Chopins Epoque: Piano Works By Gutmann, Filtsch, Mikuli, Fontan, Rothschild & Tellefsen

[Katsaris's] understanding of the idiom, beautiful singing tone (a masterclass for all pianists) and total belief in the material almost convince you that they wrote first-class music. While... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2023 More…

Release Date: 27th Jan 2023
Catalogue No: NIFCCD137-138
Label: Frederick Chopin Institute
Length: 86 minutes

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Gutmann: Nokturn No.1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 8

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Gutmann: Le Tourbillon. Galop Brillant, Op. 37

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Gutmann: Polonaise brillante, Op. 21

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Filtsch: "Farewell to Venice (Adieu!)" in C Minor, Op. posth.

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Filtsch: Barcarolle No.2 in G-Flat Major, Op. 3

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Filtsch: Mazurka No.3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 3

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Mikuli: Mazurka D-Flat Major, Op. 3

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Mikuli: Mazurka G Major, Op. 10

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Mikuli: Romanian Melodies - Doina, (Book 1, No.1)

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Mikuli: Romanian Melodies - Corabiascâ (giocu), (Book 3, No.1)

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Mikuli: Romanian Melodies - Hora, (Book 3, No.8)

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Mikuli: Romanian Melodies - Passere galbenâ, (Book 2, No.2)

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Mikuli: Romanian Melodies - Arcanu (giocu), (Book 3, No.3)

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Mikuli: Romanian Melodies - Plinits, plinits de dusimanî, (Book 3, No.11)

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Mikuli: Romanian Melodies - Ardetear focul pâmente, (Book 4, No.8)

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Mikuli: Romanian Melodies - Vacarescu, (Book 4, No.9)

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Fontana, J: Lolita. Grande Valse brillante, Op. 11

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Fontana, J: Mazurka No.1 in E Major, Op. 21

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Rothschild: Feuillets d’album No.1, Op. 2: "Nocturne"

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Rothschild: Feuillets d’album No.2, Op. 2: (without a title)

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Rothschild: Feuillets d’album No.3, Op. 2: "Souvenir"

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Rothschild: Feuillets d’album No.4, Op. 2: "Barcarolle"

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Rothschild: Feuillets d’album No.5, Op. 2: "Melodie"

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Rothschild: Feuillets d’album No.6, Op. 2: "Mazurka"

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Thomas Tellefsen: Mazurka No.2 in G Major, Op. 3

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Thomas Tellefsen: Mazurka No.3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 3

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Thomas Tellefsen: Mazurka No.4 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 3

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Thomas Tellefsen: Nokturn No.2 in E Major, Op. 11

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Thomas Tellefsen: Nokturn F Major, Op. 2

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Thomas Tellefsen: Nokturn G-Flat Major, Op. 39

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Thomas Tellefsen: Valse brillante No.1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 5

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This new CD from The Fryderyk Chopin Institute (NIFC) presents the works of Chopin's pupils and friends performed by pianist Cyprien Katsaris.

During the composers' lifetimes, these works were published by prominent firms and gained considerable popularity. Yet they failed to stand the test of time. With the end of the nineteenth century, most of them disappeared from concert life and the publishing market.

During the nineteenth century the piano became an essential part of social life, and brought with it an increase in the number of composers of salon music. In stylistic terms, these compositions fall somewhere between popular and artistic or professional. Most of them are characterised by simplicity, delicacy and subtle feelings.

The output of Filtsch, Fontana, Gutmann, Mikuli, Tellefsen and Baroness Rothschild represents precious evidence of the epoch. As pianists, they were undoubtedly among the outstanding virtuosi of the nineteenth century and helped to popularise the music of their master, preserving his legacy in the most perfect form for future generations.

A French pianist and composer of Cypriot origins, Cyprien Katsaris was born in Marseilles in 1951. He is a graduate of the Paris Conservatoire, where he studied piano with Aline van Barentzen and Monique de la Bruchollerie. He won the UNESCO International Rostrum of Young Interpreters in Bratislava (1977) and the Cziffra International Competition in Versailles (1974) and is a laureate of the Queen Elisabeth Competition (1972). Katsaris performs with the Berlin Philharmonic, Moscow Philharmonic, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Cleveland and Amsterdam Concertgebouw and the Philharmonia Orchestra. He has worked with conductors such as Leonard Bernstein, Neville Marriner, Simon Rattle and Mstislav Rostropovich. Katsaris has recorded for Teldec Sony Classical, EMI, Warner Classics, Deutsche Grammophon, BMG/ RCA, Decca and Pavane. He has also founded his own label, PIANO 21.

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April 2023

[Katsaris's] understanding of the idiom, beautiful singing tone (a masterclass for all pianists) and total belief in the material almost convince you that they wrote first-class music. While there may be no lost masterpieces here, there is much to enjoy.

Chopins Epoque: Piano Works By Gutmann, Filtsch, Mikuli, Fontan, Rothschild & Tellefsen

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