Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel BachBach, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ferruccio Busoni, Frédéric François Chopin, Felix Mendelssohn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alfred Schnittke
Performer: Alexander Melnikov
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Catalogue: HMM902702
Release: 2023
Size: 1.09 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Bach JS: Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV903
01. Fantasia
02. Fugue
03. Bach CPE: Fantasia in F-Sharp Minor, Wq. 67
04. Mozart: Fantasia in C minor, K396
05. Mozart: Fantasia in D minor, K397
Mendelssohn: Fantasia in F sharp minor, Op. 28
06. I. Con moto agitato
07. II. Allegro con moto
08. III. Presto
09. Chopin: Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49
10. Busoni: Fantasia in modo antico Op. 33b No. 4
Schnittke: Improvisation and Fugue
11. Improvisation
12. Fugue
A lover of historical keyboard instruments, Alexander Melnikov has already successfully met the challenge of exploring ‘Four Pieces, Four Pianos’ on disc and in concert back in 2018.
Today, he has chosen to perform seven emblematic works of the fantasia genre on harpsichord, fortepiano, tangent piano, early grands, and so on. In this journey through the keyboards of time, we can discover these pieces as they sounded at the time of their creation, but also grasp the invisible thread that links them to each other.