Composer: Anton Bruckner
Performer: Mari Kodama
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pentatone
Catalogue: PTC5187224
Release: 2024
Size: 2.11 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Piano Sonata in G Minor, WAB 243: First movement (Entwurf)
02. Klavierstück in E-Flat Major, WAB 119
03. Fantasie in D Minor
04. Stille Betrachtung an einem Herbstabend, WAB 123
05. Minuet & Trio in G Major, WAB 220
06. Etude in G Major, WAB 214
07. Fantasie in G Major, WAB 118
08. Theme and Variations No. 5, WAB 223
09. 2 Waltzes, WAB 224: No. 2, in E-Flat Major
10. Polka in C Major, WAB 221
11. Andante in E-Flat Major, WAB deest 3
12. Chromatic Etude in F Major, WAB 212
13. Mazurka in A Minor, WAB 218
14. Steiermärker in G Major, WAB 122
15. 2 Waltzes, WAB 224: No. 1, in C Major
16. Erinnerung, WAB 117
Mari Kodama celebrates the Bruckner bicentenary year with a collection of piano works, most of which are rarely heard. While some of them, such as the Fantasie, Erinnerung and Stille Betrachtung, reveal the serious symphonist and church composer, the many dances included on this album illuminate a lighter side of the composer. In general, hearing his approach to the piano enriches our understanding of this enigmatic genius. As much of the material was taken from study sketch books, these pieces allow us a look into the workshop of this ever-searching spirit. To Kodama, the Bruckner that appears from his works is in many ways more interesting than the various, cliche-ridden accounts of his life and character. Instead, Kodama aims to paint a nuanced Bruckner portrait, gaining in depth thanks to the original selection and perspective. Mari Kodama is one of the most extraordinary pianists of our age, and has an impressive Pentatone discography, featuring Beethoven’s complete piano sonatas (2003-2014), piano concertos of Loewe and Chopin (2003), Tchaikovsky Ballet Suites for Piano Duo (2016), De Falla’s Nights in the Gardens of Spain(2017), Martinu’s Concerto for Two Pianos (2018), Kaleidoscope, Beethoven Transcriptions and MON AMI Mon amour (both 2020), New Paths (2022) and Mozart & Poulenc Double Concertos (2024).