John Damgaard - Piano Works - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Franz Schubert's Moments Musicaux was published in 1828 but partly written in previous years. After Beethoven's monumental 32 sonatas there were no longer a desire from publishers' point of view to print InchsonatasInch, and as a result composers tried to find alternative titles to shorter pieces such as Impromptus, Nocturnes etc. Probably the second set of Schubert's Impromptus were intended as a sonata (at least according to Schumann), but after protests from the ended up as 4 Impromptus. In the case of Schubert this was in a way an advantage. For although some of his sonatas are among the best music ever written, they were a result of a big struggle to try to live up mto Beethoven. But for him it was the most natural thing in this world to put anything he experienced into music - water flowing, hunting scenes, galloping horses, thunder and more than anything else the best thing he knew - walking. Actually, it is important for any musician approaching Schubert in terms of tempi to take into consideration that there is almost always an element of InchwalkingInch. This ability is of course the reason for the enorm us number of songs - more than 600! InchGive Schubert a menu card - and he will put it into musicInch!John DamgaardJohn Damgaard - a student of Georg Vasarhelyi, Ilona Kabos and Wilhelm Kempff - was assistant professor at The Royal Danish Academy of Music from 1969-84, and from 1984-2007 professor at the Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus. Since many years he is guest professor at Musashino Academia Musicae in Tokyo, Japan, as well as guest professor at the Australian National Academy of Music in Melbourne. Album Tracks 1. Six Moments Musicaux, D 780~Moderato, C Major 2. Six Moments Musicaux, D 780~Andantino, A flat Major 3. Six Moments Musicaux, D 780~Allegro moderato, F Minor 4. Six Moments Musicaux, D 780~Moderato, C sharp Minor 5. Six Moments

As he turns 80 years old, Danish pianist John Damgaard is still going strong. This features immaculate performances of pieces by three composers close to his heart Late Beethoven and Chopin sonatas are paired with a truly strong-willed version of the Brahms Handel Variations. The includes Damgaard's informative booklet notes that point out new and intriguing sides to the pianistic Handel variations. A for all lovers of great piano playing. The Danish pianist John Damgaard (1941-) studied at Eastman School of Music (New York), The Royal Danish Conservatory of Music in Copenhagen with Georg Vasarhelyi and later with Ilona Kabos in London and Wilhelm Kempff in Italy. From 1969-1984 John Damgaard was assistant professor at The Royal Danish Academy of Music and 1979-81 guest professor at Musashino Academia Musicae in Tokyo, Japan. From 1984-2005 he held the academic position of professor at The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus. John Damgaard has given concerts in USA, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Italy, France, Belgium, Japan, Australia, primarily with classical, romantic programs, but almost always including Danish piano works. He has performed more than 31 different piano concerti.

First recording of Danish Piano Music. Louis Glass was born in 1864. His childhood home was full of music. His father, Christian Henrik Glass, was a prominent and highly recognised music educator whose primary instrument was the piano, though he was also an organist. In 1877, he founded his own music conservatory, which focused on piano playing and soon gained a good reputation. The piano works of Louis Glass make up a significant part of his collected works. Aside from arrangements of orchestral works in different piano editions, the many two-handed piano pieces appear as either single movements or as part of collections. The collections of piano works include no fewer than 12 opus numbers with a total of 75 movements from Glass' entire output. Album Tracks 1. Foraarsstemning, Op. 9 2. I Det Fri, Op. 20 3. Lyriske Bagateller, Op. 26 4. Kleine Tonbilder, Op. 39 5. Klaverstykker, Op. 55 6. Klaverstykker, Op. 66 7. Juleaftern (En Stemning) 8. Vals Mignon 9. Stemning (Til Lille Agnes Som Opmuntring!!!) 10. Vignet Til Pierretten