Classical Music Discoveries

Isata Kanneh-Mason commented: “It was in childhood that my love of classical music first blossomed. The pieces in this album carry with them a certain nostalgia, and I feel almost a sense of longing for childhood in some of them. That wistfulness for childhood is something that I wanted to express, as I think it’s a time when one’s love of music is at its most uncomplicated. Games were as big a part of my childhood as music. It was musical…very vibrant…and very noisy. We also came up with lots of games together! Long, elaborate games often involve running around the house and making up stories. Dohnányi’s ‘Variations on a Nursery Tune’ is where this album all began. I heard it live in a concert, years ago, but knew nothing about it, not even its name: I thought it must be a Dohnányi concerto, so it was such a surprise finding out what it was. I had to play this piece. It’s so humorous, so exciting. I had such a strong reaction to it! Mozart’s Twelve Variations on ‘Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman’ was a natural twinning and it’s also a piece that I played in my childhood. It fitted very naturally, and it was lovely re-learning it.”

Track Listing:

1 Mozart: 12 Variations on ‘Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman' in C major, K265 / Var. 1

2 Var. 2

3 Var. 3

4 Var. 4

5 Var. 5

6 Var. 6

7 Var. 7

8 Var. 8

9 Var. 9

10 Var. 10

11 Var. 11

12 Var. 12

13 Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Tune, Op. 25 / Theme. Allegro

14 Var. 1. Poco più mosso

15 Var. 2. Risoluto

16 Var. 3. L'istesso tempo

17 Var. 4. Molto meno mosso (Allegretto moderato)

18 Var. 5. Più mosso

19 Var. 6. Ancora più mosso (Allegro)

20 Var. 7. Walzer (Tempo giusto)

21 Var. 8. Alla marcia (Allegro moderato)

22 Var. 9. Presto - Andante rubato

23 Var. 10. Passacaglia (Adagio non troppo)

24 Var. 11. Choral (Maestoso)

25 Finale fugato. Allegro vivace

26 Debussy: Children's Corner / I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum

27 II. Jimbo's Lullaby

28 III. Serenade for the Doll

29 IV. The Snow Is Dancing

30 V. The Little Shepherd

31 VI. Cakewalk

32 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 / No. 1, Von fremden Ländern und Menschen

33 No. 2, Kuriose Geschichte

34 No. 3, Hasche-Mann

35 No. 4, Bittendes Kind

36 No. 5, Glückes genug

37 No. 6, Wichtige Begebenheit

38 No. 7, Träumerei

39 No. 8, Am Kamin

40 No. 9, Ritter vom Steckenpferd

41 No. 10, Fast zu ernst

42 No. 11, Fürchtenmachen

43 No. 12, Kind im Einschlummern

44 No. 13, Der Dichter spricht

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