Rarities of Piano Music at the Schloss vor Husum 2024, Vol. 38

Review3: FonoForum Review2: MusicWebInternational Review1: MusicWebInternational Ilmari Hannikainen from Impressions, Op.11b (1915/16) 1. No.3 – Conversation Nikolai Medtner from Romantic Sketches, Op.54 (1933) 2. No.7 – Prélude (Hymne) 3. No.8 – Märchen (Der Bettler) Albert Bertelin 4. Nocturne in F sharp minor (1911) Viktor Kosenko 5. Nocturne in F sharp minor, Op.9 No.3 (1921) Edvard Grieg 6. Improvisations on two Norwegian Folk-Songs, Op.29 (1878) Rued Langgaard 7. Stambogsblad, BVN 38 (1909) Leopold Godowsky from Java Suite, Part 3 (1924/25) 8. No.7 – Three Dances 9. No.8 – The Gardens of Buitenzorg Cécile Chaminade 10. Étude romantique in G flat major, Op.132 (1909) Samuel Coleridge-Taylor from 24 Negro Melodies, Op.59 (1905) 11. No.10 – Deep River Kurt Weill/Ronald Stevenson 12. Threepenny Sonatina (1987/88) Walter Niemann from Moderne Tanzsuite, Op.115 (1929) 13. No.2 – Valse Boston 14. No.4 – Tango Leo Kok 15. Intermezzo en forme de Tango (1923) Reynaldo Hahn 16. Los Enamorados, Tango-Habanera (1926) Francis Poulenc 17. Les chemins de l’amour (1940) Husum CD 2024 © When Peter Froundjian conceived a festival devoted exclusively to unknown and rarely played piano music, some might have thought the idea too ambitious or even foolhardy. It proved to be a stroke of genius, and since 1987 the strong support of audiences from many countries has been consistent. It has kept its intimate atmosphere, with a maximum of 130 listeners in the Rittersaal of Husum castle, and 40 more beyond an open door, with a TV screen to keep in touch. Its influence around the world has been considerable, with more ambitious concert programmes in evidence and record companies willing to take on a wider repertoire. The radio station Deutschlandfunk Kultur usually records two concerts for broadcast, and the programmes are archived on the Web for some time. One of the few benefits of the Covid pandemic was the wider use of Livestream relays, and Husum has taken a small step in making one or two concerts available worldwide in that way. It enabled a viewer in Singapore, who was unable to make his usual visit, to write a detailed review of Patrick Hemmerlé’s concert, complete with photographs, on his piano blog Pianofortephilia, which isstill available online. Information about both the radio broadcasts and the livestream can be found in the festival brochure at piano-festival-husum.com. RELEASE DATE: JULY 2025 CATALOGUE NUMBER: DACOCD 989 EAN: 5709499989005 Download BOOKLET (PDF) Related