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Heller, Jean Martin
Preludes, Opus 81 & 50
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (44) - Disc #1
1. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81: D?dicace: Avec s?r?nit?
2. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81: L'obstin?e: Tr?s vivement
3. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81: Feu follet: Rapide
4. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81: R?citatif: Mouvement changeant
5. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81: M?ditation: Pas vite
6. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81: Appassionato: Tr?s vivement
7. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81: S?r?nade: Mouvement mod?r?
8. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81: Affirmation: Energiquement
9. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81: Monologue: Pas vite
10. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81: Arabesque: Tr?s l?ger
11. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81: Reproche: Vivement
12. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81: El?gie: Lent, avec expression
13. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81: R?verie: Avec gr?ce
14. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81: Emportement: Mouvement passionn?
15. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81: Berceuse: Lent, avec tendresse
16. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81: Deuil: Tr?s lent
17. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81: Chanson de mai: Vivement
18. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81: Mouvement hardi et ?nergique
19. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81: Rapide
20. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81: Songerie: Tr?s lent
21. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81: Volage: Mouvement l?ger et rapide
22. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81: Tr?s vivement
23. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81: Paysage: Doux, mouvement mod?r?
24. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81: Sonnet: Mouvement mod?r?
25. Preludes (20) for piano, Op. 150: Moderato
26. Preludes (20) for piano, Op. 150: Lento
27. Preludes (20) for piano, Op. 150: Un poco vivo con spirito
28. Preludes (20) for piano, Op. 150: Lento
29. Preludes (20) for piano, Op. 150: Lento
30. Preludes (20) for piano, Op. 150: Con grazia
31. Preludes (20) for piano, Op. 150: Allegro
32. Preludes (20) for piano, Op. 150: Allegretto placido
33. Preludes (20) for piano, Op. 150: Con moto
34. Preludes (20) for piano, Op. 150: Lentamente
35. Preludes (20) for piano, Op. 150: Andantino
36. Preludes (20) for piano, Op. 150: Allegro
37. Preludes (20) for piano, Op. 150: Allegro non troppo
38. Preludes (20) for piano, Op. 150: Vivo
39. Preludes (20) for piano, Op. 150: Agitato
40. Preludes (20) for piano, Op. 150: Allegretto
41. Preludes (20) for piano, Op. 150: Allegro
42. Preludes (20) for piano, Op. 150: Lento
43. Preludes (20) for piano, Op. 150: Allegro
44. Preludes (20) for piano, Op. 150: Con moto

CD Details

All Artists: Heller, Jean Martin
Title: Preludes, Opus 81 & 50
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Marco Polo
Release Date: 12/3/1993
Genre: Classical
Style:
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 4891030234345, 730099343428

CD Reviews

THE HELLER, YOU SAY!

Melvyn M. Sobel | Freeport (Long Island), New York | 06/19/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Stephen Heller (1813-1888). Who?

Friend of Berlioz, championed by Schumann (who called him a real "romantic" and even allowed him into the Society of the Davidsbundlerites), admired by his contemporaries, etc., his music published and played throughout England and Europe, etc., you get the general idea.... and, yet, virtually unknown today, with the exception of a handful (maybe even less than this) of available CDs, of which this is one.

Heller wrote exclusively for the piano, his best compositions being short works (Preludes) or genre pieces ("Solitary Rambles," Op. 78 and "Valses Reveries," Op. 122), all uncomplicated, tuneful, moody, passionate and exceptionally accessible. Heller's originality, lyricism and moodiness--- his unique voice--- is particularly typified in the ultimate distillation of the Preludes. Sample, for instance, the preludes from Op. 81 (published in 1853): the gorgeous No. 13 ("Reverie"), beautiful No. 15 ("Berceuse") or the touching No. 17 ("Chanson de mai"). Or dip into the gems of Op. 150 (published in 1879-- his last series of such works): the No. 4 ("Lento"), No. 6 ("Con grazia") or the exquisite No. 11 ("Andantino").

Heller's Preludes, although not Chopin, are, however, equally inventive, diverse, melodic and endlessly creative--- like nothing you may have ever heard before--- and offer an abundance of mood, emotion, texture, pleasure. These forty-four Preludes will hold you spellbound from beginning to end.

Jean Martin is a Heller advocate of the most suitable kind and completely immerses himself in the composer's music; a pianist of lesser kinship or sensitivity would be a disaster. The sound on this Marco Polo CD is exemplary, as well.

[Running time: 70:17]"