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Re: Fugues in 19th and 20th century piano music
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 12:52 pm
by 4candles
Caprotti wrote:I have uploaded at IMSLP an important set of Etudes dans le genre fugué op.97 by Reicha. Extremely interesting.
It's worth noting that Toccata Classics has already embarked on recording Reicha's complete piano works, although no discs have yet been released.
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Re: Fugues in 19th and 20th century piano music
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 3:34 pm
by Caprotti
"the road to hell is paved with good intentions "
Hope to hear something in the next future, but I believe it's a very heavy task !!!
Re: Fugues in 19th and 20th century piano music
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 3:42 pm
by 4candles
Caprotti wrote:"the road to hell is paved with good intentions "
Hope to hear something in the next future, but I believe it's a very heavy task !!!
From the TC website:
Anton REICHA (Bohemia, 1770–France, 1836)
The Complete Piano Music, Volume One
Three Sonatas, Op. 46
Two Fantasies, Op. 59
Henrik Löwenmark, piano
TOCC 0008 (first recordings)
The Complete Piano Music, Volume Two
Six Fugues, Op. 81
Études de piano ou 57 variations sur un même thème, Op. 102
Henrik Löwenmark, piano
TOCC 0017 (first recordings)
But this is all that has been recorded so far. I eagerly look forward to their release!
Re: Fugues in 19th and 20th century piano music
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 6:51 pm
by Chromaticon
Great upload! I had this work and others by Reicha microfilmed some 20 years ago and link myself to an old post:
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=156&p=3165&hilit=reicha#p3165
If you play the Etude No.17 in the above Op. 97 work - inspired by the bells of a church: "La Sonnerie da St. Roch à Paris" - and then Alkan's early "Marche funebre" Op. 26 (the ostinato section) it will become crystal clear from where Alkan got his idea. Transpose the Alkan from Eb to D major (key of Reicha's piece) and it will become even clearer.
Otherwise listen here, a fugue from his 36 Fugues. After all, Reicha was one of Alkan's teachers...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiTmjHD2asc
Re: Fugues in 19th and 20th century piano music
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:20 pm
by fleubis
Chromaticon, I certainly agree with your assessment of Reicha. He is vastly underrate, underperformed, and mostly unknown. His own works speak volumes about his intellect as a composer and as a teacher.