Tristan Pfaff - Piano Encores (2015) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. The Man I love
02. Ungarischer Tänz No. 1, WoO 1
03. Valse triste, Op. 44
04. In das Album der Fürstin Metternich, WWV 94
05. El Amor Brujo: VIII. Danza Ritual Del Fuego
06. Variation on a Russian Folk Song No. 2, Op. 51
07. Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, Wq. 55/3, H. 245
08. España, Op. 165: II. Tango
09. 4 Songs, Op. 21: III. Jeg giver mit digt til våren
10. Marche funèbre pour une marionnette
11. Clair de lune, L. 32
12. Etude No. 1, Op. 2
13. Foglio d'album
14. Moment musical No. 3, Op. 94
15. 6 Pieces, Op. 51: VI. Valse sentimentale
16. Nocturne No. 2, Op. 9
17. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64ter: I. Montagues and Capulets
18. Prelude, BWV 999
19. La Tartine de beurre, K.Anh.284n
20. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: XIII. Der Dichter Spricht
21. Gymnopédie No. 1

The encore, an end-of-concert ritual, is always highly appreciated by the audience. In a way, through them the listener gets to know the artist a little better, as encore choices reveal taste and personality. Thus, pianist Tristan Pfaff interprets above all pieces he loves: from the Baroque era of Bach to music of the 20th century by Prokofiev and Kabalevsky, a very broad musical horizon is proposed. Popular song is also present with Gershwin's 'The man I love', in its piano version.

Here, after two discs – one devoted to Liszt, the other to Schubert, Pfaff follows one of Schumann's numerous bits of advice inscribed on the score of his 'Album für die Jugend': 'Nothing great can be achieved in art without enthusiasm'. With this disc, recorded in very few takes, Tristan Pfaff, whose greatest pleasure is to play onstage, gives us a succession of encores… beloved works offered as gifts to the audience.