Bizet: The Piano Works (Roberto Prosseda) (CD)

Roberto Prosseda presents a collection of works by one of the most famous of all nineteenth-century composers and yet which remains paradoxically unknown. Bizet, a child prodigy, could have been a virtuoso pianist, had he not devoted most of his short life to opera. The stylistic variety of the music recorded here extends from two Caprices written in 1851 (the work of a twelve-year-old composer) to the much more challenging Variations chromatiques of 1868, with its startlingly severe theme.

This album was recorded in collaboration with Palazzetto Bru Zane.

Tracklist:
01 Variations chromatiques: Theme: Moderato maestoso 1:02
02 Variations chromatiques: Variation 1: Un pochissimo più allegretto 0:39
03 Variations chromatiques: Variation 2: A tempo rubato 0:34
04 Variations chromatiques: Variation 3: A tempo risoluto 0:42
05 Variations chromatiques: Variation 4: Con fuoco 0:33
06 Variations chromatiques: Variation 5 0:45
07 Variations chromatiques: Variation 6: Agitato 0:48
08 Variations chromatiques: Variation 7 1:00
09 Variations chromatiques: Variation 8: Con espressione 0:49
10 Variations chromatiques: Variation 9: Un peu plus vite 0:32
11 Variations chromatiques: Variation 10: Alla polacca 0:32
12 Variations chromatiques: Variation 11: Andante 1:02
13 Variations chromatiques: Variation 12: Plus animé 0:47
14 Variations chromatiques: Variation 13: Mouvement des premières variations 0:51
15 Variations chromatiques: Variation 14: Appassionato, espressivo assai 0:45
16 Variations chromatiques: Coda: Semplice – Un peu plus lent, malinconico 2:39
17 Chants du Rhin No 1 in C major: L'aurore 3:47
18 Chants du Rhin No 2 in E major: Le départ 2:36
19 Chants du Rhin No 3 in D flat major: Les rêves 3:30
20 Chants du Rhin No 4 in A minor: La bohémienne 3:36
21 Chants du Rhin No 5 in E major: Les confidences 4:49
22 Chants du Rhin No 6 in D flat major: Le retour 2:43
23 1er Nocturne in D major 4:10
24 Marine 3:56
25 Grande valse de concert 6:52
26 1er Nocturne in F major 7:45
27 Chasse fantastique 5:57
28 Romance sans paroles 3:56
29 1er Caprice original 2:57
30 2ème Caprice original 1:31
31 Valse 2:06
32 4 Préludes No 1 in C major: Allegretto 0:47
33 4 Préludes No 2 in A minor: Andante espressivo 1:11
34 4 Préludes No 3 in G major: Andantino 0:40
35 4 Préludes No 4 in E minor: Allegretto 0:36
36 Thème 2:18