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Monday, July 31, 2017

Ignaz Brüll - Piano Works (Alexandra Oehler)


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Composer: Ignaz Brüll
  • (01-04) Piano Sonata in D minor, Op. 73
  • (05-08) Piano Suite No. 2, Op. 71
  • (09-15) 7 Albumblätter für die Jugend, Op. 33
  • (16) Piano Suite No. 3, Op. 76: III. Legende
  • (17) Piano Suite No. 3, Op. 76: IV. Sarabande
  • (18) 5 Piano Pieces, Op. 57: IV. Romanze
  • (19) Piano Suite No. 4, Op.80: III. Cavatine

Alexandra Oehler, piano
Date: 2009
Label: cpo
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/Ignaz-Br%FCll-1846-1907-Klavierwerke/hnum/5106998


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Review

ARTISTIC QUALITY: 10 / SOUND QUALITY: 10

If you love really good German romantic music, then this disc is a must. Ignaz Brüll’s sonata consists of four beautifully proportioned movements (scherzo second), and it simply oozes Germanic passion–no, it’s not as frightening as it sounds. From the opening “chords of doom” through the passionate initial allegro, you know you’re in for a satisfying ride, and so it proves. Alexandra Oehler never lets the music turn heavy or clunky, as it so obviously can. She’s always pushing the tempo urgently, but never hectically, balancing the music’s turbulence with an intensely lyrical cantabile that pays big dividends not just in the sonata, but in the Romanze and Cavatine that conclude the recital.

The other major work here, the Second Suite, is pure delight. Yes, it’s a bit of a pastiche, but a very well-made one. The concluding “Rondo in the Old Style” pays affectionate tribute to Haydn and (especially) Mozart without ever sounding arch, and that’s no mean achievement. Again, Oehler’s playing is about as accomplished as we have any right to hope, and the sonics capture her liquid tone magnificently. Brüll may not have been a big-name composer, but great music speaks for itself, and he’s at his best here. This is one of the most enjoyable piano recitals to come along in quite some time. Don’t miss it. [8/3/2009]

-- David HurwitzClassicsToday

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Ignaz Brüll (7 November 1846 – 17 September 1907) was a Moravian born pianist and composer who lived and worked in Vienna. His operatic compositions included Das Goldene Kreuz (The Golden Cross), which became a repertory work for several decades after its first production in 1875, and a small corpus of finely crafted works for the concert hall and recitals. Brüll's compositional style was lively but unabashedly conservative, in the vein of Mendelssohn and Schumann. Brüll was also highly regarded as a sensitive concert pianist. In recent years, Brüll's concert music has been revived on CD.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignaz_Br%C3%BCll

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Alexandra Oehler (born February 22, 1970 in Ronneburg, Thuringia) is a German classical pianist. As a pianist, Alexandra Oehler has won acclaim in realms beyond the usual piano repertoire, turning her attention to such unjustifiably neglected works as Clara Schumann‘s Piano Concerto, pieces by Fanny Mendelsohn and by the American composer Edward MacDowell. Since 2001 Alexandra Oehler has taught a piano class as an instructor at the Leipzig College of Music. She also works as a teacher with the Thomanerchor Leipzig.
http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Oehler-Alexandra.htm

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