28 tracks

  1. 1 I. Fantasia 06:26
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Fantasia
    Duration
    06:26
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  2. 2 II. Fuga 04:43
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Fuga
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  3. 3 … for Rose Simpson 02:19
    Track
    3
    Title
    … for Rose Simpson
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  4. 4 Abendlied 03:05
    Track
    4
    Title
    Abendlied
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  5. 5 Ginkgoblatt 02:15
    Track
    5
    Title
    Ginkgoblatt
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  6. 6 Papierblumen ( … für Paul Kont) 02:04
    Track
    6
    Title
    Papierblumen ( … für Paul Kont)
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  7. 7 Elegie ( … für Irina Cerha) 01:49
    Track
    7
    Title
    Elegie ( … für Irina Cerha)
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  8. 8 … für Mario Venzago 02:37
    Track
    8
    Title
    … für Mario Venzago
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  9. 9 Attila im Bois ( … für H. C. Artmann) 01:49
    Track
    9
    Title
    Attila im Bois ( … für H. C. Artmann)
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  10. 10 … für Joseph Horovitz 02:10
    Track
    10
    Title
    … für Joseph Horovitz
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  11. 11 … for Ian Julier 01:39
    Track
    11
    Title
    … for Ian Julier
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  12. 12 … für Barbara Faulend-Klauser 02:21
    Track
    12
    Title
    … für Barbara Faulend-Klauser
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  13. 13 … für Dennis Russell Davies 02:35
    Track
    13
    Title
    … für Dennis Russell Davies
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  14. 14 … für Christa 02:57
    Track
    14
    Title
    … für Christa
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  15. 15 Zur Erinnerung an Jochen Ulrich 07:37
    Track
    15
    Title
    Zur Erinnerung an Jochen Ulrich
    Duration
    07:37
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  16. 16 Das letzte Albumblatt 02:48
    Track
    16
    Title
    Das letzte Albumblatt
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  17. 17 No. 1. Simple 02:58
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 1. Simple
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  18. 18 No. 2. Intermède 01:20
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 2. Intermède
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  19. 19 No. 3. Fantaisie 01:28
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 3. Fantaisie
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  20. 20 No. 4. Caprice 01:44
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 4. Caprice
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  21. 21 No. 5. Double 02:17
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 5. Double
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  22. 22 I. Ankunft 01:23
    Track
    22
    Title
    I. Ankunft
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  23. 23 II. Kinderklavier 01:08
    Track
    23
    Title
    II. Kinderklavier
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  24. 24 III. Vogelsolo 01:38
    Track
    24
    Title
    III. Vogelsolo
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  25. 25 IV. Barcarole 01:53
    Track
    25
    Title
    IV. Barcarole
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  26. 26 V. Doppelter Kontrapunkt 02:44
    Track
    26
    Title
    V. Doppelter Kontrapunkt
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  27. 27 VI. Abschied 00:57
    Track
    27
    Title
    VI. Abschied
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn
  28. 28 Eden-Bar Seefeld, Op. 6 06:16
    Track
    28
    Title
    Eden-Bar Seefeld, Op. 6
    Duration
    06:16
    Composer
    Kurt Schwertsik
    Performer
    Aya Klebahn