Heinz Holliger, an exceptional oboist, pianist, and composer, did not compose anything for piano for almost 40 years after his 1961 work "Elis - Three Nocturnes". A whole series of musical tributes and birthday greetings composed since the beginning of the 21st century was then published in 2019 under the Schumannesque title "Albumblatter" (Album Leaves) and has now been recorded in it's entirety for the first time by Kirill Zvegintsov. These are typically Holligerian, highly intricate showpieces with many references, which are expertly explained in the album essay. These works are combined with early and late piano works by the Swiss composer and pianist Jurg Wyttenbach, who died in 2021 and had a close musical relationship with Holliger. In the last years of his life, this expert in New Music took on the daring task of completing Beethoven's sketches for an alternative third movement for his Piano Sonata Op. 109 - an undertaking that only such a skilled pianist and composer could attempt. In the last days of his life, Wyttenbach was able to listen to the premiere of this reconstruction by Zvegintsov. The Ukrainian pianist combines and contrasts this experiment with the original modern works in a very stimulating way.

Tracklist:

Drei KlavierstÃ¼cke-I
Drei KlavierstÃ¼cke-II
Drei KlavierstÃ¼cke-III
AlbumblÃ¤tter-I. Wiegenlied FÃœR E
AlbumblÃ¤tter-AlbumblÃ¤tter Ii/Iii/Iv: Happy Birthday Elliott Carter. II. Hbec I
AlbumblÃ¤tter-AlbumblÃ¤tter Ii/Iii/Iv: Happy Birthday Elliott Carter. III. Hbec II
AlbumblÃ¤tter-AlbumblÃ¤tter Ii/Iii/Iv: Happy Birthday Elliott Carter. IV. Hbec III
AlbumblÃ¤tter-AlbumblÃ¤tter V/Vi: Zwei StÃ¼cke Nach Mani Matter FÃœR Heidy Zimmermann. V. I M.M. Umspielt
AlbumblÃ¤tter-AlbumblÃ¤tter V/Vi: Zwei StÃ¼cke Nach Mani Matter FÃœR Heidy Zimmermann. VI. II Siomadini
Klaviersonate NR. 30, Op. 109-I. Vivace, Ma Non Troppo - Adagio Espressivo
AlbumblÃ¤tter-AlbumblÃ¤tter Vii/Viii/Ix: Trois Petits Riens. VII. I Geburtstags-Tusch FÃœR Sandor Veress
AlbumblÃ¤tter-AlbumblÃ¤tter Vii/Viii/Ix: Trois Petits Riens. VIII. II Petite Fanfare Pour Bernard
AlbumblÃ¤tter-AlbumblÃ¤tter Vii/Viii/Ix: Trois Petits Riens. IX. III Etwas Sprunghaftes Bicinium FÃœR AndrÃ¡s Schiff
Klaviersonate NR. 30, Op. 109-II. Prestissimo
AlbumblÃ¤tter-X. FÃœR Gabriel
Klaviersonate NR. 30, Op. 109-III. Thema, Gesangvoll, Mit Innigster Empfindung
AlbumblÃ¤tter-XI. 7
Variation Nach Ludwytt Beetenbach
AlbumblÃ¤tter-XII. Feuerwerklein Zum "Quatorze Juillet"
AlbumblÃ¤tter-Zwei AlbumblÃ¤tter Xiii/Xiv, Getuscht, FÃœR Ilse Von Alpenheim. XIII. I (II)
AlbumblÃ¤tter-Zwei AlbumblÃ¤tter Xiii/Xiv, Getuscht, FÃœR Ilse Von Alpenheim. XIV. II (I)
AlbumblÃ¤tter-MÃ¡rta
AlbumblÃ¤tter-XV. BMC, FÃœR MÃ¡rta Und Gyuri
Klaviersonate NR. 30, Op. 109-III. Ausarbeitung Der Skizzen FÃœR Die Variationen Von JÃœRG Wyttenbach: Var. 6 - Andante Un Po' A
AlbumblÃ¤tter-XI. Gespie (Ge)It - Gesun(D)(G)En, FÃœR MÃ¡rta Und Gyuri FÃœR Klavier Zu Vier HÃ¤nden
Lebenslinien FÃœR Klavier Solo

UPC: 4010228741322
Label: Wergo Germany
Release Date: 1.30.26
Format: CD

Kirill Zvegintsov - Lifelines (CD)