Istvan Kassai - Sándor Balassa: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 2 (2019)

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01. Artist Lane 11/A, Op. 101 (Version for Piano): No. 1, Knocking on the Door
02. Artist Lane 11/A, Op. 101 (Version for Piano): No. 2, A Twofold Story
03. Artist Lane 11/A, Op. 101 (Version for Piano): No. 3, Interlude
04. Artist Lane 11/A, Op. 101 (Version for Piano): No. 4, Toccata. Con moto
05. Artist Lane 11/A, Op. 101 (Version for Piano): No. 5, Farewell
06. Pages from an Album for Sayaka, Op. 140: No. 1, The Story of "B"
07. Pages from an Album for Sayaka, Op. 140: No. 2, The Mimic
08. Pages from an Album for Sayaka, Op. 140: No. 3, The House Was Here
09. Pages from an Album for Sayaka, Op. 140: No. 4, Shepherds
10. Pages from an Album for Sayaka, Op. 140: No. 5, What Has Happened?
11. Pages from an Album for Sayaka, Op. 140: No. 6, Gently Rocking
12. Pages from an Album for Sayaka, Op. 140: No. 7, Good Friend
13. Pages from an Album for Sayaka, Op. 140: No. 8, Capricious
14. Bagatelles & Sequences, Op. 17: Bagatelle No. 1, Vivace
15. Bagatelles & Sequences, Op. 17: Bagatelle No. 2, Andante
16. Bagatelles & Sequences, Op. 17: Bagatelle No. 3, Andante rubato
17. Bagatelles & Sequences, Op. 17: Bagatelle No. 4, Allegro
18. Bagatelles & Sequences, Op. 17: Sequence No. 1, Allegro giusto
19. Bagatelles & Sequences, Op. 17: Sequence No. 2, Lento
20. Piano Sonatina, Op. 131 No. 1 "A": I. Allegretto grazioso
21. Piano Sonatina, Op. 131 No. 1 "A": II. Andante cantabile
22. Piano Sonatina, Op. 131 No. 1 "A": III. Allegro moderato
23. Piano Sonatina, Op. 131 No. 2 "B": I. Quarter Note = 66
24. Piano Sonatina, Op. 131 No. 2 "B": II. Vivace
25. Piano Sonatina, Op. 131 No. 3 "C": I. Tranquillo
26. Piano Sonatina, Op. 131 No. 3 "C": II. Allegro
27. Piano Sonatina, Op. 131 No. 3 "C": III. Andante cantabile
28. Piano Sonatina No. 1, Op. 136: I. Half Note = 56
29. Piano Sonatina No. 1, Op. 136: II. Allegretto
30. Piano Sonatina No. 1, Op. 136: III. Quarter Note = 104
31. Sonatina, Op. 47 (Version for Piano): I. Allegretto
32. Sonatina, Op. 47 (Version for Piano): II. Andante
33. Sonatina, Op. 47 (Version for Piano): III. Allegro giusto
34. 4 Concert Pieces, Op. 98 (Version for Piano): No. 1, Two-Voice Study
35. 4 Concert Pieces, Op. 98 (Version for Piano): No. 2, Skittish Game
36. 4 Concert Pieces, Op. 98 (Version for Piano): No. 3, Rubato and Giusto
37. 4 Concert Pieces, Op. 98 (Version for Piano): No. 4, Little Rondo
38. Piano Sonatina No. 2, Op. 83: I. Allegretto
39. Piano Sonatina No. 2, Op. 83: II. Allegro scherzando
40. Piano Sonatina No. 2, Op. 83: III. Adagio
41. Piano Sonatina No. 2, Op. 83: IV. Allegro molto


Sándor Balassa’s distinguished reputation in his native Hungary and beyond rests in numerous operas and orchestral works. But here, the sheer diversity of his piano music equally provides ‘a feeling of richness, inspires a sense of adventure, and touches our hearts’. His sophisticated, lyrical style is heard in educational Sonatinas, adaptations of works both virtuoso and visionary originally for harp, cimbalom and harpsichord, and even include a Gallop in 3/4 time, justified by the composer as being about a three-legged horse.

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