Hyelim Kim - Raff: Complete Piano Suites, Vol. 2 (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Piano Suite No. 2 in C Major, Op. 71: I. Preludio. Andante
02. Piano Suite No. 2 in C Major, Op. 71: II. Polka
03. Piano Suite No. 2 in C Major, Op. 71: III. Toccatina. Molto vivace
04. Piano Suite No. 2 in C Major, Op. 71: IV. Romanza. Andante non troppo
05. Piano Suite No. 2 in C Major, Op. 71: V. Fuga. Vivace
06. Piano Suite No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 91: I. Fantasia e Fuga
07. Piano Suite No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 91: II. Giga con variazioni
08. Piano Suite No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 91: III. Cavatina. Larghetto, non troppo lento
09. Piano Suite No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 91: IV. Marcia. Allegro deciso

In his compositions Joachim Raff balanced the traditional lineage of Mendelssohn and Schumann with the progressive elements found in the music of Liszt and Wagner. His fondness for the piano suite gave him a suitable canvas to blend and resolve past with present, as he does in the melodically captivating Suite No. 2 in C major. Similarly, he fuses Baroque influences with hints of Lisztian Romantic bravura in his pianistic masterpiece, the Suite No. 4 in D minor. ‘[Raff] could ask for no better advocate than pianist Hyelim Kim’ (Fanfare on Volume 1 in this series).