Émile Jaques-Dalcroze: Piano Music, Volume One
The Swiss composer Émile Jaques-Dalcroze (1865–1950) is best remembered for his development of Eurhythmics, which teaches the appreciation of music through movement. But Jaques-Dalcroze, who studied with Delibes and Fauré in Paris and with Bruckner and Fuchs in Vienna, was a composer of considerable stature in his own right, with operas, cantatas and orchestral works among his substantial output. These piano works, all written in the 1890s, are generally lighter in style, showing the influence of Schumann and the salons of Paris.
Adalberto Maria Riva, piano
Listen To This Recording:
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Skizzen, Op. 10 (publ. 1891)
- Skizzen, Op. 10: No. 1 Kobolde
- Skizzen, Op. 10: No. 2 Träumerei
- Skizzen, Op. 10: No. 3 Schmetterlinge
- Skizzen, Op. 10: No. 4 Ständchen
- Skizzen, Op. 10: No. 5 Canon
- Skizzen, Op. 10: No. 6 Capriccio
- Trois Morceaux, Op. 44: No. 1 Arabesque
- Trois Morceaux, Op. 44: No. 2 Romance
- Trois Morceaux, Op. 44: No. 3 Impromptu-Capriccio
- Trois Morceaux, Op. 45: No. 1 Eglogue
- Trois Morceaux, Op. 45: No. 2 Humoresque
- Trois Morceaux, Op. 45: No. 3 Nocturne
- Trois Morceaux, Op. 46: No. 1 Ballade
- Trois Morceaux, Op. 46: No. 2 Capriccio appassionato
- Trois Morceaux, Op. 46: No. 3 Aria
- Polka enharmonique, Op. 47
Trois Morceaux, Op. 44 (c. 1895–96)
Trois Morceaux, Op. 45 (c. 1895–96)
Trois Morceaux, Op. 46 (c. 1895–96)
Polka enharmonique, Op. 47 (c. 1896)
FIRST RECORDINGS
Swiss Music Review :
‘The committed, convincing performance of the four excellent pianists (Paolo Munaò, Xavier Parés, Adalberto Maria Riva and Patricia Siffert) involved in this project does full justice to these pieces, from which they extract all their dynamic sap and mischievous vivacity. The quality of the booklet notes, written by Jacques Tchamkerten, a specialist in the great rhythmician, is also worthy of note.’
—Laurent Mettraux, Swiss Music Review