Jean-Claude Henriot - Beethoven: Piano Works (2016)

Tracklist
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01. 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119: No. 1 in G Minor. Allegretto
02. 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119: No. 2 in C Major. Andante con moto
03. 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119: No. 3 in D Major. A l'allemande
04. 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119: No. 4 in A Major. Andante cantabile
05. 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119: No. 5 in C Minor. Risoluto
06. 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119: No. 6 in G Major. Andante-Allegretto leggiermente
07. 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119: No. 7 in C Major. Allegro, ma non troppo
08. 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119: No. 8 in C Major. Moderato cantabile
09. 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119: No. 9 in A Minor. Vivace moderato
10. 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119: No. 10 in A Major. Allegramente
11. 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119: No. 11 in B-Flat Major. Andante, ma non troppo
12. Piano Fantasia in G Minor, Op. 77
13. Andante in F Major WoO 57 "Andante favori"
14. 32 Variations in C Minor WoO 80
15. 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126: No. 1 in G Major. Andante con moto cantabile e compiacevole
16. 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126: No. 2 in G Minor. Allegro
17. 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126: No. 3 in E-Flat Major. Andante cantabile e grazioso
18. 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126: No. 4 in B Minor. Presto
19. 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126: No. 5 in G Major. Quasi allegretto
20. 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126: No. 6 in E-Flat Major. Presto-Andante amabile e con moto

Jean-Claude Henriot (b. 1949) was born into a family of musicians. As a child, Henriot fixated his conception of great music upon Beethoven. His first great musical experience was of listening to a recording of the ‘Emperor’ Concerto. For this album Henriot has opted to venture outside of the frequently performed piano sonatas by programming Beethoven’s Bagatelles, Fantasia in G minor, Andante Favori, and 32 Variations in C minor. All of the works on this release were composed between 1803 and 1825, during the composer’s late period when the fullness of his potential had been reached.