Tyler Hay - Kalkbrenner: 25 Grandes Etudes de Style et de Perfectionnement, Op. 143 (2019)

Tracklist

01. 25 Grandes Etudes, Op. 143: I. Leggiero e vivace in F Major
02. 25 Grandes Etudes, Op. 143: II. Moderato in F Minor
03. 25 Grandes Etudes, Op. 143: III. Presto in B-Flat Minor
04. 25 Grandes Etudes, Op. 143: IV. Moderato in B-Flat Major
05. 25 Grandes Etudes, Op. 143: V. Allegro furioso in A Minor
06. 25 Grandes Etudes, Op. 143: VI. Moderato in F-Sharp Major
07. 25 Grandes Etudes, Op. 143: VII. Allegro furioso in C Minor
08. 25 Grandes Etudes, Op. 143: VIII. Allegrissimo in C Major
09. 25 Grandes Etudes, Op. 143: IX. Poco allegro in E-Flat Major
10. 25 Grandes Etudes, Op. 143: X. Allegro e molto staccato in E Minor
11. 25 Grandes Etudes, Op. 143: XI. Moderato quasi adagio in C Major
12. 25 Grandes Etudes, Op. 143: XII. Molto allegro in A-Flat Major
13. 25 Grandes Etudes, Op. 143: XIII. Moderato e legato in F-Sharp Minor
14. 25 Grandes Etudes, Op. 143: XIV. Molto allegro in B Minor
15. 25 Grandes Etudes, Op. 143: XV. Brillante in C Major
16. 25 Grandes Etudes, Op. 143: XVI. Moderato e espressivo in C-Sharp Minor
17. 25 Grandes Etudes, Op. 143: XVII. Tempestuoso in F Minor
18. 25 Grandes Etudes, Op. 143: XVIII. Non troppo allegro in A Major
19. 25 Grandes Etudes, Op. 143: XIX. Molto appassionato in E-Flat Major
20. 25 Grandes Etudes, Op. 143: XX. Moderato in G Major
21. 25 Grandes Etudes, Op. 143: XXI. Risoluto e agitato in G Minor
22. 25 Grandes Etudes, Op. 143: XXII. Presto, molto agitato in G-Sharp Minor
23. 25 Grandes Etudes, Op. 143: XXIII. Molto allegro in E Minor
24. 25 Grandes Etudes, Op. 143: XXIV. Vivo e agitato in B-Flat Major
25. 25 Grandes Etudes, Op. 143: XXV. Toccata allegrissimo in C Minor
26. Variations brillantes sur une mazourka de Chopin, Op. 120



Friedrich Kalkbrenner (1785-1849) was born in Kassel, Germany. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire, then went to London for several years but eventually settled in Paris, where he became a fashionable and celebrated pianist and composer. When Chopin moved to Paris in the 30ties he was mightily impressed by Kalkbrenner. He said “Herz, Liszt and Hiller are all zeros next to Kalkbrenner”. However Kalkbrenner’s arrogant and self-indulgent manners and his not-so-fashionable compositions finally led him into oblivion.

Kalkbrenner had one of the most polished and “perfect” techniques ever witnessed. His Etudes Op. 143 show an extraordinarily mature and creative side to his ability as a composer, despite having been largely neglected. Conceived at the same time as Chopin’s 12 Etudes op 10 and a number of important similarities can be discovered through the study of both sets. These 25 character pieces are as musically concise as they are technically useful and the variety of characters and colours provide us with one of the most interesting and contrasting sets of studies written.

Young British pianist Tyler Hay presents a masterful performance of these studies, relishing in all the virtuoso challenges and with a keen ear for the simple beauty of them. Tyler Hay made his name with a stunning recording of original piano works by John Ogdon on Piano Classics, as well with an impressive Liszt recording.

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