Piano music by Emmanuel Chabrier

The over-modestly titled Pièces pittoresques are really his Preludes, ten varied sound poems which search the soul and come up with not angst nor rage, but a unique combination of joy, vulnerability,... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2006, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 30th Jan 2006
Catalogue No: CDA67515
Label: Hyperion
Length: 75 minutes

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Chabrier: Impromptu

Work length7:11

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Angela Hewitt (piano)

Chabrier: Ronde Champêtre

Work length3:55

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Chabrier: Pièces pittoresques (10)

Work length42:20

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Angela Hewitt (piano)

I. Paysage

Track length5:49

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II. Mélancolie

Track length2:39

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III. Tourbillon

Track length1:31

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IV. Sous-bois

Track length4:30

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V. Mauresque

Track length3:21

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VI. Idylle

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VII. Danse villageoise

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VIII. Improvisation

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IX. Menuet pompeux

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X. Scherzo-valse

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Chabrier: Aubade

Work length4:45

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Angela Hewitt (piano)

Chabrier: Ballabile

Work length1:33

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Chabrier: Caprice

Work length2:44

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Chabrier: Feuillet d'album

Work length2:13

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Chabrier: Habanera

Work length4:35

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Chabrier: Bourrée Fantasque

Work length6:38

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March 2006

The over-modestly titled Pièces pittoresques are really his Preludes, ten varied sound poems which search the soul and come up with not angst nor rage, but a unique combination of joy, vulnerability, and an excitable nature that verges on impatience. Hewitt... is at her best here, teasing out the yearning harmonies and shy cadences with a persuasive rubato.

2010

Chabrier's name lives on primarily through España and Marche joyeuse. His tiny output for piano is far too rarely encountered in the concert hall or on recordings, yet he is a delightful, self-contained original. From his total of a mere 26 titles, Angela Hewitt plays 18 on this little gem of a disc. It sounds as though the piano was recorded in some deserted fin de siècle spa hotel – and so it proves, for Hewitt's richly coloured Fazioli was captured in 'Das Kulturzentrum Grand Hotel, Dobbiaco, Italy'.
In fact, whenever there is an exposed soft passage in the upper treble in this programme, the same atmospheric effect engages the ear momentarily; in the more robust items, it is hardly noticeable. As to Hewitt's performances, they are as affectionate, warm, lyrical and charming as one could wish, underlining but not exaggerating Chabrier's deliciously predictable unpredictability.

April 2006

…Hewitt's performances… are as affectionate, warm, lyrical and charming as one could wish, underlining but not exaggerating Chabrier's deliciously predictable unpredictability.

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