The Hungarian-born composer TIBOR HARSANYI is now recognized as an important personality in 'L'Ã‰cole de Paris'. He had a lifelong interest in modern dance, represented here by the Petite suite and Trois PiÃ¨ces de danse, and he also embraced jazz, which was part of the Parisian atmosphere of the inter-war period, and other influences, while keeping the Central European rhythms and tonalities of his Hungarian origins. The Trois PiÃ¨ces lyriques is a rare example of HarsÃ¡nyi expressing torment during the turbulent years of the Second World War. GIORGIO KOUKL is a pianist/harpsichordist and composer. He studied 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. It was through Firkusny that Koukl first encountered Martinu's music, and is now considered one of the world's leading interpreters of Martinu's piano music. As a logical continuation of this work, Koukl has recorded the complete solo piano works of Paul Le Flem, Alexander Tcherepnin, Arthur LouriÃ©, VÃtezslava KaprÃ¡lovÃ¡, Witold Lutoslawski, and more recently, Alexandre Tansman and Tibor HarsÃ¡nyi.

Tracklist:

3 Pièces Lyriques: No. 1, Moderato Cantabile Con Molto Espressione
3 Pièces Lyriques: No. 2, Allegro Poco Agitato
3 Pièces Lyriques: No. 3, Andante Semplice
3 Pièces De Danse: No. 1, Mouvement De Tango
3 Pièces De Danse: No. 2, Mouvement De Boston
3 Pièces De Danse: No. 3, Mouvement De Fox-Trot
Suite Brève: I. Mouvement De Fox-Trot
Suite Brève: II. Andante
Suite Brève: III. Presto
Suite Brève: IV. Mouvement De Blue
Suite Brève: V. Vivace
Petite Suite De Danses: I. Jeu
Petite Suite De Danses: II. Intimité
Petite Suite De Danses: III. Démence
Petite Suite De Danses: IV. Un Portrait
Petite Suite De Danses: V. Fête
Étude For Piano
Rythmes: No. 1, Allegretto
Rythmes: No. 2, Allegretto Scherzando
Rythmes: No. 3, Allegretto Ma Non Troppo
Rythmes: No. 4, Allegretto Ritmato
Rythmes: No. 5, Allegretto
12 Petites Pièces: No. 1, Prélude
12 Petites Pièces: No. 2, Valse
12 Petites Pièces: No. 3, Mélodie
12 Petites Pièces: No. 4, Marche
12 Petites Pièces: No. 5, Danse
12 Petites Pièces: No. 6, Chant
12 Petites Pièces: No. 7, Gavotte
12 Petites Pièces: No. 8, Forlane
12 Petites Pièces: No. 9, Étude
12 Petites Pièces: No. 10, Menuette
12 Petites Pièces: No. 11, Berceuse
12 Petites Pièces: No. 12, Danse Paysanne
Improvisation Sur La Chanson "Je Vais Revoir Ma Normandie"
13 Danses: Fox-Trot
Valse For Piano, Op. 2

UPC: 747313980727
Label: Grand Piano
Release Date: 5.8.20
Format: CD

Harsanyi / Koukl - Complete Piano Music 2 (CD)