Patricia Goodson - Foerster: Dreams, Memories and Impressions (Complete Solo Piano Music) [4CD] (2013)

• Title: Foerster: Dreams, Memories and Impressions (Complete Solo Piano Music)
  
• Year Of Release: 2013
  
• Label: Brilliant Classics
  
• Genre: Classical Piano
  
• Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
  
• Total Time: 04:10:26
  
• Total Size: 732 mb
  
• WebSite: Album Preview
  

Tracklist

01. Dreaming, Op. 47: I. Sostenuto molto
02. Dreaming, Op. 47: II. Tempo di valse
03. Dreaming, Op. 47: III. Andante con moto
04. Dreaming, Op. 47: IV. Allegretto grazioso
05. Dreaming, Op. 47: V. Allegro
06. Roses of Remembrance, Op. 49: I. Allegro moderato
07. Roses of Remembrance, Op. 49: II. Moderato ma appassionato
08. Roses of Remembrance, Op. 49: III. Tempo di valse lente
09. Roses of Remembrance, Op. 49: IV. Andante ma non troppo
10. Roses of Remembrance, Op. 49: V. Tranquillo
11. Roses of Remembrance, Op. 49: VI. Andante comodo
12. Evening Music, Op. 79: I. Andante con moto
13. Evening Music, Op. 79: II. Andante ma con molto passione
14. Charcoal Sketches, Op. 136: I. Moderato
15. Charcoal Sketches, Op. 136: II. Allegro grazioso
16. Charcoal Sketches, Op. 136: III. Appassionato
17. Charcoal Sketches, Op. 136: IV. Allegro giusto
18. Impressions, Op. 73: I. Andante comodo ma non troppo lento
19. Impressions, Op. 73: II. Allegro ma non troppo
20. Impressions, Op. 73: III. Allegretto scherzando
21. Impressions, Op. 73: IV. Con moto
22. Impressions, Op. 73: V. Allegro con brio
23. The Masks of Eros, Op. 98
24. Osenice Suite, Op. 129 : I. Allegro moderato ma appassionato
25. Osenice Suite, Op. 129 : II. Tranquillo e moderato ma non troppo lento
26. Osenice Suite, Op. 129 : III. Allegro impetuoso
27. Osenice Suite, Op. 129 : IV. Andante solenne
28. Jicín Suite, Op. 124: I. Allegro moderato, ma con spirito
29. Jicín Suite, Op. 124: II. Allegretto grazioso
30. Jicín Suite, Op. 124: III. Allegro giusto
31. Jicín Suite, Op. 124: IV. Largo e lugubre
32. And the Apple Trees Blossomed, Op. 52: I. Dream
33. And the Apple Trees Blossomed, Op. 52: II. Love Song
34. And the Apple Trees Blossomed, Op. 52: III. Parting
35. And the Apple Trees Blossomed, Op. 52: IV. Halcyon Day
36. Three Pieces for Young Pianists, Op. 153b "The Day": I. Morning
37. Three Pieces for Young Pianists, Op. 153b "The Day": II. Noon
38. Three Pieces for Young Pianists, Op. 153b "The Day": III. Evening
39. Miniatures for Piano, Op. 17: I. Allegretto grazioso
40. Miniatures for Piano, Op. 17: II. Andante
41. Miniatures for Piano, Op. 17: III. Andantino
42. Miniatures for Piano, Op. 17: IV. Allegro con brio
43. Miniatures for Piano, Op. 17: V. Allegretto
44. Pages from My Diary, Op. 18b: I. Allegro grazioso
45. Pages from My Diary, Op. 18b: II. Allegro appassionato
46. Pages from My Diary, Op. 18b: III. Andante sostenuto
47. Pages from My Diary, Op. 18b: IV. Allegretto
48. Pages from My Diary, Op. 18b: V. Molto moderato et espressivo
49. Greetings to President T.G. Masaryk on His 80th Birthday, Op. Posth.
50. Bagattella, Op. Posth.
51. Melodie, Op. Posth.
52. Lullaby, Op. Posth.
53. Two Pieces for the Left Hand, Op. 142: I. Notturno
54. Two Pieces for the Left Hand, Op. 142: II. Fantastico
55. Esquisses de danse, Op. 48: I. Danse des enfants
56. Esquisses de danse, Op. 48: II. Danse des amoureux
57. Esquisses de danse, Op. 48: III. Danse des mariés
58. Esquisses de danse, Op. 48: IV. Danse des vieux
59. Music for My Young Son, Op. 72: I. Andante
60. Music for My Young Son, Op. 72: II. Moderato
61. Music for My Young Son, Op. 72: III. Allegro ma non troppo
62. Music for My Young Son, Op. 72: IV. Molto moderato
63. Music for My Young Son, Op. 72: V. Andante
64. Memories of Youth
65. Petites esquisses
66. Moment musicale, Op. Posth.
67. Allegretto capriccioso, Op. Posth.
68. Spring Moods, Op. 4: I. Tempo di valse
69. Spring Moods, Op. 4: II. Allegro ma non troppo
70. Spring Moods, Op. 4: III. Allegretto grazioso
71. Allegro and Scherzo, Op. 5: I. Allegro
72. Allegro and Scherzo, Op. 5: II. Scherzo
73. March for the National Youth Front, Op. Posth.
74. Wiegenlied, Op. Posth.
75. Zuckerpuppe tanzt, Op. Posth.

“J.B. Foerster was born in this house on 30 December 1859 in order, through his music, to raise us to the heights of beauty.”

Although little known today in the wider musical world and even in his own country, Czech composer Josef Bohuslav Foerster was highly revered among his contemporaries. Foerster was active during the Czech National Revival, when the Czech art and culture was undergoing a true renaissance.

This collection comprises the composer’s complete solo piano music, which is characterised by fluid, lyrical melodic lines and unusual harmony. Each of these pieces was written as a dedication, gift or personal commission, showing the importance with which Foerester treated his family and friends. Many of the works contain a certain imagery or derive from a particular back story; one of these is the 1908 work Music for my young son – containing references to the infant Albert’s favourite folk tune – which almost seems to foretell the young boy’s tragic death, aged 16, in 1921. Among the other works in the collection is Dreaming; perhaps the composer’s most popular piano work.

The pieces are performed by renowned American pianist Patricia Goodson. Having lived in Prague since 1991, Goodson regularly wins praise all over the world for her interpretation of the Czech piano repertoire.

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