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Jean Absil doesn’t only have the honour of occupying the first pages of all musical dictionaries; he is also one of the most important Belgian composers of the 20th century. In the course of a long and prestigious career, which gave him access to the main European editors, he wrote works which brought him friendship and respect from composers as diverse as Florent Schmitt, Darius Milhaud or Béla Bartók. Sometimes harsh, often appealing, almost always polytonal and contrapuntal, his refined language earned him international recognition, halted by World War II but which truly took off afterwards. Daniel Blumenthal, in a world first, gives us his personal exploration of a fascinating and colourful piano repertoire.
Jean Absil: 3 Impromptus, Op. 10
No. 1. Vif
No. 2. Modere
No. 3. Tres vif
Jean Absil: Sonatina, Op. 27
I. Allegretto
II. Humoresque, molto rubato - A tempo
III. Toccata, vif
Jean Absil: Marines, Op. 36
I. Allegretto
II. Andantino
III. Vivo
Jean Absil: 5 Bagatelles, Op. 61
No. 1. Pastourelle: Allegretto
No. 2. Musette: Andantino
No. 3. Berceuse: Andantino
No. 4. Gavotte: Moderato
No. 5. Toccata: Vivo
Jean Absil: Grande Suite, Op. 62
I. Prelude: Andantino
II. Scherzetto: Vivo
III. Nocturne: Misterioso
IV. Toccata: Vivo
Jean Absil: Hommage a Schumann, Op. 67
I. Marche: Moderato
II. Impromptu: Allegretto
III. Mouvement perpetuel: Vivo
Jean Absil: Esquisses sur les 7 peches capitaux, Op. 83
I. L'Orgueil: Marziale
II. L'Envie: Allegro moderato
III. La Paresse: Andante
IV. L'Avarice: Moderato
V. La Luxure: Leggiero
VI. La Gourmandise: Alla burlesca
VII. La Colere: Vivo alla cadenza (Vivo)
Jean Absil: Echecs, Op. 96
I. Le roi: Marcia moderato
II. La reine: Andante
III. Le fou: Andante
IV. La tour: Tres lent
V. Les pions: Andantino
VI. Les cavaliers: Molto vivo
Jean Absil: Danses bulgares, Op. 103
I. Maestoso
II. Recitativo and Andantino
III. Andante
IV. Molto vivo
V. Allegretto
VI. Vivo
Jean Absil: Grande Suite No. 2, Op. 110, "Hommage a Chopin"