Cat No:
CDA67606
Release Date: 01 January 2008
Label: Hyperion Records Ltd
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 034571176062
Genres: Classical Solo Instrumental
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Description
The composer-pianist Henri Herz was one of the most brilliantly fashionable musical personalities of his day, performing to large audiences throughout Europe, and touring America to great acclaim. In the early part of the nineteenth century his music outsold that of Liszt and Chopin. By the early 1850s, however, tastes were beginning to change and his sparklingly virtuosic works began to be derided by contemporary commentators and to drop out of circulation. However this is delightfully enjoyable music, clearly demonstrating the tastes of the time, and worthy of our attention. Hyperion has contributed greatly to a resurgence of interest in Herz’s music with the recordings of six of his piano concertos (CDA67465 and CDA67537), and this disc is the first recording devoted exclusively to his solo works.
The Variations on ‘Non più mesta’ from Rossini’s La Cenerentola Op 60 is Herz’s best-known work. Several composers were attracted to the show-stopping aria sung by Rossini’s eponymous heroine, and Herz’s response is as dazzling and witty as the original, demanding pyrotechnical displays of agility from the pianist. Philip Martin has delighted listeners with his eight volumes of the works of Gottschalk—a composer undoubtedly influenced by Herz—and his performances on this disc are equally as agile and graceful. -
Tracklisting
- 1. Deuxieme Theme Original Avec Introduction Et Variations Op.81
- 2. Medley: Variations On 'Non Piu Mesta' From Rossini's La Cenerentola Op.60/Trois Nocturnes Caracteris
- 3. La Dolcezza
- 4. La Melanconia
- 5. La Semplicita
- 6. Premiere Ballade
- 7. Le Mouvement Perpetuel
- 8. Fantaisie Dramatique Op.89
- 9. Deuxieme Ballade
- 10. Fantaisie Et Varations Sur Des Airs Natinaux Americains Varies Op.158
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