Foerster: Complete Solo Piano Music
“J.B. Foerster was born in this house on 30 December 1859 in order, through his music, to raise us to the heights of beauty.”
Although little known today in the wider musical world and even in his own country, Czech composer Josef Bohuslav Foerster was highly revered among his contemporaries. Foerster was active during the Czech National Revival, when the Czech art and culture was undergoing a true renaissance.
This collection comprises the composer’s complete solo piano music, which is characterised by fluid, lyrical melodic lines and unusual harmony. Each of these pieces was written as a dedication, gift or personal commission, showing the importance with which Foerester treated his family and friends. Many of the works contain a certain imagery or derive from a particular back story; one of these is the 1908 work Music for my young son – containing references to the infant Albert’s favourite folk tune – which almost seems to foretell the young boy’s tragic death, aged 16, in 1921. Among the other works in the collection is Dreaming; perhaps the composer’s most popular piano work.
The pieces are performed by renowned American pianist Patricia Goodson. Having lived in Prague since 1991, Goodson regularly wins praise all over the world for her interpretation of the Czech piano repertoire.
Other information:
- Recorded in Prague in 2013.
-This 4-CD set contains the complete solo piano music of Josef Bohuslav Foerster, an important but unjustly neglected Czech composer.
- Foerster’s romantic idiom is drenched in Bohemian folklore, the world of fairytales and woodland landscapes, picturesque, charming and witty. Though purely romantic, Foerster’s harmonics are often personal and quite daring, foreboding his successor Martinu.
- Splendid and idiomatic performances by American pianist Patricia Goodson who did extensive research into this fascinating figure in Czech music history.
- Contains liner notes on the composer and work.
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Kategorie:
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Filmy i muzyka
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Język wydania:
angielski
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EAN:
5029365928328
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Wymiary:
14.0x12.0cm
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Waga:
0.21kg
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Nośniki:
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#1: Complete Solo Piano Music CD 1
(CD Audio)
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1. III. Appassionato (02:01)
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2. I. Sostenuto molto (05:36)
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3. III. Andante con moto (03:15)
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4. II. Allegro ma non troppo (03:40)
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5. IV. Con moto (02:30)
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6. IV. Andante ma non troppo (03:48)
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7. I. Moderato (02:04)
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8. IV. Allegretto grazioso (01:56)
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9. I. Allegro moderato (04:36)
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10. V. Allegro con brio (04:06)
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11. I. Andante comodo ma non troppo lento (02:51)
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12. III. Tempo di valse lente (03:16)
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13. IV. Allegro giusto (03:50)
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14. II. Tempo di valse (03:25)
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15. I. Andante con moto (03:57)
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16. II. Moderato ma appassionato (01:47)
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17. II. Allegro grazioso (02:38)
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18. V. Tranquillo (03:07)
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19. V. Allegro (03:47)
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20. VI. Andante comodo (04:19)
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21. III. Allegretto scherzando (02:27)
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22. II. Andante ma con molto passione (04:14)
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#2: Complete Solo Piano Music CD 3
(CD Audio)
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1. V. Allegretto (01:19)
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2. II. Fantastico (04:32)
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3. Bagattella, Without Opus No. (01:15)
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4. III. Andante sostenuto (03:26)
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5. II. Noon (02:18)
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6. Lullaby, Without Opus No. (02:01)
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7. IV. Allegretto (02:05)
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8. IV. Halcyon Day (02:32)
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9. I. Allegretto grazioso (01:43)
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10. I. Notturno (04:25)
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11. III. Evening (02:13)
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12. V. Molto moderato et espressivo (01:42)
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13. IV. Allegro con brio (00:54)
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14. I. Morning (02:15)
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15. I. Allegro grazioso (02:44)
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16. Greetings to President T.G. Masaryk on His 80th Birthday, Without Opus No. (00:58)
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17. II. Andante (01:49)
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18. II. Allegro appassionato (01:37)
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19. Melodie, Without Opus No. (02:45)
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20. III. Andantino (02:00)
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21. III. Parting (06:18)
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22. I. Dream (02:29)
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23. II. Love Song (04:10)
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#3: Complete Solo Piano Music CD 2
(CD Audio)
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1. III. Allegro giusto (04:30)
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2. III. Allegro impetuoso (03:37)
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3. IV. Andante solenne (06:23)
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4. IV. Largo e lugubre (05:04)
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5. I. Allegro moderato, ma con spirito (07:26)
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6. The Masks of Eros, Op. 98 (18:17)
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7. I. Allegro moderato ma appassionato (04:44)
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8. II. Tranquillo e moderato ma non troppo lento (05:07)
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9. II. Allegretto grazioso (05:03)
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#4: Complete Solo Piano Music CD 4
(CD Audio)
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1. III. Allegretto grazioso (02:52)
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2. II. Moderato (02:47)
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3. IV. Molto moderato (03:12)
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4. Moment musicale (02:08)
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5. Wiegenlied (01:02)
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6. IV. Danse des vieux (03:29)
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7. III. Allegro ma non troppo (01:33)
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8. Allegretto capriccioso (04:04)
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9. II. Danse des amoureux (02:59)
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10. II. Allegro ma non troppo (01:46)
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11. V. Andante (02:24)
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12. I. Tempo di valse (02:20)
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13. Zuckerpuppe tanzt (01:15)
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14. II. Scherzo (03:09)
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15. I. Danse des enfants (02:27)
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16. I. Andante (03:38)
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17. Petites esquisses (02:20)
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18. Memories of Youth (02:35)
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19. March for the National Youth Front (03:47)
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20. III. Danse des mariés (02:32)
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21. I. Allegro (04:51)
