Composer: Émile Jaques-Dalcroze
Performer: Adalberto Maria Riva
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC0473
Release: 2018
Size: 1.03 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Skizzen, Op. 10
01. No. 1, Kobolde
02. No. 2, Träumerei
03. No. 3, Schmetterlinge
04. No. 4, Ständchen
05. No. 5, Canon
06. No. 6, Capriccio
3 Morceaux, Op. 44
07. No. 1, Arabesque
08. No. 2, Romance
09. No. 3, Impromptu-capriccio
3 Morceaux, Op. 45
10. No. 1, Eglogue
11. No. 2, Humoresque
12. No. 3, Nocturne
3 Morceaux, Op. 46
13. No. 1, Ballade
14. No. 2, Capriccio appassionato
15. No. 3, Aria
16. Polka enharmonique, Op. 47
The Swiss composer Émile Jaques-Dalcroze (1865–1950) is best remembered for his development of Eurhythmics, which teaches the appreciation of music through movement.
But Jaques-Dalcroze, who studied with Delibes and Fauré in Paris and with Bruckner and Fuchs in Vienna, was a considerable composer in his own right, with operas, cantatas and orchestral works among his substantial output.
The piano works on this new album, all written in the 1890s and receiving their first recording here, are generally lighter in style, showing the influence of Schumann and the salons of Paris.
This is the first of a projected three volumes presenting the attractive piano music of this neglected composer.
The project is a joint undertaking between Toccata Classics, the Association des Amis Jaques-Dalcroze, the Fondation de famille Jaques-Dalcroze and two other Swiss bodies.