As with the first volume in this series (GP767), Blagoje Bersa’s piano works are organised according to their character and tonality rather than chronologically. They include elements of transcription drawing on Mozart and Beethoven but also characterful barcarolles that evoke Italian music, a taut and witty Bizarre Serenade, a simple but affecting Mélancolie, and an invitation to a Viennese ballroom in the Valzer, Op. 3.
This recording was made on a modern instrument: Fazioli, F278
Tracklist
1
Ballade in D Minor, Op. 65 (1921) (00:07:14)
2
Rondo-Polonaise, Op. 18 (1897) (00:08:07)
3
Valse mélancolique, Op. 76 (1921) (00:03:28)
4
Serenade-Barcarolle (1917) (00:01:43)
5
Venecijanska barkarola (Venetian Barcarolle), Op. 58 (1921) (00:04:06)
6
Riso e lamento, Op. 63 (1908) (00:02:56)
7
Valzer in A Major, Op. 3 (1893) (00:10:25)
8
Tema con variazioni (Theme and Variations), Op. 15 (1899) * (00:05:47)
9
Piano Sonata [No. 1] in C Major, Op. 19 (1897) * (00:06:32)
10
Minuet, Op. 11 (1896) * (00:04:19)
11
Novelette, Op. 69 (1910) (00:03:18)
12
Bizarna serenada (Bizarre Serenade) (1915) (00:02:14)
13
Fantasia breve, Op. 56 (1905) * (00:02:28)
14
Stari mornar priča (An Old Sailor's Telling) (1916) (00:02:05)
15
Mélancolie, Op. 76 (1921) (00:02:16)
