Berceuse

Casella, Alfredo;
Satie, Eric;
Hindemith, Paul;
Dutilleux, Henri;
Bowen, York;
Mompou, Federico;
Granados, Enrique;
Weinberg, Mieczysław;
Field, John;
Busoni, Feruccio;
Liszt, Franz;
Crumb, George;
Debussy, Claude;
Shostakovich, Dmitry;
Tchaikovsky, Piotr

Geniushene, Anna

PCL 10279

An original and challenging selection of Berceuses, written by 19th and 20th century composers for piano.

The characteristics of the Berceuse (Lullaby, Wiegenlied) are basically quiet and soothing, aimed at putting a child to sleep. The music on this recording however display a wide range of emotions: from idyllic and childlike, to brooding, even menacing atmospheres, reflecting the times it was written in: a fascinating journey!

Anna Geniushene was born in 1991 in Moscow, where she graduated with full honors from the State Conservatory. She was a finalist in the Leeds Competition in 2018, and the Silver Medallist of the Cliburn Competition in 2022. She is an active international soloist and chamber music player, and forms a duo with her husband Lukas Geniusas.

Works:

•Alfredo Casellas: Berceuse triste op. 14
• Eric Satie: Berceuse aus Enfantillages pittoresques
• Paul Hindemith: Berceuse für Klavierpianoforte
• Henri Dutilleux: Prelude en Berceuse aus Au gre des ondes
• Balys Dvarionas: Lopsine aus 24 Piano Pieces
• York Bowen: Berceuse op. 83
• Leonid Desyatnikov: Berceuse aus dem Film "Moscow"
• Federico Mompou: Cuna aus Impresiones intimas
• Enrique Granados: Berceuse aus Escenas romanticas
• Vladimir Rebikov: Berceuse op. 8 aus Reveries d'automne
• Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Wiegenlied op. 1
• John Field: Nocturne F-Dur "Cradle Song" (Wiegenlied)
• Ferruccio Busoni: Elegie Nr. 7 "Berceuse"
• Franz Liszt: Wiegenlied
• George Crumb: Berceuse for the Infant Jesu aus A Little Suite for Christmas
• Claude Debussy: Berceuse heroique
• Dmitri Schostakowitsch: Berceuse aus Ballettsuite Nr. 3
• Peter Tschaikowsky: Berceuse op. 72 Nr. 2

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Piano Classics

01-09-2023

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