Christian Ihle Hadland - The Lark (2016) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Piano Sonata in E Minor, Hob.XVI:34;I Presto
02. Piano Sonata in E Minor, Hob.XVI:34;II Adagio
03. Piano Sonata in E Minor, Hob.XVI:34;III Finale
04. Klavierstücke, Op. 119;Intermezzo (Adagio)
05. Klavierstücke, Op. 119;Intermezzo (Andantino un poco agitato. Andantino grazioso)
06. Klavierstücke, Op. 119;Intermezzo (Grazioso e giocoso)
07. Klavierstücke, Op. 119;Rhapsodie (Allegro risoluto)
08. Petite Suite pour piano;I Au Couvent. Andante religioso
09. Petite Suite pour piano;II Intermezzo. Tempo di menuetto
10. Petite Suite pour piano;III Mazourka. Allegro
11. Petite Suite pour piano;IV Mazourka. Allegretto
12. Petite Suite pour piano;V Beverie. Andante
13. Petite Suite pour piano;VI Serenade. Allegretto
14. Petite Suite pour piano;VII Nocturne. Andantino
15. The Lark – Andante quasi recitativo
16. Ungarische Melodie



The Norwegian Christian Ihle Hadland is a fascinatingly different pianist. Here he perfoms a diverse programme ranging though pieces by Haydn, Brahms, Borodin, Glinka and Schubert.

Ihle Hadland’s musicianship has a refreshing openness and honesty; with an artistic presence that is indeed rare today. A true lyricist at the piano, Hadland is extremely fine-tuned into the most sensitive nuances of the music he performs.

Displaying an exceptional control of timbre and the most delicate and sensitive approach to the instrument imaginable, makes him a high-in-demand musician all over the world and a favourite both with audiences and music critics. Ihle Hadland’s previous recordings of works by composers such as Chopin, Schumann, Grieg and Mozart, have rightfully received world-wide attention.

On his third solo album for Simax Classics the extraordinary pianist approaches the musical landscape of Central-Europe and Russia. The melancholy permeates throughout the title track, “Zhavoronok” (The Lark), by Mikhail Glinka – a re-working for piano the Balakirev did by a song Glinka wrote after his marriage stranded. The melancholy is no less evident in Brahms’ piano pieces or Haydn’s Sturm und Drang-characterized piano sonata – a lonesome swallow (or perhaps, lark) in minor amongst his many sonatas in the major key.

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