Hommage à Vienne

Elena Gaponenko (Solo Piano)

Released by OEHMS Classics since June 14, 2019

Homage to the city of Vienna and the composers who once worked there.

»This recording should honour this enchantingly beautiful city as a great guardian of culture, as it has brought so many musical icons together and allowed them to develop creatively.«

With works by Clara Wieck-Schumann, Robert Schumann, Franz Schubert , Luwig van Beethoven and variations on a theme by Anton Diabelli.

Recorded on a C. Bechstein D-282 grand piano.

TRACK	TITEL	COMPOSER	INSTRUMENT
01	SCHERZO OP. 10 01. Con passione	Clara Wieck-Schuhmann (1819–1896)	Piano
02-04	3 ROMANCES OP. 11 02. I. Andante 03. II. Andante – Allegro passionato 04. III. Moderato – Animato	Clara Wieck-Schuhmann (1819–1896)	Piano
05	HUNGARIAN MELODY IN B MINOR, D 817 05. Allegretto	Franz Schubert (1797–1828)	Piano
06	IMPROMPTU B-FLAT MAJOR, OP. 142 NO. 3, D 935	Franz Schubert (1797–1828)	Piano
07-14	VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY ANTON DIABELLI (1781–1858) 07. Theme 08. Var. 26: Ignaz Moscheles (1794–1870) 09. Var. 16: Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778–1837) 10. Var. 18: Friedrich Wilhelm Frédéric Kalkbrenner (1785–1849) 11. Var. 28: Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791–1844) 12. Var. 24: Franz Liszt (1811–1886) 13. Var. 38: Franz Schubert 14. Var. 44: Michael Umlauf (1781–1842)		Piano
15	POLONAISE IN C MAJOR, OP. 89 15. Alla Polacca, vivace	Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)	Piano
16-20	FASCHINGSSCHWANK AUS WIEN OP. 26 16. I. Allegro. Sehr lebhaft 17. II. Romanze. Ziemlich langsam 18. III. Scherzino 19. IV. Intermezzo. Mit größter Energie 20. V. Finale. Höchst lebhaft	Robert Schumann (1810–1856)	Piano

Reviews:

Radio BRF1 (Audiobeitrag ab 26:02 min) (deutsch)

Pianist Magazin, Ausgabe 2019 Nr. 4 (deutsch)

Piano News, Ausgabe 05/2019 (deutsch)

nmz - Neue Musikzeitung, Ausgabe 6/2020 (deutsch)

Art Music Lounge (englisch)

Pizzicato, Folge 236 (deutsch)

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