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
Tristano: In The Beginning Was
Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28
No. 1 in C Major. Agitato
No. 2 in A Minor. Lento
No. 3 in G Major. Vivace
No. 4 in E Minor. Largo
Ligeti: Musica Ricercata for piano
I. Sostenuto. Misurato. Prestissimo
Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28
No. 5 in D Major. Molto allegro
No. 6 in B Minor. Lento assai
No. 7 in A Major. Andantino
No. 8 in F Sharp Minor. Molto agitato
No. 9 in E Major. Largo
Rota: Valzer
Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28
No. 10 in C Sharp Minor. Molto allegro
No. 11 in B Major. Vivace
No. 12 in G Sharp Minor. Presto
No. 13 in F Sharp Minor. Lento
No. 14 in E Flat Minor. Allegro
No. 15 in D Flat Major. Sostenuto “Raindrop”
Gonzales: Prelude in C Sharp major
Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28
No. 16 in B Flat Minor. Presto con fuoco
No. 17 in A Flat Major. Allegretto
No. 18 in C Minor. Molto allegro
Takemitsu: Litany
I. Adagio
Chopin: Preludes (24), Op. 28
No. 19 in E Flat Major. Vivace
No. 20 in C Minor. Largo
Pärt: Für Alina
Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28
No. 21 in B Flat Major. Cantabile
No. 22 in G Minor. Molto agitato
No. 23 in F Major. Moderato
No. 24 in D Minor. Allegro appassionato
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