Childhood Tales Isata Kanneh-Mason

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): 12 Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman", K. 265:
• 1 Mozart: 12 Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman", K. 265: Theme 00:34
• 2 Mozart: 12 Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman", K. 265: Var. 1 00:28
• 3 Mozart: 12 Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman", K. 265: Var. 2 00:27
• 4 Mozart: 12 Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman", K. 265: Var. 3 00:27
• 5 Mozart: 12 Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman", K. 265: Var. 4 00:27
• 6 Mozart: 12 Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman", K. 265: Var. 5 00:29
• 7 Mozart: 12 Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman", K. 265: Var. 6 00:25
• 8 Mozart: 12 Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman", K. 265: Var. 7 00:28
• 9 Mozart: 12 Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman", K. 265: Var. 8 00:38
• 10 Mozart: 12 Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman", K. 265: Var. 9 00:27
• 11 Mozart: 12 Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman", K. 265: Var. 10 00:28
• 12 Mozart: 12 Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman", K. 265: Var. 11. Adagio 02:20
• 13 Mozart: 12 Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman", K. 265: Var. 12. Allegro 01:03
• Ernő Dohnányi (1877 - 1960): Variations on a Nursery Song, Op. 25:
• 14 Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Song, Op. 25: Introduction. Maestoso 03:34
• 15 Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Song, Op. 25: Theme. Allegro 01:00
• 16 Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Song, Op. 25: Var. 1. Poco più mosso 00:38
• 17 Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Song, Op. 25: Var. 2. Risoluto 00:32
• 18 Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Song, Op. 25: Var. 3. L'istesso tempo 01:26
• 19 Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Song, Op. 25: Var. 4. Molto meno mosso (Allegretto moderato) 01:07
• 20 Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Song, Op. 25: Var. 5. Più mosso 00:59
• 21 Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Song, Op. 25: Var. 6. Ancora più mosso (Allegro) 00:40
• 22 Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Song, Op. 25: Var. 7. Walzer (Tempo giusto) 02:12
• 23 Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Song, Op. 25: Var. 8. Alla marcia (Allegro moderato) 01:30
• 24 Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Song, Op. 25: Var. 9. Presto - Andante rubato 01:52
• 25 Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Song, Op. 25: Var. 10. Passacaglia (Adagio non troppo) 04:22
• 26 Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Song, Op. 25: Var. 11. Choral (Maestoso) 01:38
• 27 Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Song, Op. 25: Finale fugato. Allegro vivace 03:30
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Children's Corner, CD 119:
• 28 Debussy: Children's Corner, CD 119: I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum 02:18
• 29 Debussy: Children's Corner, CD 119: II. Jimbo's Lullaby 03:20
• 30 Debussy: Children's Corner, CD 119: III. Serenade for the Doll 02:41
• 31 Debussy: Children's Corner, CD 119: IV. The Snow Is Dancing 02:39
• 32 Debussy: Children's Corner, CD 119: V. The Little Shepherd 02:35
• 33 Debussy: Children's Corner, CD 119: VI. Cakewalk 03:03
• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Kinderszenen, Op. 15:
• 34 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 1, Von fremden Ländern und Menschen 01:41
• 35 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 2, Kuriose Geschichte 01:03
• 36 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 3, Hasche-Mann 00:31
• 37 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 4, Bittendes Kind 00:53
• 38 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 5, Glückes genug 00:39
• 39 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 6, Wichtige Begebenheit 00:47
• 40 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Träumerei 02:36
• 41 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 8, Am Kamin 00:53
• 42 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 9, Ritter vom Steckenpferd 00:39
• 43 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 10, Fast zu ernst 01:46
• 44 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 11, Fürchtenmachen 01:53
• 45 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 12, Kind im Einschlummern 01:45
• 46 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 13, Der Dichter spricht 02:35
• Total Runtime 01:07:58

Info for Childhood Tales

Isata Kanneh-Mason erweckt in dieser bezaubernden Sammlung den Zauber der Kindheit: klassische – und nostalgische – Musik über Kinder, komponiert von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Claude Debussy, Robert Schumann und Ernst von Dohnányi. Begleitet vom Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra erinnert sich die Pianistin daran, wie sie als Kind Dohnanyis Variationen über ein Kinderlied hörte, aber auch daran, wie sie Mozarts Variationen über dieselbe Melodie lernte. Zu hören auf „Childhood Tales“ sind außerdem Debussys „Children's Corner“, das der Komponist für seine 6-jährige Tochter geschrieben hat, und Robert Schumanns schlichte Kinderszenen.

Isata Kanneh-Mason, Klavier
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Domingo Hindoyan, Dirigent

Isata Kanneh-Mason
A postgraduate student at London’s Royal Academy of Music, Isata Kanneh-Mason has embarked on a successful and increasingly busy concert career as a solo artist, with concerto appearances, solo recitals and chamber concerts throughout the UK and abroad. Isata also continues to perform with her siblings, including regular duo recitals with her brother, the cellist, Sheku Kanneh-Mason. Highlights this season include appearances at the Lucerne Festival, the Zurich Tonhalle, Wigmore Hall, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Saint-Denis Festival in Paris, and an extensive US tour, including their debut recital at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Isata has also performed in the Portland Piano Series in Oregon, the Barbican Centre’s Sound Unbound Series, The Color of Music Festival in South Carolina, in Amsterdam, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, and Canada.

Isata reached her category final in the 2014 BBC Young Musician competition, winning the Walter Todds Bursary for the most promising musician before the Grand Final. She has since performed several times on television and radio, including BBC Radio 3 In Tune, the Radio 3 RPS Awards, BBC2 Proms Extra, Radio 4 Woman’s Hour, Al Jazeera TV, BBC World Service, Channel 4, The One Show, ITV Born To Shine, BBC2 Classroom Heroes, and a feature for CBS’s Sunday Morning.

A highlight of 2019 will be the release in the summer of Isata’s first recording for Decca Classics, an album of Clara Schumann’s piano music in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the composer’s birth. At the centre of the album is the piano concerto, recorded with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Holly Mathieson.

Having been awarded the Gwendolyn Reiche scholarship for postgraduate study, Isata continues to learn with Carole Presland at the Royal Academy of Music in London. She previously completed her undergraduate degree at the Academy as an Elton John scholar, and performed with Sir Elton in 2013 in Los Angeles.

Isata is grateful to Nottingham Soroptimist Trust, Mr and Mrs John Bryden, Frank White, Awards for Young Musicians, and Sir Elton John.

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