
Katia Spluga - Present Reflections (2025) [Hi-Res]
BAND/ARTIST: Katia Spluga
- Title: Present Reflections
- Year Of Release: 2025
- Label: Stradivarius
- Genre: Classical Piano
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) / flac 24bits - 48.0kHz
- Total Time: 00:53:04
- Total Size: 174 / 425 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. 2 Piano Pieces, Op. 54: No. 1, Scottish Legend
02. 2 Piano Pieces, Op. 54: No. 2, Gavotte Fantastique
03. Prelude & Fugue, Op. 81
04. Fantasia fugata, Op. 87
05. Hermit Thrush, Op. 92: No. 1, The Hermit Thrush at Eve
06. Hermit Thrush, Op. 92: No. 2, The Hermit Thrush at Morn
07. Cradle Song of the Lonely Mother, Op. 108
08. By the Still Waters, Op. 114
09. 5 Improvisations, Op. 148: No. 1, Lento, molto tranquillo
10. 5 Improvisations, Op. 148: No. 2, Allegretto grazioso e capriccioso
11. 5 Improvisations, Op. 148: No. 3, Allegro con delicatezza
12. 5 Improvisations, Op. 148: No. 4, Molto lento e tranquillo
The album "Present Reflections" offers an anthology of Amy Beach's piano works, showcasing her remarkable compositional talent and stylistic range-from expressive virtuosity to deep interpretative intimacy. This distinctive quality is due not only to her extraordinary gift but also to several factors: the profound cultural shifts she experienced between the late 19th and early 20th centuries-bridging late Romanticism, the emergence of the avant-garde, and the advent of jazz-and her unmistakable emotional expressiveness. Despite the strict, self-imposed discipline of her compositional process (she was entirely self-taught), her style remains deeply personal and authentic in every work. Looking back in time, beginning with her later compositions, one can observe a radical evolution in her writing. These works are not only a significant contribution to American piano literature but also a testament to the transformation of an era-one that slips away from the present to become almost immediately part of the past. In this way, Present Reflections becomes a mirror of today's world, reflecting the epochal changes of which we are all a part. Mrs. Beach's incredible talent, which enabled her to emerge as one of the greatest composers of her time, tells the story of both women and men-transcending the limitations imposed by society and leaving behind a musical legacy that deserves not only rediscovery but celebration.
01. 2 Piano Pieces, Op. 54: No. 1, Scottish Legend
02. 2 Piano Pieces, Op. 54: No. 2, Gavotte Fantastique
03. Prelude & Fugue, Op. 81
04. Fantasia fugata, Op. 87
05. Hermit Thrush, Op. 92: No. 1, The Hermit Thrush at Eve
06. Hermit Thrush, Op. 92: No. 2, The Hermit Thrush at Morn
07. Cradle Song of the Lonely Mother, Op. 108
08. By the Still Waters, Op. 114
09. 5 Improvisations, Op. 148: No. 1, Lento, molto tranquillo
10. 5 Improvisations, Op. 148: No. 2, Allegretto grazioso e capriccioso
11. 5 Improvisations, Op. 148: No. 3, Allegro con delicatezza
12. 5 Improvisations, Op. 148: No. 4, Molto lento e tranquillo
The album "Present Reflections" offers an anthology of Amy Beach's piano works, showcasing her remarkable compositional talent and stylistic range-from expressive virtuosity to deep interpretative intimacy. This distinctive quality is due not only to her extraordinary gift but also to several factors: the profound cultural shifts she experienced between the late 19th and early 20th centuries-bridging late Romanticism, the emergence of the avant-garde, and the advent of jazz-and her unmistakable emotional expressiveness. Despite the strict, self-imposed discipline of her compositional process (she was entirely self-taught), her style remains deeply personal and authentic in every work. Looking back in time, beginning with her later compositions, one can observe a radical evolution in her writing. These works are not only a significant contribution to American piano literature but also a testament to the transformation of an era-one that slips away from the present to become almost immediately part of the past. In this way, Present Reflections becomes a mirror of today's world, reflecting the epochal changes of which we are all a part. Mrs. Beach's incredible talent, which enabled her to emerge as one of the greatest composers of her time, tells the story of both women and men-transcending the limitations imposed by society and leaving behind a musical legacy that deserves not only rediscovery but celebration.
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