Mitsuyuki Tadokoro (Marcel) - Henselt, Adolph von (1814-89) Complete Piano Etudes - Import CD

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Mitsuyuki Tadokoro (Marcel)

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Marcel Mitsuyuki Tadokoro's long-awaited debut CD features the complete Etudes of Henselt, the glorious origin of the Russian piano school. Marcel Tadokoro, acclaimed by Gramophone magazine as "a true musician whose mind and fingers are in perfect harmony and who can handle any kind of music at will," makes his debut CD on the NAXOS label. This is a collection of Henselt's etudes, which are said to have laid the foundation of the "Russian Piano Music School" that produced such star pianists as Richter, Gilleris, and Kysin. Born in Germany in 1814, Adolf von Henselt showed musical talent from his early childhood and studied under Hummel and Zechter in Vienna. He made his debut at the age of 14 performing Weber's Fantasie, and from 1838 he worked in Russia, where he had emigrated. As a highly skilled pianist, his playing and teaching contributed to the development of the Russian piano school. Henselt left behind a series of exercises, each written in a different key, in which he pursued the value of the piece as a work of art in addition to imparting his technique.The "12 Character Etudes for Concert," Op. 2, with poetic titles in French for each piece, include No. 1, which depicts intense stormy passion, and No. 2 and No. 3, which are filled with intimate emotion and test the player's ability to interpret and convey inner feelings. No. 6, "If I were a bird, I would fly to you," is famous as Rachmaninoff's favorite piece. In the "12 Etudes for Salon," Op. 9, the titles and character of the pieces are more direct: the first piece, "Eroica," is powerful Beethoven-style music, and the third piece, "Witches' Dance," evokes a demonic scene. The 1876 "Exercise in A minor" combines complex interlocking rhythms with a distinctive melody, while the 1841 "Gondola Exercise" is a short but impressive work that skillfully depicts water. (1/2) Naxos Japan

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1.12 Etudes caracteristiques, Op. 2~No. 1 in D minor 'Orage, tu ne saurais m'abattre!'2.12 Etudes caracteristiques, Op. 2~No. 2 in D flat major 'Pensez un peu a moi, qui pense toujours a vous!'3.12 Etudes caracteristiques, Op. 2~No. 3 in B minor 'Exauce mes vœux!'4.12 Etudes caracteristiques, Op. 2~No. 4 in B flat major 'Duo. Repos d'amour'5.12 Etudes caracteristiques, Op. 2~No. 5 in C sharp minor 'Vie orageuse'6.12 Etudes caracteristiques, Op. 2~No. 6 in F sharp major 'Si oiseau j'etais, a toi je volerais!'7.12 Etudes caracteristiques, Op. 2~No. 7 in D major 'C'est la jeunesse, qui a des ailes dorees!'8.12 Etudes caracteristiques, Op. 2~No. 8a in E flat minor 'Tu m'attires, m'entraines, m'engloutis!' (alternative version)9.12 Etudes caracteristiques, Op. 2~No. 9a in F major 'Jeunesse d'amour, plaisir celeste, ah tu t'enfuis! Mais la memoire nous reste' (alternative version)10.12 Etudes caracteristiques, Op. 2~No. 10 in E minor 'Comme le ruisseau dans la mer se repand, ainsi, ma chere, mon cœur t'attend'11.12 Etudes caracteristiques, Op. 2~No. 11 in E flat major 'Dors tu, ma vie?'12.12 Etudes caracteristiques, Op. 2~No. 12 in B flat minor 'Plein de soupirs, de souvenirs, inquiet, helas! Le cœur me bat'13.12 Etudes de Salon, Op. 5~No. 1 in C minor 'Eroica'14.12 Etudes de Salon, Op. 5~No. 2 in G major15.12 Etudes de Salon, Op. 5~No. 3 in A minor 'Hexentanz'16.12 Etudes de Salon, Op. 5~No. 4 in E major 'Ave Maria'17.12 Etudes de Salon, Op. 5~No. 5 in F sharp minor 'Verlorene Heimath'18.12 Etudes de Salon, Op. 5~No. 6a in A flat major 'Danklied nach Sturm' (alternative version)19.12 Etudes de Salon, Op. 5~No. 7 in C major 'Elfenreigen'20.12 Etudes de Salon, Op. 5~No. 8 in G minor 'Romanze mit Chor-Refrain'
1.12 Etudes caracteristiques, Op. 2~No. 1 in D minor 'Orage, tu ne saurais m'abattre!'
2.12 Etudes caracteristiques, Op. 2~No. 2 in D flat major 'Pensez un peu a moi, qui pense toujours a vous!'
3.12 Etudes caracteristiques, Op. 2~No. 3 in B minor 'Exauce mes vœux!'
4.12 Etudes caracteristiques, Op. 2~No. 4 in B flat major 'Duo. Repos d'amour'
5.12 Etudes caracteristiques, Op. 2~No. 5 in C sharp minor 'Vie orageuse'
6.12 Etudes caracteristiques, Op. 2~No. 6 in F sharp major 'Si oiseau j'etais, a toi je volerais!'
7.12 Etudes caracteristiques, Op. 2~No. 7 in D major 'C'est la jeunesse, qui a des ailes dorees!'
8.12 Etudes caracteristiques, Op. 2~No. 8a in E flat minor 'Tu m'attires, m'entraines, m'engloutis!' (alternative version)
9.12 Etudes caracteristiques, Op. 2~No. 9a in F major 'Jeunesse d'amour, plaisir celeste, ah tu t'enfuis! Mais la memoire nous reste' (alternative version)
10.12 Etudes caracteristiques, Op. 2~No. 10 in E minor 'Comme le ruisseau dans la mer se repand, ainsi, ma chere, mon cœur t'attend'
11.12 Etudes caracteristiques, Op. 2~No. 11 in E flat major 'Dors tu, ma vie?'
12.12 Etudes caracteristiques, Op. 2~No. 12 in B flat minor 'Plein de soupirs, de souvenirs, inquiet, helas! Le cœur me bat'
13.12 Etudes de Salon, Op. 5~No. 1 in C minor 'Eroica'
14.12 Etudes de Salon, Op. 5~No. 2 in G major
15.12 Etudes de Salon, Op. 5~No. 3 in A minor 'Hexentanz'
16.12 Etudes de Salon, Op. 5~No. 4 in E major 'Ave Maria'
17.12 Etudes de Salon, Op. 5~No. 5 in F sharp minor 'Verlorene Heimath'
18.12 Etudes de Salon, Op. 5~No. 6a in A flat major 'Danklied nach Sturm' (alternative version)
19.12 Etudes de Salon, Op. 5~No. 7 in C major 'Elfenreigen'
20.12 Etudes de Salon, Op. 5~No. 8 in G minor 'Romanze mit Chor-Refrain'