Adrian Gagiu (RO) "Große Bagatelle" - Susanne Kessel, piano - 1,50 €

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"Große Bagatelle" by romanian composer Adrian Gagiu is part of Vol. 4 of Susanne Kessel's global composition project

"250 piano pieces for Beethoven"

250 composers from all over the world are invited to write new piano pieces for Beethoven's 250th anniversary in the year 2020. All pieces refer to Beethoven's music and/or his life.
Susanne Kessel plays the world premieres of all the piano pieces in Beethoven's birthtown Bonn. And further performances also in other cities and countries.

All pieces are published within a high quality sheet music edition by EDITIONS MUSICA FERRUM / London.

You can find the sheet music of this piece in Vol. 4 of the project's edition.

All information about the project - and SHOP:
www.250-piano-pieces-for-beethoven.com

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Adrian Gagiu about his piano piece „Große Bagatelle“

„The title of this neo-classical piano piece already suggests irony, which was also one of Beethoven’s less obvious aspects. Of course, here it is aimed not at Beethoven, but at a certain simplistic, popular view about some of his more famous works. Thus, its themes allude more or less transparently, from a postmodern point of view, to his Fifth Symphony, “Für Elise” and Ninth Symphony, but also to some of his last compositions in their particular genre (String Quartet op. 135, Diabelli Variations, Piano Sonata op. 111, and Piano Bagatelle op. 126 no. 6).

The first notes of the harsh, ominous main theme, presented in violent unison, are based on the corresponding German notation for the letters of his last name, adding another B, or B flat, for the similar sounding V, and two others from solmization (H, or B natural, for T, ti; and C, do, for the similar sounding O). The piece is in ternary form with sonata elements, and its initial rage dissolves in overt irony, which in turn gives way to strangeness and to a mysterious, restrained development in the central, contemplative section (Adagio).

The modified and condensed recapitulation returns to violent outbursts and high energy and even makes use of the Classical sonata key relationship, but with the same sudden contrasts, chromaticism of the main theme, and Dorian hints (amplifying Beethoven’s own from some of his late works). Finally, the enigma of the main theme is solved by integrating it in a peculiar, soft cadence in C major which starts with a German sixth chord in D minor. What was real: rage, irony, or contemplation? Thus, thematic and formal irony, radical mood changes and the various lights being put on the “Beethoven motif” suggest a certain detachment from the game which is typical of late Beethoven.“

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released May 17, 2019
Executive Producer: Susanne Kessel
Recording Producer: Stephan Schmidt
Steinway D: Schoke Flügel & Pianos
Sheet Music: Editions Musica Ferrum / London

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German pianist Susanne Kessel invited 250 composers all around the globe to write piano pieces "for Beethoven". In celebration of Ludwig van Beethoven's 250 anniversary in the year 2020, thshe plays all the 250 p ieces and publishes the sheet music within 10 festive Volumes at Editions Musica Ferrum / London. ... more

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