Composer: Florent Schmitt
Performer: Biljana Urban
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Grand Piano
Catalogue: GP850
Release: 2021
Size: 1.12 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Crépuscules, Op. 56
01. No. 1, Sur un vieux petit cimetière
02. No. 2, Neige
03. No. 3, Sylphides
04. No. 4, Solitude
Pupazzi, Op. 36
05. No. 1, Scaramouche
06. No. 2, Aminte
07. No. 3, Damis
08. No. 4, Eglé
09. No. 5, Cassandre
10. No. 6, Atys
11. No. 7, Clymène
12. No. 8, Arlequin
9 Pieces for Piano, Op. 27
13. No. 1, L’heure immobile
14. No. 2, Danse orientale
15. No. 3, Chanson tendre
16. No. 4, Chanson mélancolique
17. No. 5, Nocturne
18. No. 6, Romance sans paroles
19. No. 7, Sérénade antique
20. No. 8, Gitanella
21. No. 9, Sicilienne
22. Ritournelle for Piano, Op. 2b
3 Préludes for Piano, Op. 3
23. No. 1, Prélude triste
24. Ballade de La Neige, Op. 6
Florent Schmitt was a strikingly original composer whose influences were as varied as his own restless and imaginative music. A number of his solo piano works are little known and offer an important insight into his compositional development. Neuf Pièces, Op. 27, which includes a Spanish-infused Gitanella movement, was composed during his first period of travel. The expressive and vivid elements of Crépuscules, Op. 56 are infused with harmonic richness and quiet melancholy, while Ritournelle, Op. 2 No. IIbis displays an airiness and wit characteristic of French music of the Roaring Twenties. Internationally renowned pianist, Biljana Urban, presents a selection of neglected gems of French piano literature including many world première recordings. This recording was made on a Steinway D piano.