Preludes To Chopin - Sonatas, Barcarolle, Polonaise - Prima Facie: PFCD084 - CD

Release Date: 5th Oct 2018
Catalogue No: PFCD084
Label: Prima Facie
Length: 75 minutes

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Chopin: Prelude Op. 45 in C sharp minor (No. 25)

Work length3:58

Kenneth Hamilton

Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre'

Work length20:50

Kenneth Hamilton
Recorded: 26-27 August 2017
Recording Venue: Cardiff University School Music, Wales, UK

I. Grave - Doppio Movimento

Track length7:50

II. Scherzo

Track length5:23

III. Funeral March

Track length6:03

IV. Finale - Presto

Track length1:34

Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28: XIII. Lento in F-Sharp Major, C. 178

Work length2:53

Kenneth Hamilton

Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58

Work length24:00

Kenneth Hamilton
Recorded: 26-27 August 2017
Recording Venue: Cardiff University School Music, Wales, UK

I. Allegro maestoso

Track length8:34

II. Scherzo

Track length2:21

III. Largo

Track length7:56

IV. Finale - Persto non tanto

Track length5:09

Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28: VII. Andantino in A Major, C. 172

Work length0:54

Kenneth Hamilton

Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60

Work length8:20

Kenneth Hamilton

Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28: XIV. Allegro in E-Flat Minor, C. 179

Work length0:31

Kenneth Hamilton

Frédéric Chopin, Ferruccio Busoni: Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53

Work length6:33

Kenneth Hamilton

Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28: XVII. Allegretto in A-Flat Major, C. 182

Work length2:54

Kenneth Hamilton

Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt: 6 Polish Songs, S. 480: V. Mes joies

Work length4:09

Kenneth Hamilton

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Following the widely admired 'Back to Bach' and 'Ronald Stevenson' recordings by Kenneth Hamilton, Prima Facie are proud to present 'Preludes to Chopin', his remarkable new CD.

Kenneth Hamilton comments: “The inspiration for this recording is identical to the motivation for my book 'After the Golden Age: Romantic Pianism and Modern Performance': an abiding fascination with the styles of the “golden age” of piano-playing from Chopin to Paderewski, and how these approaches might enrich our performances today. I’ve used Chopin’s thought-provoking Preludes as they were originally intended—as exquisite prefaces to longer pieces—and adopted a wide range of Romantic performance techniques. My aim was not a direct imitation of historical recordings, but to open myself up to the wider panorama of interpretative possibilities within this wonderful music.”

The recording features the great Chopin Sonatas and the Barcarolle, along with two rarities: Busoni’s dramatic reworking of the “Heroic” Polonaise, and a hauntingly nostalgic version of the Chopin/Liszt 'My Joys', played according to Liszt student Bernhard Stavenhagen’s “personal memories of Liszt”. The CD is accompanied by Hamilton’s own detailed notes on the pieces and their performance.

Preludes To Chopin - Sonatas, Barcarolle, Polonaise

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