Chopin / Kosuge - Four Elements 1 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Celebrated Japanese pianist Yu Kosuge embarks on an exciting project four releases inspired by the Greek concept of the four elements, Water, Fire, Air, Earth. Many composers have been drawn to the properties of these elements when seeking inspiration for their music, but Kosuge's theme goes deeper, dating back to her successful Beethoven cycle InchWhen you understand that Shakespeare's plays, read ardently by Beethoven, refer to Greek mythology, or that Beethoven himself composed some works based on the Prometheus myth, you would know that an artist who is searching for human nature would surely look to Greek mythology or philosophy...Inch In Water, Yu Kosuge interprets a rich array of repertoire, from Liszt and Wagner to acclaimed contemporary composer Dai Fujikura. The 'barcarolle' takes it's rocking rhythms from the motion of a boat we hear examples by Chopin and Fauré, as well as Venetian Gondola 'Songs Without Words' by Mendelssohn. Album Tracks 1. Songs Without Words Op. 30 No. 6 in F Sharp minor (Venetian Gondola Song No. 2) 2. Barcarolle No. 5 in F Sharp minor, Op. 66 3. Songs Without Words Op. 30 No. 5 in a Minor (Venetian Gondola Song No. 3) 4. Barcarolle No. 10 in a Minor, Op. 104 No. 2 5. Songs Without Words Op. 19 No. 6 in G minor (Venetian Gondola Song No. 1) 6. Barcarolle No. 11, Op. 105 in G minor 7. Jeux D'eau 8. Waves 9. Barcarolle in F Sharp Major, Op. 60 10. Rain Tree Sketch I 11. Rain Tree Sketch II In Memoriam Oliver Messiaen 12. Les Jeux D'eau a la Villa D' Este from InchAnnées de Pèlerinage IiiInch, S. 163-4 13. Ballade No. 2 in B minor, S171 14. Isoldes Liebestod from InchTristan Und IsoldeInch