Marc-André Hamelin - Dukas: Piano Sonata ¿ Decaux: Clairs de lune [CD]

Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.All items shipped within 3 working days of payment.Dukasu2019 epic and dauntingly virtuosic sonata is one of the composeru2019s most important works and, in its demands, eminently suited to Marc-Andre Hamelinu2019s talents. When Dukas composed his piano sonata at the turn of the century he was consciously adopting a form that invited inevitable comparison with Beethoven, one conspicuously avoided by other French composers of the period. Dukas embraced the challenge, and his sonata is one of the most significant French Romantic piano works, performed relatively infrequently only because of its size and difficulty. It has been a part of Marc-Andre Hamelinu2019s concert repertoire for many years, and we are delighted that he has finally committed it to disc.rAlso on this CD are four almost completely unknown pieces by Abel Decaux which inhabit their own unique sound world between Scriabin and Debussy, although they explore an extraordinary tonal language that looks ahead to Schoenberg. Decaux is known to have composed nothing other than these four pieces (apart from a sketch for an unfinished fifth piece), written between 1900 and 1907. In the words of Roger Nichols, who supplies a fascinating booklet note, they u201cseem to come from nowhere; and, indeed, for quite some time, to lead nowhereu201d. Marc-Andre Hamelinu2019s compelling advocacy once again convinces us that not all little-known music deserves its obscurity.

Moderement Vite (Expressif Et Marque)

Calme, Un Peu Lent, Tres Soutenu

Vivement, Avec Legerete

Tres Lent

Minuit Passe

La Ruelle

Le Cimetiere

La Mer

• Genre: Classical
• Product Type: AUDIO CD
• Barcode: 34571175133

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