On her first Pentatone album, pianist Tamara Stefanovich presents a highly personal selection of solo works by Bach, BartÃ³k, 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, BartÃ³k's incorporation of folk elements in his Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, and Messiaen's use of Hindu rhythms in CantÃ©yodjayÃ¢ 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.

Tracklist:

Piano Sonata No. 1: I. Adagio Con Moto
Piano Sonata No. 1: Iia. Allegro Moderato
Piano Sonata No. 1: Iib. Allegro "In The Inn"
Piano Sonata No. 1: III. Largo - Allegro - Largo, Come Pima
Piano Sonata No. 1: Iva. -
Piano Sonata No. 1: Ivb. Allegro - Presto
Piano Sonata No. 1: V. Andante Maestoso
Improvisations On Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20, Sz. 74: No. 1, Molto Moderato
Improvisations On Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20, Sz. 74: No. 2, Molto Capriccioso
Improvisations On Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20, Sz. 74: No. 3, Lento, Rubato
Improvisations On Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20, Sz. 74: No. 4, Allegretto Scherzando
Improvisations On Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20, Sz. 74: No. 5, Allegro Molto
Improvisations On Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20, Sz. 74: No. 6, Allegro Moderato, Molto Capriccioso
Improvisations On Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20, Sz. 74: No. 7, Sostenuto, Rubato
Improvisations On Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20, Sz. 74: No. 8, Allegro
Cantéyodjayâ
Aria Variata In A Minor, Bwv 989: Aria
Aria Variata In A Minor, Bwv 989: Var. 1. Largo
Aria Variata In A Minor, Bwv 989: Var. 2, -
Aria Variata In A Minor, Bwv 989: Var. 3. -
Aria Variata In A Minor, Bwv 989: Var. 4. Allegro
Aria Variata In A Minor, Bwv 989: Var. 5. Un Poco Allegro
Aria Variata In A Minor, Bwv 989: Var. 6. Andante
Aria Variata In A Minor, Bwv 989: Var. 7. Un Poco Allegro
Aria Variata In A Minor, Bwv 989: Var. 8. Allegro
Aria Variata In A Minor, Bwv 989: Var. 9, -
Aria Variata In A Minor, Bwv 989: Var. 10, -

UPC: 827949074165
Label: Pentatone
Release Date: 3.8.19
Format: CD

J Bach S / Stefanovich - Influences (CD)