Nicodé Ein Liebesleben and other piano works

Jean-Louis Nicodé

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Nicodé

Sechs Phantasiestücke (Memories of Robert Schumann), Op. 6

32:34

I.Äusserst lebhaft und markirt5:03

II.Frisch und kräftig, sehr markirt7:06

III.Capriciös und entschlossen4:12

IV.Langsam, mit Ausdruck5:03

V.Sehr langsam3:53

VI.Energisch, wild7:17

Nicodé

Variations and Fugue on an Original Theme, Op. 18

22:25

I.Thema: Langsam, feierlich1:16

II.Variation I: In demselben Tempo0:56

III.Variation II1:00

IV.Variation III: Sehr getragen1:06

V.Variation IV: Bewegt und sehr leicht0:34

VI.Variation V: Grandios und scharf markirt1:01

VII.Variation VI: Ruhig und sehr gebunden1:15

VIII.Variation VII: Tempo des Themas0:45

IX.Variation VIII: Sehr ernst0:36

X.Variation IX: Dröhnend und feurig0:51

XI.Variation X: Ruhig1:17

XII.Variation XI: Etwas bewegt2:01

XIII.Fuge: Stolz und kräftig; anfangs mäßig schnell, nach und nach lebhafter9:47

Nicodé

Ein Liebesleben: 10 Poësieen, Op. 22

26:15

I.Erste Begegnung: Allegretto3:04

II.Lied der Sehnsucht: Nicht zu langsam1:38

III.Zwiegespräch: Nicht schnell2:55

IV.Glücklich: Etwas bewegt und leicht1:14

V.Unruhe - Zweifel: Sehr aufgeregt2:42

VI.Reue: Langsam, getragen2:19

VII.Verlust: Andante1:58

VIII.Erinnerung: Einfach1:44

IX.Einsam: Langsam, trüb4:08

X.Traum und Erwachen: Sehr rasch4:33

Recording date15-17 June 2018

Recording locationPotton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, UK

ProducerJeremy Hayes

EngineerBen Connellan

Release date31 May 2019

LabelHyperion

Catalogue numberCDA68269

Duration81:16

Simon Callaghan is a practised hand and mind in presenting with deep-rooted conviction such little known music.

MusicWeb International

May 2019Source

Befitting his passion for discovery, Simon Callaghan acquits himself superbly. This is a classy album of deep musicality and sensitivity, pianistically compelling.

Classical Source

May 2019Source

Possibly the biggest takeaway of this release, however, is the superb artistry of Simon Callaghan. Already represented by two discs in Hyperion’s Romantic Piano Concerto series, it is a pleasure to encounter his solo work. Clearly a musician of curiosity and discernment, Callaghan’s robust piano-playing is also thoughtful, subtle and refined. I look forward to hearing whatever he does next.

Gramophone

Jul 2019Source

Piano music of beguiling charm... delightful... highly effectively written for the piano

Planet Hugill

Jul 2019Source

the subtle touch of Simon Callaghan is spot on, doing justice to this discreet talent

Artalinna

Nov 2019Source

Jean-Louis Nicodé survives mainly in footnotes to other composers' careers. Felix Draeseke called him ‘more a moderate progressive than a cacophonist’ — meant kindly, and set against the younger Richard Strauss — but the phrase does nothing for music this generous. Ein Liebesleben is a large cycle tracing the course of a love affair; the shorter pieces around it are the work of a composer for whom Schumann was never far away.

Five stars, Classical Source, May 2019