Tibor HarsÃ¡nyi is always associated with 'L'Ã‰cole de Paris', a loosely knit collection of expatriate composers living in the city, among them Martinu, Tansman and Tcherepnin. He embraced music from a wide variety of sources, notably from North and South America, and this enriched his own music's rhythmic vitality and sense of color. In his piano music, HarsÃ¡nyi drew on diverse source material, a free-spirited absorption of Hungarian traditions, neo-Baroque, the comic and jazz, as can be heard in the 5 PrÃ©ludes brefs. Baby-Dancing draws on the foxtrot, Boston, czÃ¡rdÃ¡s and samba, while La Semaine, seven pieces, one for each day of the week, contains nocturnes of stillness, off-beat folk songs and a wealth of color and verve. Giorgio Koukl is a pianist/harpsichordist and composer. He was born in Prague in 1953, and studied there at the State Music School and Conservatory. He continued his studies at both the Conservatories of ZÃ¼rich and Milan, where he took part in the masterclasses of Nikita Magaloff, Jacques FÃ©vrier, and Stanislaus Neuhaus, and with Rudolf Firkusny, friend and advocate of Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu.

Tracklist:

5 Brief Preludes: No. 1, Lento
5 Brief Preludes: No. 2, Allegro
5 Brief Preludes: No. 3, Allegretto Grazioso
5 Brief Preludes: No. 4, Allegro
5 Brief Preludes: No. 5, Lento
La Semaine: No. 1, Pour Lundi
La Semaine: No. 2, Pour Mardi
La Semaine: No. 3, Pour Mercredi
La Semaine: No. 4, Pour Jeudi
La Semaine: No. 5, Pour Vendredi
La Semaine: No. 6, Pour Samedi
La Semaine: No. 7, Pour Dimanche
Pastorales: No. 1, Prélude. Allegro Giusto, Ben Ritmato
Pastorales: No. 2, Elégie. Allegretto Quasi Andantino
Pastorales: No. 3, Musette. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Pastorales: No. 4, Danse. Allegro Giocoso
Baby-Dancing: I. Fox-Trot. Allegretto
Baby-Dancing: II. Tango. Andante Quasi Allegretto
Baby-Dancing: III. Boston. Andantino
Baby-Dancing: IV. Csárdás I & II
Baby-Dancing: V. Blue. Andantino
Baby-Dancing: VI. Samba. Allegro
Baby-Dancing: VII. One-Step. Allegretto
5 Bagatelles: No. 1, Tempo Di Marcia
5 Bagatelles: No. 2, Andante
5 Bagatelles: No. 3, Allegretto Scherzando
5 Bagatelles: No. 4, Lento
5 Bagatelles: No. 5, Allegro
5 Études Rythmiques: No. 1, Allegro Vivace
5 Études Rythmiques: No. 2, Moderato Cantabile Ma Ben Ritmato
5 Études Rythmiques: No. 3, Allegro Giocoso
5 Études Rythmiques: No. 4, Quasi Andantino
5 Études Rythmiques: No. 5, Allegro Giusto
Vocalise-Étude "Blues" (Arr. For Piano)
6 Short Pieces: No. 1, Tempo Di Marcia
6 Short Pieces: No. 2, Andante
6 Short Pieces: No. 3, Allegro
6 Short Pieces: No. 4, Lento
6 Short Pieces: No. 5, Allegro Ma Non Troppo
6 Short Pieces: No. 6, Presto

UPC: 747313980628
Label: Grand Piano
Release Date: 1.10.20
Format: CD

Harsanyi / Koukl - Complete Piano Works 1 (CD)