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Zimmermann: Complete Works for Piano / Fernandez

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Details

Composer
ZIMMERMANN, BERND ALOIS
Artist
Eduardo Fernandez
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Jun 05, 2020
Catalog #
BIS-2495
UPC
7318599924953

About

It was in the 1960s, with the opera Die Soldaten and his Requiem für einen jungen Dichter, that Bernd Alois Zimmermann became known as one of the leading composers of the German post-war generation. These and other works from the period were examples of what the composer himself called musical pluralism – a highly individual collage-like technique involving quotations and superimposed metres, rhythms and time levels. The works on the present disc – Zimmermann’s complete production for solo piano - predate this, however. Composed over a period of only 17 years, they trace a journey which begins in a neo-classicism à la Hindemith – as radical an idiom as a young student at the Cologne University for Music could adopt during the Nazi regime. After serving in the war, Zimmermann worked as a freelance composer for the radio, theatre and television, and this has left a trace in both Extemporale and Capriccio, which weaves together seven traditional children’s songs. In Enchiridion II we begin to clearly hear the influence of Schoenbergian twelve-tone technique, which a few years later, in Konfigurationen, has blossomed into serialism, with its subtle gradations of dynamics, articulation and rhythm. Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Bernd Alois Zimmermann’s death in 1970, the acclaimed Spanish pianist Eduardo Fernández makes his first appearance on BIS, showing us little known aspects of the composer.



REVIEW:



This music is played to perfection by the superb prize-winning young Spanish pianist Euyardo Fernanez (his fellow countryman with the same name is a famous guitarist). This is a delightful release in every way, an important addition to the catalog.



– Classical CD Review

Tracklist 33 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Scherzettino: Beschwingt und heiter 02:42
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Scherzettino: Beschwingt und heiter
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  2. 2 No. 2. Intermezzo: Langsam und schwingend, tänzerisch 03:25
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Intermezzo: Langsam und schwingend, tänzerisch
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  3. 3 No. 3. Fugato: Straff und bestimmt 02:16
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Fugato: Straff und bestimmt
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  4. 4 No. 1. Präludium: Adagio molto 03:25
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 1. Präludium: Adagio molto
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  5. 5 No. 2. Invention: Allegro 01:16
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2. Invention: Allegro
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  6. 6 No. 3. Siciliano: Allegretto con tenerezza 03:07
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 3. Siciliano: Allegretto con tenerezza
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  7. 7 No. 4. Bolero: Moderato 04:07
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 4. Bolero: Moderato
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  8. 8 No. 5. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo 01:59
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 5. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  9. 9 Capriccio 11:25
    Track
    9
    Title
    Capriccio
    Duration
    11:25
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  10. 10 I. Introduktion: Andante rappresentativo 02:03
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Introduktion: Andante rappresentativo
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  11. 11 II. Ekloge: Larghetto, con esporessione 03:12
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Ekloge: Larghetto, con esporessione
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  12. 12 III. Rondino: Allegro giocoso 00:50
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Rondino: Allegro giocoso
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  13. 13 IV. Bourrée: Allegro moderato 00:49
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. Bourrée: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    00:49
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  14. 14 V. Meditation: Adagio molto 04:00
    Track
    14
    Title
    V. Meditation: Adagio molto
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  15. 15 VI. Aria: Andante molto cantabile 01:37
    Track
    15
    Title
    VI. Aria: Andante molto cantabile
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  16. 16 VII. Estampida: Allegro 01:12
    Track
    16
    Title
    VII. Estampida: Allegro
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  17. 17 VIII. Toccata: Allegro feroce 01:34
    Track
    17
    Title
    VIII. Toccata: Allegro feroce
    Duration
    01:34
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  18. 18 Anhang: 3 Stücke aus dem Nachlass: Intermezzo 01:46
    Track
    18
    Title
    Anhang: 3 Stücke aus dem Nachlass: Intermezzo
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  19. 19 Anhang: 3 Stücke aus dem Nachlass: L'après-midi d'un Puck 00:48
    Track
    19
    Title
    Anhang: 3 Stücke aus dem Nachlass: L'après-midi d'un Puck
    Duration
    00:48
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  20. 20 Anhang: 3 Stücke aus dem Nachlass: Hommage à Johann Strauß 00:43
    Track
    20
    Title
    Anhang: 3 Stücke aus dem Nachlass: Hommage à Johann Strauß
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  21. 21 I. Vigil: Larghetto molto 02:21
    Track
    21
    Title
    I. Vigil: Larghetto molto
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  22. 22 II. Hora: Moderato 01:44
    Track
    22
    Title
    II. Hora: Moderato
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  23. 23 III. Ostinato: Presto 01:12
    Track
    23
    Title
    III. Ostinato: Presto
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  24. 24 IV. Matutin: Cantabile molto 02:13
    Track
    24
    Title
    IV. Matutin: Cantabile molto
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  25. 25 V. Imagination: Sostenuto 01:51
    Track
    25
    Title
    V. Imagination: Sostenuto
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  26. 26 No. 1. — 01:04
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 1. —
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  27. 27 No. 2. — 01:16
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 2. —
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  28. 28 No. 3. — 00:44
    Track
    28
    Title
    No. 3. —
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  29. 29 No. 4. — 00:32
    Track
    29
    Title
    No. 4. —
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  30. 30 No. 5. — 01:17
    Track
    30
    Title
    No. 5. —
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  31. 31 No. 6. — 01:31
    Track
    31
    Title
    No. 6. —
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  32. 32 No. 7. — 00:52
    Track
    32
    Title
    No. 7. —
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández
  33. 33 No. 8. — 01:21
    Track
    33
    Title
    No. 8. —
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Eduardo Fernández