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Friedrich Kiel enjoyed great prestige as a professor of composition in Berlin where his many students included Stanford and Paderewski. As a teacher he remained broad-minded and undogmatic. These elegantly poised works show a rather conservative craftsman but one who absorbed the influences of the best of his contemporaries - Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schumann and Liszt. The Suite is Beethovenian in style, while his approach in the Six Fugues is largely lyrical. A digital EP of the Six Impromptus is available to stream and download (9.70385). Album Tracks 1. Piano Suite, Op. 28~I. Sonate Allegretto vivace 2. Piano Suite, Op. 28~II. Impromptu Presto appassionato 3. Piano Suite, Op. 28~III. Scherzo Allegro vivace 4. Piano Suite, Op. 28~IV. Notturno Andante grazioso 5. 6 Fugues, Op. 2~No. 1 in C sharp minor Allegro ma non troppo 6. 6 Fugues, Op. 2~No. 2 in A major Moderato 7. 6 Fugues, Op. 2~No. 3 in A minor Allegro moderato 8. 6 Fugues, Op. 2~No. 4 in B major Allegro risoluto 9. 6 Fugues, Op. 2~No. 5 in F minor Moderato 10. 6 Fugues, Op. 2~No. 6 in C minor Allegro moderato 11. 10 Pianoforte-Stücke, Op. 18~Book I No. 1. Praeludium 12. 10 Pianoforte-Stücke, Op. 18~Book I No. 2. Scherzo 13. 10 Pianoforte-Stücke, Op. 18~Book I No. 3. Duett 14. 10 Pianoforte-Stücke, Op. 18~Book I No. 4. Andante 15. 10 Pianoforte-Stücke, Op. 18~Book II No. 5. Hongroise 16. 10 Pianoforte-Stücke, Op. 18~Book II No. 6. Scherzo 17. 10 Pianoforte-Stücke, Op. 18~Book II No. 7. Melodie 18. 10 Pianoforte-Stücke, Op. 18~Book III No. 8. Ballade 19. 10 Pianoforte-Stücke, Op. 18~Book III No. 9. Lied 20. 10 Pianoforte-Stücke, Op. 18~Book III No. 10. Hymne
