Danielle Laval - Danielle Laval - A Piano Odyssey (2026)

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Title: Danielle Laval - A Piano Odyssey
Year Of Release: 2026
Label: Warner Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 04:27:11
Total Size: 1.01 GB
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Tracklist:

1. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: No. 10, Choral. "Jesus bleibet meine Freude" (Arr. Hess for Piano) (3:34)
2. Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Kk. 159 "La caccia" (4:52)
3. Premier livre de pièces de viole, Suite en ré mineur: XXIV. Rondeau (Piano Version, Formerly Attributed to Lully as "Gavotte") (2:34)
4. Livre de pièces de clavecin, Suite No. 3: I. Le coucou (1:47)
5. Keyboard Suite in E Major, HWV 430: IV. Air and Variations "The Harmonious Blacksmith" (4:11)
6. String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11 No. 5, G. 275: III. Minuetto - Trio (Perf. by Piano) (3:06)
7. Deuxième livre de pièces de clavecin, Suite en mi mineur: VIII. Tambourin (1:20)
8. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, Op. 6 No. 2, K. 331 "Alla Turca": III. Allegretto. Turkish March (3:24)
9. 3 Marches militaires, Op. 51, D. 733: No. 1 in D Major (4:30)
10. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto (6:19)
11. Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise" (2:56)
12. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 3 in E Major "Tristesse" (4:12)
13. Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2 (3:49)
14. Songs Without Words, Book VI, Op. 67: No. 4, Presto, MWV U182 "Spinner's Song" (1:48)
15. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Träumerei (2:45)
16. 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 5 in A-Flat Minor (1:39)
17. Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst (4:35)
18. Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 6, To the Spring (2:54)
19. Suite bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75: III. Clair de lune (3:47)
20. 12 Danzas españolas: No. 5, Andaluza (3:44)
21. España, Op. 165: No. 2, Tango (2:00)
22. El amor brujo: No. 8, Danza ritual del fuego (Piano Version) (3:32)
23. 3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux (2:42)
24. Prelude No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2 "The Bells of Moscow" (3:42)
25. 6 Études, Op. 52: No. 6, Étude en forme de valse (7:01)
26. 6 Études, Op. 111: No. 6, Toccata (4:42)
27. 15 Études de virtuosité, Op. 72: No. 1 in E Minor, Vivace (2:05)
28. 15 Études de virtuosité, Op. 72: No. 2 in G Minor, Allegro brillante (2:09)
29. 15 Études de virtuosité, Op. 72: No. 6 in F Major, Presto (1:34)
30. 15 Études de virtuosité, Op. 72: No. 11 in A-Flat Major, Presto e con leggierezza (1:50)
31. 15 Études de virtuosité, Op. 72: No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Presto (1:41)
32. 15 Études de virtuosité, Op. 72: No. 13 in A-Flat Minor, Molto animato (4:43)
33. 12 Études caractéristiques, Op. 2: No. 6, Si oiseau j’étais, à toi je volerais! (1:56)
34. 6 Études: No. 1 in C Major, Vite et très lié (1:25)
35. 6 Études: No. 2 in A Minor, Vif et bien rythmé (1:48)
36. 6 Études: No. 3 in G Major, Vif et décidé (1:08)
37. 6 Études: No. 4 in B Major, Léger et précis (1:23)
38. 6 Études: No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Vivement (1:41)
39. 6 Études: No. 6 in F-Sharp Major, Vif et bien rythmé (1:56)
40. 3 Études, Op. 104b: No. 1, Presto sempre, MWV U117 (2:36)
41. 3 Études, Op. 104b: No. 2, Allegro con moto, MWV U100 (3:07)
42. 3 Études, Op. 104b: No. 3, Allegro vivace, MWV U142 (1:44)
43. 3 Études, Op. 3: No. 1 in D-Flat Major, Allegro moderato (4:29)
44. 3 Études for Piano, Op. 3: No. 2 in E Minor, Allegro (2:17)
45. 3 Études, Op. 3: No. 3 in A Major, Allegro (2:43)
46. Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 21: I. Allegro appassionato (6:34)
47. Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 21: II. Andante (6:48)
48. Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 21: III. Allegro (2:36)
49. Arabesque No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 61 (4:39)
50. 6 Études de concert, Op. 35: No. 5 in F Major, Impromptu (3:45)
51. 6 Études de concert, Op. 35: No. 2 in D-Flat Major, Automne (5:43)
52. 6 Études de concert, Op. 35: No. 6 in D Major, Tarentelle (4:15)
53. Pièce dans le style ancien, Op. 74 (2:40)
54. 6 Études de concert, Op. 35: No. 1 in C Major, Scherzo (2:47)
55. 6 Romances sans paroles, Op. 76: No. 3, Idylle (2:31)
56. 6 Romances sans paroles, Op. 76: No. 5, Chanson bretonne (2:02)
57. 6 Études de concert, Op. 35: No. 3, Fileuse (4:30)
58. Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57 (4:32)
59. Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60 (7:53)
60. Boléro in C Major, Op. 19 (7:56)
61. Tarantelle in A-Flat Major, Op. 43 (3:26)
62. 3 Écossaises, Op. Posth. 72 No. 3: No. 1 in D Major (0:49)
63. 3 Écossaises, Op. Posth. 72 No. 3: No. 2 in G Major (0:38)
64. 3 Écossaises, Op. Posth. 72 No. 3: No. 3 in D-Flat Major (0:43)
65. 3 Nouvelles Études: No. 3 in A-Flat Major (1:42)
66. 3 Nouvelles Études: No. 2 in D-Flat Major (1:44)
67. 3 Nouvelles Études: No. 1 in F Minor (1:49)
68. Rondo à la mazur in F Major, Op. 5 (8:23)
69. Introduction and Rondo in E-Flat Major, Op. 16 (10:39)
70. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: I. Allegro maestoso (9:28)
71. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: II. Scherzo (2:46)
72. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: III. Largo (8:43)
73. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: IV. Finale. Presto non tanto (5:28)
74. Rondo in C Minor, Op. 1 (8:38)

The formidable pianist Danielle Laval was one of EMI France’s leading lights during the 1970s. A student of the great pedagogue Vlado Perlemuter, she inherited from him an unwavering devotion to French music and an inimitable mastery of legato.

Unusually, this pianist first became known to the general public through her recordings before establishing herself as a major concert artist. On the advice of the renowned artistic director Peter de Jongh, whose protégée she was, she dedicated her first album to rarely-heard études by composers such as Lazare-Lévy and Blumenfeld (included here in its entirety and newly remastered in high definition). While her vast repertoire spans from Rameau to Debussy and features many of the greatest masterpieces of the piano, she also recorded the very first monograph entirely dedicated to the composer Cécile Chaminade. A Piano Odyssey pays tribute once more to this prodigious artist.