Eliane Reyes - Benjamin Godard: Piano Works, Vol. 1-2 (2015-2016) [Hi-Res]

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Benjamin Godard: Piano Works, Vol. 1
01. Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 94: I. Allegro
02. Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 94: II. Adagio
03. Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 94: III. Scherzo-final
04. Sonate Fantastique, Op. 63: I. Les génies de la fôret
05. Sonate Fantastique, Op. 63: II. Les farfadets
06. Sonate Fantastique, Op. 63: III. La fée d'amour
07. Sonate Fantastique, Op. 63: IV. Les esprits de la mer
08. Promenade en mer, Op. 86
09. Sur la mer, Op. 44
10. Au matin, Op. 83
11. Conte de fée, Op. 62

Benjamin Godard was regarded as one of the most promising French composers of the second half of the nineteenth century but, as he stood firm against the ‘Wagner fever’ of his contemporaries, his music fell out of favour after his untimely death.

Most of his piano works are delightful character pieces or miniatures but his two powerful piano sonatas make him one of the very few French composers to have experimented with this form.


Benjamin Godard: Piano Works, Vol. 2
01. Rêve vécu, Op. 140
02. Nocturne No. 1 in F Major, Op. 68
03. Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 90
04. Nocturne No. 3 in D-Flat Major, Op. 139
05. Nocturne No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 150
06. 3 Morceaux, Op. 16: No. 1, Menuet
07. 3 Morceaux, Op. 16: No. 2, Andante
08. 3 Morceaux, Op. 16: No. 3, Gavotte
09. Fantaisie in E-Flat Major, Op. 143: I. Ballade
10. Fantaisie in E-Flat Major, Op. 143: II. Intermezzo
11. Fantaisie in E-Flat Major, Op. 143: III. Scherzo-final
12. Renouveau, Op. 82
13. 3 Fragments poétiques, Op. 13: No. 1, Lamartine
14. 3 Fragments poétiques, Op. 13: No. 2, Alfred de Musset
15. 3 Fragments poétiques, Op. 13: No. 3, Victor Hugo

Spanning the breadth of Benjamin Godard’s compositional life, this selection of piano music includes the gracious and warm Nocturnes, which show some Chopin influence, and the Trois Fragments Poétiques, Op.13 with their long-spun lyrical melodies. His sparkling vivacity and more virtuosic side can be savoured in the late Fantaisie en trois parties, Op.143.

Belgian pianist Eliane Reyes is a laureate of the Cziffra Competition at Senlis and has studied at the Brussels Conservatoire Royal, Berlin Hochschule des Künste, Salzburg Mozarteum and the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur. She has an active international concert career.

Her recordings have been previously nominated for the International Classical Music Awards, including her recording of piano works by Nicolas Bacri [Naxos 8572530]. She is professor of piano at the Brussels Conservatoire Royal de Musique.

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