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BAND/ARTIST: Matthieu Cognet
- Title: MIt Humor
- Year Of Release: 2019
- Label: Odradek Records
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless / flac 24bits - 96.0kHz
- Total Time: 01:09:18
- Total Size: 242 / 1086 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
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01. Humoreske in B-Flat Major, Op. 20: I. Einfach (Sehr rasch und leicht)
02. Humoreske in B-Flat Major, Op. 20: II. Hastig
03. Humoreske in B-Flat Major, Op. 20: III. Einfach und zart (Intermezzo)
04. Humoreske in B-Flat Major, Op. 20: IV. Innig
05. Humoreske in B-Flat Major, Op. 20: V. Sehr lebhaft (Mit einigem Pomp)
06. Humoreske in B-Flat Major, Op. 20: VI. Zum Beschluss (Adagio-Allegro)
07. Four Pieces, Op. 4: I. Souvenir-Tranquillo
08. Four Pieces, Op. 4: II. Elan-Molto allegro
09. Four Pieces, Op. 4: III. Desespoir-Andante con agitazione e dolore
10. Four Pieces, Op. 4: IV. Suggestion diabolique-Prestissimo fantastico
11. Piano Sonata No. 60 in C Major, Op. 79, Hob. XVI 50: I. Allegro
12. Piano Sonata No. 60 in C Major, Op. 79, Hob. XVI 50: II. Adagio
13. Piano Sonata No. 60 in C Major, Op. 79, Hob. XVI 50: III. Allegro molto
14. Piano Sonata, Sz. 80, BB 88: I. Allegro moderato
15. Piano Sonata, Sz. 80, BB 88: II. Sostenuto e pesante
16. Piano Sonata, Sz. 80, BB 88: III. Allegro molto
Pianist Matthieu Cognet explodes the myth of ‘serious’ classical music with a recital focussing on music played ‘mit humor’ - with humour, in works by Haydn, Prokofiev, Robert Schumann and Bartok.
Matthieu Cognet has chosen for this album music that possesses good humour, whether sardonic, quirky or witty, but he has also embraced the subtler implications of the album’s title. The German word ‘Humor’ has more nuanced connotations than comedy alone, implying a broader spectrum of feeling, just as the Greek ‘four humours’ referred to a range of temperaments. This in turn broadens the musical scope of this programme to embrace the subtleties, the light and shade, of humour within music.
Joseph Haydn was a master of musical comedy, and his Piano Sonata No. 60 features eccentric quirks similar to those heard in his ‘London’ Symphonies. Robert Schumann was influenced by the comic writer Jean Paul when he composed his rhapsodic ‘Humoreske in B-flat major’, Op. 20, which exudes a stream-of-consciousness quality. The 20th century brought with it musical humour of a satirical, sometimes acerbic nature. Prokofiev’s ‘Four Pieces for piano’, like Schumann’s ‘Humoreske’, encompass a range of characters, and Bartok’s Piano Sonata, Sz. 80 has moments of grim humour and dry wit.
Matthieu Cognet was born in Paris and later moved to the United States, where among many achievements he has written and published his solo piano transcription of Ravel’s ‘La Valse’, became Artistic Director of the French American Piano Society, and currently teaches and performs in New York and beyond.
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01. Humoreske in B-Flat Major, Op. 20: I. Einfach (Sehr rasch und leicht)
02. Humoreske in B-Flat Major, Op. 20: II. Hastig
03. Humoreske in B-Flat Major, Op. 20: III. Einfach und zart (Intermezzo)
04. Humoreske in B-Flat Major, Op. 20: IV. Innig
05. Humoreske in B-Flat Major, Op. 20: V. Sehr lebhaft (Mit einigem Pomp)
06. Humoreske in B-Flat Major, Op. 20: VI. Zum Beschluss (Adagio-Allegro)
07. Four Pieces, Op. 4: I. Souvenir-Tranquillo
08. Four Pieces, Op. 4: II. Elan-Molto allegro
09. Four Pieces, Op. 4: III. Desespoir-Andante con agitazione e dolore
10. Four Pieces, Op. 4: IV. Suggestion diabolique-Prestissimo fantastico
11. Piano Sonata No. 60 in C Major, Op. 79, Hob. XVI 50: I. Allegro
12. Piano Sonata No. 60 in C Major, Op. 79, Hob. XVI 50: II. Adagio
13. Piano Sonata No. 60 in C Major, Op. 79, Hob. XVI 50: III. Allegro molto
14. Piano Sonata, Sz. 80, BB 88: I. Allegro moderato
15. Piano Sonata, Sz. 80, BB 88: II. Sostenuto e pesante
16. Piano Sonata, Sz. 80, BB 88: III. Allegro molto
Pianist Matthieu Cognet explodes the myth of ‘serious’ classical music with a recital focussing on music played ‘mit humor’ - with humour, in works by Haydn, Prokofiev, Robert Schumann and Bartok.
Matthieu Cognet has chosen for this album music that possesses good humour, whether sardonic, quirky or witty, but he has also embraced the subtler implications of the album’s title. The German word ‘Humor’ has more nuanced connotations than comedy alone, implying a broader spectrum of feeling, just as the Greek ‘four humours’ referred to a range of temperaments. This in turn broadens the musical scope of this programme to embrace the subtleties, the light and shade, of humour within music.
Joseph Haydn was a master of musical comedy, and his Piano Sonata No. 60 features eccentric quirks similar to those heard in his ‘London’ Symphonies. Robert Schumann was influenced by the comic writer Jean Paul when he composed his rhapsodic ‘Humoreske in B-flat major’, Op. 20, which exudes a stream-of-consciousness quality. The 20th century brought with it musical humour of a satirical, sometimes acerbic nature. Prokofiev’s ‘Four Pieces for piano’, like Schumann’s ‘Humoreske’, encompass a range of characters, and Bartok’s Piano Sonata, Sz. 80 has moments of grim humour and dry wit.
Matthieu Cognet was born in Paris and later moved to the United States, where among many achievements he has written and published his solo piano transcription of Ravel’s ‘La Valse’, became Artistic Director of the French American Piano Society, and currently teaches and performs in New York and beyond.
Year 2019 | Classical | FLAC / APE | HD & Vinyl
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