Mitsuko Saruwatari - Berger: Piano Solo Pieces, Vol. II '2020

Tracks list

Tracklist

01. Introduktion und Fuge für Klavier in G Minor, Op. 42
02. Vier Fugen für Klavier, Op. 89: No. 1 in G Minor
03. Vier Fugen für Klavier, Op. 89: No. 2 in B Minor
04. Vier Fugen für Klavier, Op. 89: No. 3 in A Minor
05. Vier Fugen für Klavier, Op. 89: No. 4 in B Major
06. From Aquarellen, Op. 23, No. 6: Träumerei in G Major
07. From Aquarellen, Op. 23, No. 10: Zwiegesang in B-Flat Major
08. From Aquarellen, Op. 23, No. 5: Tanz der Kobolde in B Minor
09. From Aquarellen, Op. 23, No. 3: Romanze in B-Flat Major


Wilhelm Berger (1861-1911), was a German composer of the late Romantic period
who grew up in Bremen and studied in Berlin. He went onto compose more than 100
works: Gustav Ernst, who wrote biographies of composers, Berger included, at the
beginning of the 20th century, wrote concerning his music: Music [...] that
combines grace and seriousness, comprehensibility and depth, Mozartian grace and
modernity to a rare degree. Fugues occur throughout Bergers works and are
therefore given pride of place on this new CD. The Introduktion und Fuge op. 42
is one of his most prestigious and important works. The exceptional quality of
Bergers contrapuntal works demands and here receives a new recording, one that
breathes new life into this music. Mitsuko Saruwatari was born in Tokyo and
studied at the Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo. She is based in Amsterdam
and appears frequently throughout The Netherlands and abroad. Alongside her solo
career she is the regular pianist of the Uril Ensemble and has performed as a
guest pianist with many other chamber music ensembles.

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