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David Kaplan – Quasi Una Fantasia (CD)
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David Kaplan – Quasi Una Fantasia (CD)

David Kaplan – Quasi Una Fantasia (CD)
$19.95 USD

Pianist David Kaplan's quasi una fantasia explores the relationship between composition and improvisation, with Beethoven's two Op. 27 sonatas at the heart of his program. Around these two works, Kaplan performs music by Ligeti, Louis Couperin, Brahms and Schumann, alongside contemporary works by Christopher Cerrone, Anthony Cheung and Andrea Casarrubios. The program grew out of Kaplan's interest in the improvisatory qualities of both old and new music. His own improvised preludes and transitions connect the works, while Cerrone's Passagework, Cheung's Holding Patterns and Casarrubios' Sandglass each offer a different perspective on musical freedom and spontaneity. The result reflects Kaplan's view of the classical score as something more flexible than fixed, and explores the role improvisation has long played within the classical tradition.

Tracklist:

  1. Ligeti: Musica Ricercata No.1
  2. Cerrone:Passagework
  3. Kaplan: (Improvised Prelude I)
  4. Couperin: Prélude Non Mesuré
  5. Cheung: Holding Patterns I
  6. Cheung: Holding Patterns II
  7. Cheung: Holding Patterns III
  8. Beethoven: Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia, in C-Sharp minor, Op. 27 No.2 - Adagio Sostenuto
  9. Beethoven: Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia, in C-Sharp minor, Op. 27 No.2 - Allegretto
  10. Beethoven: Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia, in C-Sharp minor, Op. 27 No.2 - Presto Agitato
  11. Brahms: Intermezzo Op. 76 No.4
  12. Casarrubios: Sandglass
  13. Kaplan: (Improvised Prelude II)
  14. Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op. 12 - Warum?
  15. Kaplan: (Improvised Prelude III)
  16. Beethoven: Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia, in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No.1 - Andante
  17. Beethoven: Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia, in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No.1 - Allegro Molto E Vivace 18 Adagio Con Espressione
  18. Beethoven: Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia, in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No.1 - Adagio Con Espressione
  19. Beethoven: Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia, in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No.1 - Allegro Vivace - Tempo I (Adagio) - Presto

UPC: 5060282610125
Label: Orchid Classics
Release Date: 11.27.26
Format: CD

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