American-born pianist Andrew von Oeyen has an ambitious new album that combines works for solo keyboard with piano transcriptions from orchestral, opera and choral repetoire. The album possess a unique duality between the 'angelic' works of Bach, Debussy, Fauré and Messiaen, and 'demonic' works of Liszt, Saint-Saëns and Edward MacDowell.
As he leads the listener on a journey into the darkest corners of human emotion, but also towards rapture and catharsis,” Andrew proves an assured and inspiring guide. In the words of the Chicago Tribune, “He leaves you convinced that he can do absolutely anything he likes with a keyboard.”
Tracklist
- 18 Chorale Preludes "Leipzig Chorals": No. 9, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 (Transcr. for Piano by Busoni)
- French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: I. Allemande
- French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: II. Courante
- French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: III. Sarabande
- French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: IV. Gavotte
- French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: V. Bourrée
- French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: VI. Loure
- French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: VII. Gigue
- First Modern Suite, Op. 10: V. Rhapsodie. In ritmo tenebre
- Mephisto-Waltz No. 1, S. 514 "The Dance in the Village Inn"
- Suite bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75: III. Clair de lune
- Keyboard Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974: II. Adagio (After Marcello's Oboe Concerto)
- Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, Act 3: Bacchanale (Piano Version)
- 2 Fantasy Pieces, Op. 17: No. 2, Witches' Dance
- Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus: No. 20, Regard de l'Église d'amour
- Requiem, Op. 48: VII. In paradisum (Transcr. for Piano by von Oeyen)
