Utwory na płycie:

• Piano Sonata Nr. 1 - I. Adagio con moto
• Piano Sonata Nr. 1 - II.a Allegro moderato
• Piano Sonata Nr. 1 - II.b “In the Inn” – Allegro
• Piano Sonata Nr. 1 - III. Largo-Allegro-Largo, come prima
• Piano Sonata Nr. 1 - IV.a
• Piano Sonata Nr. 1 - IV.b Allegro-presto
• Piano Sonata Nr. 1 - V. Andante maestoso
• Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, op. 20 - Molto moderato
• Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, op. 20 - Molto capriccioso
• Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, op. 20 - Lento, rubato
• Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, op. 20 - Allegretto scherzando
• Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, op. 20 - Allegro molto
• Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, op. 20 - Allegro moderato, molto capriccioso
• Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, op. 20 - Sostenuto, rubato
• Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, op. 20 - Allegro
• Canteoydjaya
• Aria variata alla maniera italiana in A Minor, BWV 989 - Aria
• Aria variata alla maniera italiana in A Minor, BWV 989 - Variation I. Largo
• Aria variata alla maniera italiana in A Minor, BWV 989 - Variation II
• Aria variata alla maniera italiana in A Minor, BWV 989 - Variation III
• Aria variata alla maniera italiana in A Minor, BWV 989 - Variation IV. Allegro
• Aria variata alla maniera italiana in A Minor, BWV 989 - Variation V. Un poco allegro
• Aria variata alla maniera italiana in A Minor, BWV 989 - Variation VI. Andante
• Aria variata alla maniera italiana in A Minor, BWV 989 - Variation VII. Un poco allegro
• Aria variata alla maniera italiana in A Minor, BWV 989 - Variation VIII. Allegro
• Aria variata alla maniera italiana in A Minor, BWV 989 - Variation IX
• Aria variata alla maniera italiana in A Minor, BWV 989 - Variation X

Charles Ives:
Piano Sonata Nr. 1

Béla Bartók:
Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20

Olivier Messiaen:
Cantéyodjayâ

Johann Sebastian Bach:
Aria variata alla maniera italiana in A Minor, BWV 989

INFLUENCES AS THE KEY TO AUTHENTICITY

On her first PENTATONE album, pianist Tamara Stefanovich presents a highly personal selection of solo works by Bach, Bartók, Ives and Messiaen. Influences shows how these extraordinarily original and idiosyncratic composers let themselves be inspired by the exterior world, thereby demonstrating how authenticity comes from looking outside as well as inside. The repertoire spans from Bach’s embrace of Italian musical elements in his Aria variata alla maniera italiana, Bartók’s incorporation of folk elements in his Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, and Messiaen’s use of Hindu rhythms in Cantéyodjayâ to the collage of marching bands, sounds of trains and machinery, church hymns, ragtime and blues in Ives’ first piano sonata. In all cases, the exterior influences lead to deeply original and personal sonic galaxies. In that respect, the pieces presented here underline how identity results from a constant dialogue with our surroundings, ever changing and enriching our perceptions of ourselves and the world.

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This album was recorded at the Teldex Studio, Berlin on 21-24 June 2018.