Four Elements, Vol. 3: Wind Yu Kosuge

• Louis-Claude Daquin (1694 - 1772): Pièces de clavecin:
• 1 Daquin: Pièces de clavecin, Suite No. 3: No. 16, Le coucou (Performed on Piano) 02:26
• 2 Daquin: Pièces de clavecin, Suite No. 1: No. 6, Les vents en couroux (Performed on Piano) 03:20
• François Couperin (1668 - 1733):
• 3 Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 3, Ordre XVII in E Minor: II. Les petits moulins à vent (Performed on Piano) 03:20
• Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764):
• 4 Rameau: Pièces de clavecin avec une méthode, Suite in E Minor, RCT 2: V. Le rappel des oiseaux (Performed on Piano) 03:57
• Akira Nishimura (b. 1953):
• 5 Nishimura: Kalavinka 09:54
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest":
• 6 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest": I. Largo - Allegro 10:27
• 7 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest": II. Adagio 08:36
• 8 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest": III. Allegretto 07:03
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Préludes, Book 1, L. 117 (Excerpts):
• 9 Debussy: Préludes, Book 1, L. 117 (Excerpts): No. 2, Voiles 04:06
• 10 Debussy: Préludes, Book 1, L. 117 (Excerpts): No. 3, Le vent dans la plaine 02:08
• 11 Debussy: Préludes, Book 1, L. 117 (Excerpts): No. 7, Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest 03:19
• Leoš Janáček (1854 - 1928): In the Mists, JW VIII/22:
• 12 Janáček: In the Mists, JW VIII/22: I. Andante 04:25
• 13 Janáček: In the Mists, JW VIII/22: II. Molto adagio 05:49
• 14 Janáček: In the Mists, JW VIII/22: III. Andantino 03:49
• 15 Janáček: In the Mists, JW VIII/22: IV. Presto 05:41
• Total Runtime 01:18:20

Info for Four Elements, Vol. 3: Wind

Acclaimed Japanese pianist Yu Kosuge unveils Wind, the third in her series of four Orchid Classics albums related to the four elements (Water, Fire, Wind, Earth). Kosuges inspiration for these releases stems from her relationship with the music of Beethoven, who was drawn to Greek legends. This led Kosuge to the Greek concept of the four elements as the basis of these albums. Beethoven is one of a varied selection of composers featured on Wind; Yu Kosuge performs his blustery Piano Sonata Op. 31, No. 2, known as The Tempest. There are evocative pieces from the French Baroque, by Couperin, Rameau and Daquin, and from the world of French Impressionism with three of Debussys fleet-footed Préludes. The release is completed with a piece by contemporary Japanese composer Akira Nishimura, and the atmospheric In the Mists by Janáek.

"Apart from technical perfection, which is not that unusual today, she possesses a stunning palette of expression and an exquisite and pearly touch.§ (Piano News)

Yu Kosuge, piano

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