Composer: Michel Sogny
Performer: Tamar Beraia
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Odradek
Catalogue: ODRCD449
Release: 2024
Size: 979 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Trois pièces dans le style hongrois
01. I. Moderato
02. II. Moderato molto
03. III. Presto
Entrevisions, 12 pièces pour piano
04. I. Modéré
05. II. Modéré
06. III. Lent
07. IV. Lent et Placide
08. V. Modéré
09. VI. Modéré librement
10. VII. Andante
11. VIII. Modéré
12. IX. Modéré et Mystérieux
13. X. Vif et Animé
14. XI. Lent et Lointain
15. XII. Allegretto
Études dans le Style Hongrois
Livre 1
16. I. Moderato
17. II. Andante
18. III. Andante
19. IV. Moderato
20. V. Allegretto
21. VI. Allegretto capriccioso
22. VII. Lento
23. VIII. Adagio
24. IX. Andante
25. X. Allegretto
26. XI. Andantino
27. XII. Vivo
Livre 2
28. I. Andante
29. II. Moderato
30. III. Andantino
31. IV. Allegro moderato
32. V. Allegretto capriccioso
33. VI. Andantino
34. VII. Allegro vivace
35. VIII. Andantino
36. IX. Allegro moderato
37. X. Allegro molto
38. XI. Andante
39. XII. Presto
Livre 3
40. I. Allegro moderato
41. II. Andantino
42. III. Vivo
43. IV. Allegretto
44. V. Allegro moderato
45. VI. Vivo
46. VII. Allegretto
47. VIII. Andante capriccioso
48. IX. Allegro moderato
49. X. Allegro moderato
50. XI. Allegro
51. XII. Allegro moderato
Livre 4
52. I. Allegro moderato
53. II. Allegretto
54. III. Allegro moderato
55. IV. Allegro moderato
56. V. Moderato
57. VI. Allegretto
58. VII. Allegro moderato
59. VIII. Andante quasi improvvisato – Allegro
60. IX. Allegro
61. X. Allegro
62. XI. Allegro
63. XII. Allegro eroico
Tamar Beraia performs world-premiere recordings of the seminal piano works of Michel Sogny, a truly signifcant musical fgure who has inspired countless others with his work, as refected in the uniquely imaginative style encapsulated by the pieces on this recording.
Georgian- Swiss pianist Tamar Beraia has been collaborating with Sogny for many years and brings that special insight to this release.
Sogny was born in France in 1947 of Hungarian descent, and draws on the “Hungarian style” in a number of his piano pieces, continuing a rich heritage of music dating back to Liszt and Brahms, as well as the earlier folk traditions that inspired them. Sogny’s links with Liszt go even deeper: in composing for piano students, he continues a tradition espoused by Liszt’s teacher, Carl Czerny, a prolifc composer of piano studies that are still widely played today. Sogny’s method has added a substantial new branch to that longstanding and wide- spreading tree, helping adults and children alike to develop their profciency on the instrument and foster a lifelong love of playing. Indeed, Sogny has been internationally recognised for his work: he was awarded the ONU Peace Medal and received a diploma of honour by UNESCO.
Of Sogny’s style, Tamar Beraia writes in her artist statement, a feature of Odradek album booklets: “In his virtuosic Etudes andPieces one can feel the diversity of the Hungarian spirit, conveyed with simplicity and precision. Entrevision transports the listener to the sphere of rich imagination. The transparency of the textures and the intensity of the expression play a major role; inner intuitive impulses awaken hidden sensations.”