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- Date Released: January 1, 2006
- Genre: Classical
- Style: Keyboard
- Label: Vanguard Classics
Piano playing that's powerfully intimate
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We Say...
One of the great generation of American pianists that appeared in the '50s, Fleisher's right hand was put out of commission for years by focal dystonia. For a few decades he concentrated on the small repertory for left hand alone, on teaching, and most importantly (as he explains on a bonus interview disc included with this CD) on simply thinking about music — which meant that his artistic growth never stopped. There's no Lang Lang-style barnstorming here — though his cured right hand negotiates the ornate intricacies of Chopin's Berceuse as flawlessly as anyone's — but there is a deep profundity, wisdom, and serenity, brought to bear on some of his favorite repertory, from the simple, almost gospel-like harmonies of the opening of Bach's Capriccio to the sharply etched but lyrical Serenade by Stravinsky. One rarely hears piano playing this thoughtful and powerfully intimate.
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Capriccio in B-flat major “On the Departure of a Brother,” BWV 992 - Arioso: Adagio - His friends try to persuade him not to undertake the journey
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2:07 |
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Capriccio in B-flat major “On the Departure of a Brother,” BWV 992 - Fughetta - They tell him of various misfortunes that may befall him abroad
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1:08 |
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Capriccio in B-flat major “On the Departure of a Brother,” BWV 992 - Adagissimo - The general lament of his friends
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2:57 |
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Capriccio in B-flat major “On the Departure of a Brother,” BWV 992 - His friends come and see that it must be and take their leave of him
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0:23 |
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Capriccio in B-flat major “On the Departure of a Brother,” BWV 992 - Postilion's Aria: Allegro poco
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1:20 |
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Capriccio in B-flat major “On the Departure of a Brother,” BWV 992 - Fugue in imitation of the posthorn
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2:14 |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in E-flat major, K. 282 - Adagio
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7:48 |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in E-flat major, K. 282 - Menuetto I-II
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4:26 |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in E-flat major, K. 282 - Allegro
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3:01 |
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 - Fantasy
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7:40 |
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 - Fugue
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4:46 |
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Berceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57
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4:53 |
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Serenade in A - Hymne
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3:43 |
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Serenade in A - Romanza
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3:16 |
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Serenade in A - Rondoletto
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2:50 |
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Serenade in A - Cadenza finala
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3:50 |
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Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO.59
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3:32 |
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17 Total Tracks, 59:54 Total Length
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| 01. | |
Life Since 'Two Hands' |
5:47 |
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| 02. |
The Journey |
0:39 |
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Departures from Bach |
4:33 |
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Mozart and Memory |
1:36 |
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Traumatic Fantasies (Bach/Chopin) |
0:48 |
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Stravinsky: Rare and Unique |
2:25 |
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My Banket: Beethoven |
1:46 |
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| 08. | |
Reflections on Life's Journey |
2:35 |
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08 Total Tracks, 20:09 Total Length
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