Henry Litolff: Piano Music, Volume One
The British-born Henry Litolff (1818–91) maintains a toehold on the repertoire thanks to the enduring popularity of the Scherzo of his Concerto symphonique No. 4 for piano and orchestra. Litolff’s substantial output of music for solo piano – mostly virtuoso salon miniatures – has entirely slipped from sight, even though in his prime as composer and pianist he was often compared with Liszt, a personal friend. This first album devoted to Litolff’s piano music reveals a fondness for atmospheric character pieces and vigorous dances, not least the polka, mazurka and waltz.
Tingyue Jiang, piano
Listen To This Recording:
- No. 1 Heimgedenken
- No. 2 Polen
- No. 3 Sehnsucht
- No. 4 Der Gondolier
- No. 5 Erwartung
- No. 6 Frohes Wiedersehn
- No. 1 Tarantelle calabraise
- No. 2, 2 Vagabondes Polkas: I
- No. 2, 2 Vagabondes Polkas: II
- No. 3 La Mazourka
- No. 4 Valse styrienne
- No. 5 Polonaise brillante
- No. 6 Bolero
- Invitation à la Polka, Op. 31 (publ. 1846)
- La Mazurka, Op. 109 (1861)
- Valse élégante, Op. 107 (publ. 1861)
- Une fleur du bal, Op. 77 (publ. 1853)
- Scherzo, Op. 115 (publ. 1862)
6 Arabesken, Op. 65 (publ. 1854)
6 Opuscules, Op. 25 (publ. 1846)
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