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Track(s) taken from CDA66584

Étude mélodique in G flat major, Op 118

composer
Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944)

Peter Jacobs (piano)
Recording details: June 1991
St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Mike Skeet
Engineered by Mike Skeet
Release date: April 1992
Total duration: 3 minutes 43 seconds
 

Reviews

‘Jacobs treats the music with affection, but also respect; he's served by an excellent recording’ (BBC Music Magazine Top 1000 CDs Guide)

‘Well worth the attention of those who enjoy piano music that seeks merely to soothe, charm and enchant’ (Gramophone)

‘In this well recorded, presented and imaginatively conceived issue we see again just how well Hyperion can produce the goods! It is a particular pleasure to see this issue on the market’ (CDReview)
The Étude mélodique in G flat, Op 118, is charmingly songful in rather Schumannesque vein, much of the interest generated by a rippling inner voice in triplets – but its scope enlarges as it proceeds and rises to an unexpectedly powerful climactic episode in F sharp minor.

from notes by Calum MacDonald © 1992

L’Étude mélodique en sol bémol, opus 118, est délicieusement poétique, d’un style plutôt Schumannesque – une cascadante voix intérieure en triolets crée la plus grande partie de son attrait – mais comme elle progresse, elle se développe et s’élève jusqu’à un épisode culminant d’une force surprenante en fa dièse mineur.

extrait des notes rédigées par Calum MacDonald © 1992
Français: Alain Midoux

Die Étude mélodique, Op. 118, in Ges-Dur ist reizvoll melodiös mit starken Anklängen an Schumann und wird insbesondere durch eine in Triolen geführte plätschernde innere Stimme interessant – doch schwillt das Stück im weiteren Verlauf an und steigert sich zu einem unerwartet kraftvollen Höhepunkt in fis-Moll.

aus dem Begleittext von Calum MacDonald © 1992
Deutsch: Anne Steeb/Bernd Müller

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