Józef (Josef) Hofmann was one of the greatest Romantic virtuosi of his age, a towering technician and a poet of the keyboard. He also wrote extensively for the piano, crafting a richly contrasted set of Charakterskizzen, Op. 40, a Sonata in F major, Op. 21 that reveals the influence of Schumann, and a finely wrought Theme with Variations and Fugue, Op. 14. Artem Yasynskyy won the Hofmann Prize at the First German Piano Competition of Polish Music in Hamburg in 2013.
Tracklist
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Hofmann, Józef
Charakterskizzen, Op. 40
1 No. 1. Vision 05:07
2 No. 2. Jadis 02:42
3 No. 3. Nenien 06:18
4 No. 4. Kaleidoskop 04:51
Etude for the Left Hand Alone in C Major, Op. 32
5 Etude for the Left Hand Alone in C Major, Op. 32 03:51
2 Mazurkas, Op. 16: No. 1 in A Minor
6 2 Mazurkas, Op. 16: No. 1 in A Minor 05:00
Piano Sonata in F Major, Op. 21
7 I. Moderato 05:47
8 II. Scherzo 02:51
9 III. Andante (Recitativo. Tempo di marcia) 03:46
10 IV. Allegro moderato 06:17
Mazurka in B Minor
11 Mazurka in B Minor 02:16
Mazurka in D Minor
12 Mazurka in D Minor 04:18
Theme with Variations and Fugue, Op. 14
13 Theme with Variations and Fugue, Op. 14 16:06
