Composer: Frédéric François Chopin, Chilly Gonzales, György Ligeti, Alice Sara Ott, Arvo Pärt, Nino Rota, Toru Takemitsu, Francesco Tristano
Performer: Alice Sara Ott
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Catalogue: 4860474
Release: 2021
Size: 1.12 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
01. Tristano: In The Beginning Was
Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28
02. No. 1 in C Major. Agitato
03. No. 2 in A Minor. Lento
04. No. 3 in G Major. Vivace
05. No. 4 in E Minor. Largo
Ligeti: Musica Ricercata for piano
06. I. Sostenuto. Misurato. Prestissimo
Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28
07. No. 5 in D Major. Molto allegro
08. No. 6 in B Minor. Lento assai
09 .No. 7 in A Major. Andantino
10. No. 8 in F Sharp Minor. Molto agitato
11. No. 9 in E Major. Largo
12. Rota: Valzer
Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28
13. No. 10 in C Sharp Minor. Molto allegro
14. No. 11 in B Major. Vivace
15. No. 12 in G Sharp Minor. Presto
16. No. 13 in F Sharp Minor. Lento
17. No. 14 in E Flat Minor. Allegro
18. No. 15 in D Flat Major. Sostenuto “Raindrop”
19. Gonzales: Prelude in C Sharp major
Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28
20. No. 16 in B Flat Minor. Presto con fuoco
21. No. 17 in A Flat Major. Allegretto
22. No. 18 in C Minor. Molto allegro
Takemitsu: Litany
23. I. Adagio
Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28
24. No. 19 in E Flat Major. Vivace
25. No. 20 in C Minor. Largo
26. Pärt: Für Alina
Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28
27. No. 21 in B Flat Major. Cantabile
28. No. 22 in G Minor. Molto agitato
29. No. 23 in F Major. Moderato
30. No. 24 in D Minor. Allegro appassionato
31. Ott: Lullaby to Eternity (on fragments of W.A. Mozart’s ‘Lacrimosa’
For her tenth Deutsche Grammophon release, pianist Alice Sara Ott returns to the music of Frédéric Chopin. She approaches Chopin’s 24 Préludes op. 28 from a fresh perspective, finding a personal thread that parallels the music’s dramatic arc and wide-ranging moods. The pianist frames the Préludes within a contemporary context by interspersing them with seven works by 20th- and 21st-century composers.
“Echoes Of Life is a personal reflection on the thoughts and moments that influence and change our lives. It also portrays the journey and transformation I took to become the person and artist I see myself as today. In interpreting music from composers who, in their own time, challenged the system and redefined music, I see it as my role as a classical musician to carry this spirit forward
by not insisting on reproducing bygone traditions and limitations.” – Alice Sara Ott
