Brahms, Ravel and Poulenc

Simon Trpčeski

Total Time: 80 minutes
Cat. Number: WHLIVE0081

Recorded: 19 July 2014
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Simon Trpčeski piano

Simon Trpčeski has established himself as one of the most remarkable musicians to have emerged in recent years, performing with many of the world’s greatest orchestras and captivating audiences worldwide. He performs a stunning programme, recorded live at Wigmore Hall, opening with Brahms’s melancholic 3 Intermezzi, ‘the cradle songs of my sufferings’ as the composer once called them, a charming and varied selection showcasing Trpčeski’s sensitivity and delicate expression.

Ravel’s eclectic Valses nobles et sentimentales, a dissonant and passionate chain of lilting dances, lie at the heart of this album. The performance concludes with the thrilling Toccata from Poulenc’s Trois pièces, a brilliant demonstration of Trpčeski’s colourful and virtuosic playing.

Track Listing

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

3 Intermezzi Op. 117 No. 1

01. Intermezzo in E flat

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3 Intermezzi Op. 117 No. 2

02. Intermezzo in B flat minor

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3 Intermezzi Op. 117 No. 3

03. Intermezzo in C sharp minor

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04. Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Handel Op. 24

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Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Valses nobles et sentimentales

05. I. Modéré, très franc

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06. II. Assez lent, avec une expression intense

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07. III. Modéré

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08. IV. Assez animé

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09. V. Presque lent, dans un sentiment intime

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10. VI. Vif

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11. VII. Moins vif

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12. VIII. Épilogue. Lent

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Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

Deux novelettes

13. I. Novelette in C major

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14. II. Novelette in B flat minor

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15. Novelette sur un thème de Manuel de Falla

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16. Improvisation No. 1 in B minor

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17. Improvisation No. 3 in B minor

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18. Improvisation No. 6 in B flat major

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19. Improvisation No. 13 in A minor

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20. Improvisation No. 15 in C minor 'Hommage à Edith Piaf'

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Trois pièces

21. II. Toccata: Très animé

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