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The Music => Recordings & Broadcasts => Topic started by: Alan Howe on Wednesday 29 February 2012, 11:07

Title: Hiller piano music from cpo
Post by: Alan Howe on Wednesday 29 February 2012, 11:07
Looks interesting...
http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/Ferdinand-Hiller-1811-1885-Klavierwerke/hnum/2858143 (http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/Ferdinand-Hiller-1811-1885-Klavierwerke/hnum/2858143)

Title: Re: Hiller piano music from cpo
Post by: Peter1953 on Wednesday 04 April 2012, 20:12
A fine disc for those who love romantic piano music. Almost half of the only 52:48 minutes lasting CD is for the short piano sonatas 2 & 3, also available from the virtuoso pianist Adrian Ruiz. But the other short pieces are new to me and are well worth listening, subtly played by Alexandra Oehler.
New to me is the name Ghasèles (nos. 1 & 2 from Trois Ghasèles, op. 54, and opp. 81 & 130 also both feature a Ghasel). Is it a sort of Arab poetry form, a rhyme scheme? Has anybody ever heard or seen a Ghasel from another (romantic) composer?
Title: Re: Hiller piano music from cpo
Post by: eschiss1 on Friday 01 June 2012, 08:11
This CD has now been listed by Records International (http://www.recordsinternational.com/cd.php?cd=06N045). The Ghazal is indeed a Persian literary genre.
Title: Re: Hiller piano music from cpo
Post by: Gareth Vaughan on Friday 01 June 2012, 10:24
Bantock set some Ghasals by Hafiz.
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