Anthony Spiri - Hässler: Piano Works (2016)

Tracklist

01. Grande gigue for Piano in D Minor, Op. 31
02. Fantaisie et sonate in C Major, Op. 4: I. Fantasie. Allegro
03. Fantaisie et sonate in C Major, Op. 4: II. Sonata. Vivace
04. Fantaisie et sonate in C Major, Op. 4: III. Recitativo
05. Fantaisie et sonate in C Major, Op. 4: IV. Andante
06. Fantaisie et sonate in C Major, Op. 4: V. Allegro
07. Fantaisie for Piano in C Minor
08. Keyboard Sonata No. 4 in D Major: I. Allegro di molto
09. Keyboard Sonata No. 4 in D Major: II. Andante
10. Keyboard Sonata No. 4 in D Major: III. Con brio
11. Keyboard Sonata No. 2 in G Major: I. Con spirito
12. Keyboard Sonata No. 2 in G Major: II. Larghetto
13. Keyboard Sonata No. 2 in G Major: III. Presto
14. Keyboard Sonata No. 6 in A Minor: I. Poco allegro



To complement the W.F. Bach CD by Anthony Spiri, it seemed appropriate to call attention to the person and works of Hässler with another CD release. He enjoyed great esteem during the 19th century as a successor to the “Bach tradition”, alongside Friedrich Zelter and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy; he is certainly of historical significance, not least as the founder of the so-called Russian piano school. His piano compositions and pedagogical works were long a mainstay of the repertoire. Anthony Spiri introduces some of them to us here.

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