Josquin Otal - What It Most Suggests (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Goyescas, suite pour piano, Livret II: V. El Amor y la Muerte
02. Makrokosmos, Vol. 1: III. Dream Images (Love-Death Music). Gemini
03. Etudes-Tableaux in C Minor, Op. 39: I. Allegro agitato
04. Etudes-Tableaux in A Minor, Op. 39: II. Lento assai
05. Etudes-Tableaux in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 39: III. Allegro molto
06. Etudes-Tableaux in B-Flat Minor, Op. 39: IV. Allegro assai
07. Etudes-Tableaux in E-Flat Minor, Op. 39: V. Appassionato
08. Etudes-Tableaux in A Minor, Op. 39: VI. Allegro
09. Etudes-Tableaux in C Minor, Op. 39: VII. Lento lugubre
10. Etudes-Tableaux in D Minor, Op. 39: VIII. Allegro moderato
11. Etudes-Tableaux in D Major, Op. 39: IX. Allegro moderato. Tempo di marcia
12. Six Tableaux psychologiques: I. Désirée. Avec un parfum inconnu
13. Six Tableaux psychologiques: II. Les Ombres. Vague, rêvant
14. Six Tableaux psychologiques: III. L'Ange noir. Avec une force souterraine
15. Six Tableaux psychologiques: IV. L'Ambre sacrée. Ravi
16. Six Tableaux psychologiques: V. Inconnu. Avec un éclat inoui et sublime
17. Six Tableaux psychologiques: VI. Esprits. Vague séduisant
18. Notturno in E-Flat Major, P. 011 (Bonus track)
19. In a Landscape (Bonus Track)



The Études-Tableaux op. 39 are perhaps Rachmaninov's most modern and sombre compositions. Composed in 1917, just before he fled to the USA, the nine picture etudes are a challenge for any pianist. Nikolai Obukhov, who was 20 years younger, wrote his Six Tableaux psychologiques in 1915 before emigrating to France in 1918 and being sponsored by Ravel. The influence of Scriabin is unmistakable. The French pianist Josquin Otal, a student of Anne Queffélec and Denis Pascal, has recorded these works together with one piece each by Granados and Crumb on the new luxurious Yamaha CFX grand piano.

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