âFantasiesâ
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1. Fantasie in D-minor, K.397
Robert Schumann
Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17
2. I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen
3. II. MĂ€ssig: Durchaus energisch
4. III. Langsam getragen: Duchweg leise zu halten
Sergei Rachmaninov
Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3
5. No. 1. Elégie in E-flat minor
6. No. 2. Prélude in C-sharp minor
7. No. 3. MĂ©lodie in E Major
8. No. 4. Polichinelle in F-sharp minor
9. No. 5. Sérénade in B-flat minor
Franz Liszt
10. Aprés une lecture du Dante, fantasia quasi Sonata (from Années de PÚlerinage II, S161, No. 7
Fantasies ©
2006 pianist and producer again collaborate, this time gathering longer and more musically challenging works. The success in Japan of the first two Denon releases of predominantly
shorter piano pieces now gave way to lengthy masterpieces, such as the Schumann Fantasie, where this third album Fantasies gets its name. The Austrian world of dreams and improvisation is caught to perfection on the dark and deeply personal Mozart D minor Fantasie â repertoire new to Hiroseâs discography. This thought-provoking Mozart work is a tender introduction to the stormy and technically demanding Schumann Fantasie, dedicated to Liszt and with all the longing and love for Schumannâs future wife Clara. The firstmovement is a restless twist-and-turn of unfulfilled emotions; the second movement a triumphant Florestanlike march whose coda â with its hazardous jumps â brings sweat to the forehead of even the most secure of pianists. The final movement is a near resignation, hardly ever rising above mezzo forte, where Schumannâs transcendental writing portrays the dreams and hopes of a reunion between two lovers. Rachmaninovâs early set of small fantasy pieces, the Morceaux de fantasie Op 3, can be seen as a suite starting with an elegiac young manâs dream over the serenades and the comic figure in a puppet show. The second piece, the most famous of the set, became both the calling card and the curse of Rachmaninov since in later life he was asked uninterruptedly to play it as encore in every recital. Not many pianists dare to end their recital dragging the devil into the limelight as Liszt does in his sonata-like fantasy over Dante, with his fight to keep his soul
away from the devil. The work is part of the Pilgrimage Years â a set of works Liszt wrote traveling with his mistress and later mother of his children, Marie dâ Agoult, through Switzerland and Italy. As with all Lisztâs piano music, AprĂšs une lecture du Dante has the ability to sway between the utter simplicity of repeating a melody with different harmonies to sudden abrupt outbursts of fear, anger or overwhelming emotions.
RELEASE DATE: November 2024
CATALOGUE NUMBER: DACOCD 994
EAN: 5709499992951