Peter Froundjian - Christmas Piano Music (2017) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Snowflakes, Op. 57 No. 2
02. Nuit de Noël, BV 251
03. Sonatina No. 4, Bv 274, "Sonatina In Diem Nativitatis Christi McMxvii"
04. Nuit de Noël, Op. 41 No. 1
05. Noël, Op. 20 No. 4
06. Pastorale, Op. 20 No. 5
07. Noël en Pologne, Op. 5 No. 2: I. Praeludium
08. Noël en Pologne, Op. 5 No. 2: II. Fuga
09. Juletrøst
10. Jule-Idyl
11. Pastorale
12. Drømmen om "Glade Jul", CNW 85
13. Pastorales, Op. 77: I. Allegretto quasi
14. Pastorales, Op. 77: II. Allegro moderato
15. Pastorales, Op. 77: III. Andante
16. Pastorales, Op. 77: IV. Sans lenteur
17. Pastorales, Op. 77: V. Moderato con moto
18. Pastorales, Op. 77: VI. Allegro moderato sans lenteur
19. Pastorales, Op. 77: VII. Allegretto
20. Pastorales, Op. 77: VIII. Pas Plus Vite
21. Pastorales, Op. 77: IX. Allegro bien décidé
22. Pastorales, Op. 77: X. Moderato dolce
23. Pastorales, Op. 77: XI. Assez tranquille
24. Pastorales, Op. 77: XII. Allegretto
25. Chansons naives, six pieèces enfantines pour piano: V. Carillon
26. O Dame Get up and Bake Your Pies
27. Pastourelles: I. Nazareth
28. Pastourelles: II. Le départ pour Bethléem
29. Pastourelles: III. Prière de Marie
30. Pastourelles: IV. Danse de berger
31. Pastourelles: V. Berceuse du boeuf et de l'ane
32. Pastourelles: Pastourelles: VI. La marche à l'etoile
33. Pastourelles: VII. Les bergers à la crèche



Presenting Christmas Piano Music, the brand new Christmas album showcasing piano music from the 19th and early 20th centuries by Ferruccio Busoni, Charles Koechlin, Carl Nielsen and others. Featuring five world premiere recordings, the album by pianist Peter Froundjian is filled with atmospheric, special Christmas music including rarities by both well and lesser-known composers of Romantic piano music from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Among his repertoire for the album, Peter Froundjian has chosen Snöflingor (Snowflakes) by the Finnish composer Selim Palmgren (1878–1951) which uses Impressionistic resources to paint a picture of gently falling snowflakes, while the little fantasia Drømmen om “Glade Jul” (The Dream of “Silent Night”) by Carl Nielsen (1865–1931) is a reworking of the melody of Silent Night. Busoni’s Sonatina in diem Nativitatis Christi, the world-premiere recordings of Noël and Pastorale by Ignacy Friedman (1882–1948) and the twelve Pastorales by Charles Koechlin (1867–1950) are all genuine discoveries. The six short variations on the old Northumbrian carol O Dame Get Up and Bake Your Pies by Arnold Bax (1883–1953) strike a folklike tone. The album is rounded off by Christmas piano music from Pastourelles, a set of pieces by the French composer Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht (1880–1965), who was a close friend of Debussy. Peter Froundjian is the founder and director of the internationally renowned Rarities of Piano Music Festival. Founded in 1987, it has been described by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung as “one of the world’s finest and most precious festivals.” A graduate of the Berlin School of Music, where his teachers included Gerhard Puchelt, Peter received additional help and encouragement from Walther Kaempfer, himself a pupil of Artur Schnabel and Gottfried Galston.

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