Thalberg / Nicolosi- Les Soirees de Pausilippe
Sigismond Thalberg was a virtuoso pianist whose training included studies with Mozart's pupil Johann Hummel, and whose rivalry with Franz Liszt became the talk of Paris in the 1830s. Thalberg excelled in the fashionable solo piano genre of operatic paraphrase but, while drawing on themes by the ever-popular Rossini, Les Soirées de Pausilippe avoids ostentatious excess. Instead Thalberg preferred an elegant simplicity in which the piano is allowed to sing in emulation of the operatic originals. With rhythmic dances, expressive arias and more, this is a collection that embraces moods that range from Mendelssohnian charm to Chopinesque pianism.
Tracklist:
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 1 In A-Flat Major, Andantino
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 2 In E Major, Moderato
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 3 In A Minor, Molto Agitato
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 4 In D Major, Andantino
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 5 In G Minor, Tempo Di Tarantella
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 6 In E-Flat Major, Molto Vivace
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 7 In C Major, Lento Con Molta Espressione
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 8 In A Minor, Presto
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 9 In D Major, Andantino Con Moto
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 10 In B-Flat Major, Andante Cantabile
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 11 In F Major, Allegretto Moderato
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 12 In D-Flat Major, Allegretto
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 13 In B-Flat Major, Molto Adagio
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 14 In D Major, Allegretto Ma Non Troppo
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 15 In G Minor, Presto Agitato
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 16 In D-Flat Major, Allegro Vivace
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 17 In F Major, Adagio
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 18 In D Minor, Moderato
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 19 In B Minor, Molto Vivace
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 20 In B-Flat Major, Allegro Vivace
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 21 In A Minor, Allegretto Moderato
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 22 In D Minor, Allegretto Ma Non Troppo
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 23 In B Major, Andantino
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 24 In A-Flat Major, Tempo Di Polacca
Sigismond Thalberg was a virtuoso pianist whose training included studies with Mozart's pupil Johann Hummel, and whose rivalry with Franz Liszt became the talk of Paris in the 1830s. Thalberg excelled in the fashionable solo piano genre of operatic paraphrase but, while drawing on themes by the ever-popular Rossini, Les Soirées de Pausilippe avoids ostentatious excess. Instead Thalberg preferred an elegant simplicity in which the piano is allowed to sing in emulation of the operatic originals. With rhythmic dances, expressive arias and more, this is a collection that embraces moods that range from Mendelssohnian charm to Chopinesque pianism.
Tracklist:
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 1 In A-Flat Major, Andantino
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 2 In E Major, Moderato
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 3 In A Minor, Molto Agitato
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 4 In D Major, Andantino
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 5 In G Minor, Tempo Di Tarantella
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 6 In E-Flat Major, Molto Vivace
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 7 In C Major, Lento Con Molta Espressione
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 8 In A Minor, Presto
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 9 In D Major, Andantino Con Moto
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 10 In B-Flat Major, Andante Cantabile
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 11 In F Major, Allegretto Moderato
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 12 In D-Flat Major, Allegretto
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 13 In B-Flat Major, Molto Adagio
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 14 In D Major, Allegretto Ma Non Troppo
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 15 In G Minor, Presto Agitato
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 16 In D-Flat Major, Allegro Vivace
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 17 In F Major, Adagio
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 18 In D Minor, Moderato
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 19 In B Minor, Molto Vivace
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 20 In B-Flat Major, Allegro Vivace
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 21 In A Minor, Allegretto Moderato
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 22 In D Minor, Allegretto Ma Non Troppo
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 23 In B Major, Andantino
- 24 Pensées Musicales, Op. 75 "Les Soirées De Pausilippe": No. 24 In A-Flat Major, Tempo Di Polacca