Sándor Balassa has stated that his music for piano ‘has to evoke genuine emotions, recalling the abundance of a springtime meadow, giving us a feeling of richness, and inspiring a sense of adventure in us and touching our hearts’. In this third volume, which includes piano versions of pieces for harp and cimbalom, the sheer diversity of Balassa’s imagination is amply illustrated, conjuring atmosphere and poignant recollections as well as demanding exceptional virtuosity. Balassa considers the closing Fantázia, Op. 97 to be his best piano work.
This recording was made on a modern instrument: Steinway, Model D
Tracklist
Kicsi a bors… (Peppercorns are Small…), Op. 106 (2008) (00:12:00 )
1
No. 1. Andante * (00:01:49)
2
No. 2. Allegro assai * (00:02:22)
3
No. 3. quarter note = 56 * (00:01:42)
4
No. 4. Allegretto movimento * (00:02:09)
5
No. 5. eighth note = ca. 80 * (00:03:10)
6
No. 6. Molto allegro * (00:01:08)
Északi ajándék (A Gift from the North), Op. 139 (version for piano) (2015) (00:08:00 )
7
I. Andantino * (00:02:56)
8
II. eighth note = 116 * (00:01:17)
9
III. Lento tranquillo * (00:03:57)
12 Könnyű zongoradarab (12 Easy Piano Pieces), Op. 123 (2011) (00:25:00 )
10
No. 1. A kis pendelyes (Little Urchin) * (00:01:06)
11
No. 2. Téma változatokkal (Theme with Variations) * (00:02:00)
12
No. 3. Hubble ajándéka (Hubble's Present) * (00:02:49)
13
No. 4. Liliputi lakodalom (Lilliputian Wedding) * (00:02:11)
14
No. 5. Jégvirágok (Frost Patterns) * (00:02:10)
15
No. 6. Az el nem küldött levél (A Letter Never Sent) * (00:02:57)
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No. 7. Tételpár (Pair of Movements) * (00:01:20)
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No. 8. Álom (Dream) * (00:03:26)
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No. 9. Etűd, amelyben a játékos maga választja meg a tempót (A Study Where the Player Chooses the Tempo) * (00:01:12)
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No. 10. Altató (Lullaby) * (00:01:42)
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No. 11. Március (March) * (00:01:08)
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No. 12. Makovecz * (00:02:56)
Hajta virágai (Flowers from the Hajta), Op. 38 (version for piano) (1984) (00:06:00 )
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I. Introduzione (Bevezető) * (00:00:52)
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II. Rondo I * (00:02:55)
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III. Rondo II * (00:02:14)
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Rondo, Op. 145 (2018) * (00:02:33)
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Fantázia (Fantasia), Op. 97 (2006) * (00:09:08)
