Petronel Malan - Transfigured Brahms (2015)

Tracklist

01. 16 Waltzes, Op. 39 (Excerpts) [Arr. E. von Dohnányi for Piano]
02. 4 Etudes on Brahms Songs, Op. 88: No. 1, Muss es eine Trennung geben (After J. Brahms, Op. 33 No. 12)
03. 4 Etudes on Brahms Songs, Op. 88: No. 2, Es tönt ein voller Harfenklang (After J. Brahms, Op. 17 No. 1)
04. 4 Etudes on Brahms Songs, Op. 88: No. 3, An ein Veilchen (After J. Brahms, Op. 49 No. 2)
05. 4 Etudes on Brahms Songs, Op. 88: No. 4, Eine gute, gute Nacht (After J. Brahms, Op. 59 No. 6)
06. Paraphrase on Brahms's Lullaby
07. Paraphrase on Brahms's Song Vergebliches Ständchen
08. 11 Chorale Preludes, Op. Posth. 122: No. 4, Herzlich thut mich erfreuen (Arr. H. Bauer for Piano)
09. 11 Chorale Preludes, Op. Posth. 122: No. 8, Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Arr. H. Bauer for Piano)
10. 11 Chorale Preludes, Op. Posth. 122: No. 10, Herzlich thut mich verlangen (Arr. H. Bauer for Piano)
11. Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a St. Anthony Variations: Theme. Andante (Arr. L. Stark for Piano)
12. Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a St. Anthony Variations: Var. 1, Andante con moto (Arr. L. Stark for Piano)
13. Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a St. Anthony Variations: Var. 2, Vivace (Arr. L. Stark for Piano)
14. Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a St. Anthony Variations: Var. 3, Con moto (Arr. L. Stark for Piano)
15. Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a St. Anthony Variations: Var. 4, Andante (Arr. L. Stark for Piano)
16. Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a St. Anthony Variations: Var. 5, Poco presto (Arr. L. Stark for Piano)
17. Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a St. Anthony Variations: Var. 6, Vivace (Arr. L. Stark for Piano)
18. Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a St. Anthony Variations: Var. 7, Grazioso (Arr. L. Stark for Piano)
19. Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a St. Anthony Variations: Var. 8, Poco presto (Arr. L. Stark for Piano)
20. Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a St. Anthony Variations: Var. 9, Finale. Andante (Arr. L. Stark for Piano)
21. 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 15 in A-Flat Major - No. 2 in E Major (Arr. I. Friedman for Piano)

In this fifth and last episode of the “transfigured” series, Petronel Malan dedicates herself, following Bach, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Mozart to the works of Johannes Brahms. Once again the South African born and by choice New Yorker convinces with an extraordinary program full of interesting works. Composers such as Lowell Liebermann, Ludwig Stark or Ignaz Friedman put Brahms’s four-handed chorales, tunes and works into a piano solo made mode. The world premiere of Brahms’s Haydn variations Op 56a, originally composed for the orchestra, which has been modified by Ludwig Stark, completes this diversified portrait of a composer. Petronel Malan belongs without a doubt to one of the well-respected pianists of her age, which is impressively proven by the variety of many international awards, she has won.

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