Raff: Complete Piano Works

 
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JOACHIM RAFF
Raff: Complete Piano Works
Tra Nguyen

[ Grand Piano / 6 CD Box Set ]

Release Date: Friday 19 January 2024

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Joachim Raff (1822-1882) was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the foremost symphonists of his age, but in his extensive oeuvre of 329 compositions over half of them are for the piano. This selection of 21 works offers a cross section of the best of this large catalogue for the instrument, chosen by acclaimed Raff interpreter Tra Nguyen to showcase the varied aspects of his art. Raff's melodic generosity, his piquant harmonic sensibility and ravishing textures are all on display in these pieces which span the whole of his career, from the exuberant Douze Romances to the majestic Grande Sonate.

"excellent Nguyen playing with intelligence and devotion - especially the ambitious Grande Sonate." BBC Music (Vol 5)

"Tra Nguyen makes the best possible case for all these works and has been well recorded on a splendidly voiced Steinway at Wyastone." (Vol 2)

Tracks:

Frühlingsboten, Op. 55
Klavier-Soli (3), Op. 74
Fantasie-Sonata in D minor Op. 168
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 179
4 Piano Pieces, Op. 196
Album lyrique, Op. 17, Vol. 1 (1849 Version)
Album lyrique, Op. 17, Vol. 2 (1849 Version)
Album lyrique, Op. 17, Vol. 3 (1849 Version)
Album lyrique, Op. 17, Vol. 4 (1849 Version)
Album lyrique, Op. 17, Vol. 5 (1849 Version)
Cinq Eglogues, Op. 105
Impromptu-Valse, Op. 94
Fantasie-Polonaise, Op. 106
La Cicerenella, Op. 165
Romances (12) en Forme d'Etudes, Op. 8
2 Piano Pieces, Op. 166
Allegro Agitato, Op. 151
Grand Sonata in E flat minor Op. 14
Blätter und Blüten (Leaves and Blossoms), Op. 135a
Erinnerung an Venedig, Op. 187
Barcarolle, Op. 143
Poemes (6), Op. 15
Fantaisie, Op. 142
2 Piano Pieces, Op. 169