tracks

Four Piano Blues
I. For Leo Smit - Freely Poetic
II. For Andor Foldes - Soft And Languid
III. For William Kapell - Muted And Sensuous
IV. For John Kirkpatrick - With Bounce
Piano Sonata (1939/41)
I. Molto Moderato (Freely Expressive)
II. Vivace (Delicate, Restless)
III. Andante Sostenuto
Seven Anniversaries (1942/43) (Auszüge - Excerpts)
I. For Aaron Copland - Allegretto Semplice
II. For My Sister, Shirley - Con Moto
V. In Memoriam: Nathalie Koussevitzky - Lento Non Troppo
VI. For Sergei Koussevitzky - Adagio
VII. For William Schumann - Agitato, Non Troppo Presto
Four Anniversaries (1948) (Auszüge - Excerpts)
I. For Felicia Montealegre - Tranquilo: Piacevole
II. For Johnny Mehegan - Agitato: Scherzando
IV. For Helen Coates - Allegro Giocoso
Thirteen Anniversaries (Released 1989) (Auszüge - Excerpts)
I. For Shirley Gabis Rhoads Perle - Grave
II. In Memoriam: William Kapell - Vivo Marcato
III. For Stephen Sondheim - Andantino
IV. For Craig Urquhart - Allegretto
VI. For My Daughter, Nina - Slow And A Bit Melancholy
VII. In Memoriam: Helen Coates - Largo
IX. For Felicia, On Our 28th Birthday (And Her 52nd) - Andante Con Tenerezza
XIII. In Memoriam: Ellen Goetz - Adagio
Nocturne Op. 33
Interlude No. 1 (Adagio For Jeanne)

notes

Recording: 11., 12. & 14. 2. 2001, Landesfunkhaus Hannover des NDR, Kleiner Sendesaal
Digipak including a 12-p. booklet
Total time: 76:16

credits

Co-producer – Norddeutscher Rundfunk
Composed By – Aaron Copland (tracks: 1 to 7), Leonard Bernstein (tracks: 8 to 23), Samuel Barber (tracks: 24, 25)
Design – Gerd Schröder
Engineer – Helge Martensen
Executive-Producer – Bettina Gerber, Gabriele Hertz-Eichenrode
Liner Notes [English] – Craig Urquhart
Liner Notes [German Translation] – Reinhard Lüthje
Piano – Sebastian Knauer
Producer, Edited By – Dirk Lüdemann
Technician – Wolfgang Herrmann (2)
Technician [Piano] – Gerd Finkenstein

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Edel Classics GmbH
Copyright (c) – Edel Classics GmbH
Manufactured By – Optimal Media Production – A146965
Recorded At – Kleiner Sendesaal, NDR Hannover

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