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Carl Maria von Weber: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3, Invitation to the Dance

by Jean-François Heisser

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Piano Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 49, J. 206 I. Allegro feroce 11:26
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Piano Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 49, J. 206 II. Andante con moto 07:18
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Piano Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 49, J. 206 III. Rondo. Presto 06:36
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Invitation to the Dance, Rondo pour le pianoforte, Op. 65, J. 260 Moderato 01:36
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Invitation to the Dance, Rondo pour le pianoforte, Op. 65, J. 260 Allegro vivace 06:58
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Invitation to the Dance, Rondo pour le pianoforte, Op. 65, J. 260 Moderato # 00:56
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Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Flat Major, Op. 39, J. 199 I. Allegro moderato, con spirito ed assai legato 14:46
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Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Flat Major, Op. 39, J. 199 II. Andante 06:01
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Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Flat Major, Op. 39, J. 199 III. Menuetto capriccioso, presto assai 03:58
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Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Flat Major, Op. 39, J. 199 IV. Finale. Rondo - Moderato e molto gracioso 06:30

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Despite his very short career, the composer of Freischütz, a work haunted by the supernatural and the fantastic, opening the way to German opera leading to Wagner, also left a non-operatic oeuvre just as festive, neglected but hardly negligible. A virtuoso pianist, he wrote brilliant pieces for himself, requiring assurance, bravura and a certain arrogance. Before Chopin and Liszt, he demonstrated that virtuosity, far from stifling inspiration, can make the discourse almost familiar to the listener, enjoined to dreams not tragedy. Dubbed a “prince of music” by Stravinsky, an aristocrat of an art that is a source of youth and freshness, an invitation to the dance or to a feria tinged with humour but apparently devoid of afterthoughts.

Awards: 4* by Le Monde de la Musique, Opus d’Or, Parutions.com

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released February 1, 2008

Jean-François Heisser (Piano)

Recorded at the Foundation Singer Polignac, Paris : November 19-21, 2007

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