In her new album, Maria Lettberg takes a musical journey through the countries of the European Union. She has curated a selection of piano works, one from each of the respective countries, regardless of period or style. All the major styles of classical music are represented in this collection, from the Renaissance, Baroque and Viennese classical periods to Romanticism, Late Romanticism, Impressionism, 20th-century music, minimalism and neoclassicism. Each piece from the 27 countries has its own fascinating characteristics, and together they paint a multi-layered picture of the European Union.
Works:
•Albéniz: Malagueña (No. 3 from Espana, Op. 165)
•Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique'
•Camilleri: Due Canti
•Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary'
•Ciurlionis: Nocturne in C Sharp Minor, Op. 6 No. 2
•Debussy: Préludes - Book 2
•Dvořák: Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101 No. 7
•Enescu: Suite No. 3 in D major, Op. 27 'Villageoise'
•Field: Nocturne No. 2 in C minor H.25
•Franck, C: Prélude, Fugue et Variation Op. 18
•Ivanovs: Valsis
•Kopac: Twelve Preludes for Piano
•Larsson, L-E: Croquiser, Op. 38
•Lenners: Dérivantes
•Liszt: Consolation, S. 172 No. 3 in D flat major
•Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major, K332
•Nielsen: Five Piano Pieces, Op. 3 (FS10)
•Pärt: Für Alina
•Pejačević: Ruza, Op. 19 No. 5
•Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K159 in C major 'La caccia'
•Sibelius: Five Pieces, Op. 75 'The Trees'
•Stylianou: Préludes (12), Book I
•Suchon: Small Suite with Passacaglia, Op. 3
•Sweelinck: Paduana Lachrymae SwWV328
•Theodorakis: Melos No. 10
•Vianna da Motta: Valsa caprichosa, Op. 9 No. 3
•Wladigerow: Suite for Piano, Op. 51