Stephen Hough’s French Album

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Tracklist

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1Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
recording engineer:
Andrés Villalta
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist) (on 2009-06-06)
arranger:
Stephen Hough (pianist)
recorded at:
Orchestra Hall (Minneapolis) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (on 2009-06-06)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (for solo piano, Cortot) (on 2009-06-06)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
piano arranger:
Alfred Cortot (Franco-Swiss pianist)
arrangement of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565
Bach / Cortot / Hough8:40
2Arioso from Keyboard Concerto no. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist) (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
piano technician:
Takahiro Mizuno (piano technician)
recorded at:
Wyastone Concert Hall in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
recording of:
Arioso from Keyboard Concerto no. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 (for solo piano, Cortot) (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
piano arranger:
Alfred Cortot (Franco-Swiss pianist)
arrangement of:
Concerto no. 5 for Keyboard and Orchestra in F minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo
Bach / Cortot2:34
3Nocturne no. 6 in D-flat major, op. 63
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist) (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
piano technician:
Takahiro Mizuno (piano technician)
recorded at:
Wyastone Concert Hall in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 6 en Ré bémol majeur, op. 63 (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Works of Gabriel Fauré by opus number (number: op. 63)
Gabriel Fauré7:44
4Improvisation in C-sharp minor, op. 84 no. 5
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist) (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
piano technician:
Takahiro Mizuno (piano technician)
recorded at:
Wyastone Concert Hall in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
recording of:
Huit pièces brèves, op. 84 : No. 5. Improvisation (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1901)
part of:
Huit pièces brèves, op. 84
Gabriel Fauré2:07
5Impromptu no. 5 in F-sharp minor, op. 102
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist) (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
piano technician:
Takahiro Mizuno (piano technician)
recorded at:
Wyastone Concert Hall in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
recording of:
Impromptu no. 5 in F-sharp minor, op. 102 (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1909)
part of:
Works of Gabriel Fauré by opus number (number: op. 102)
Gabriel Fauré2:11
6Barcarolle no. 5 in F-sharp minor, op. 66
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist) (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
piano technician:
Takahiro Mizuno (piano technician)
recorded at:
Wyastone Concert Hall in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
recording of:
Barcarolle no. 5 in F-sharp minor, op. 66 (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Works of Gabriel Fauré by opus number (number: op. 66)
Gabriel Fauré5:49
7Alborada del gracioso
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist) (from 2011-05-23 until 2011-05-24)
piano technician:
Jeff Prett
recorded at:
Wyastone Concert Hall in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 2011-05-23 until 2011-05-24)
recording of:
Miroirs: IV. Alborada del gracioso (original for piano solo) (from 2011-05-23 until 2011-05-24)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (from 1904 until 1905)
part of:
Miroirs
Maurice Ravel6:25
8Crépuscule
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist) (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
arranger:
Stephen Hough (pianist)
piano technician:
Takahiro Mizuno (piano technician)
recorded at:
Wyastone Concert Hall in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
instrumental recording of:
Poème pastoral: 5. Crépuscule (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
lyricist:
Armand Sylvestre (poet and lyricist)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
part of:
Poème pastoral
Massenet / Hough2:00
9Mélancolie
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist) (from 2011-05-23 until 2011-05-24)
piano technician:
Jeff Prett
recorded at:
Wyastone Concert Hall in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 2011-05-23 until 2011-05-24)
recording of:
Pièce Pittoresque No. 2: Mélancolie (from 2011-05-23 until 2011-05-24)
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1880)
part of:
Pièces Pittoresques
Emmanuel Chabrier1:51
10Mélancolie
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist) (from 2011-05-23 until 2011-05-24)
piano technician:
Jeff Prett
recorded at:
Wyastone Concert Hall in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 2011-05-23 until 2011-05-24)
recording of:
Mélancolie (from 2011-05-23 until 2011-05-24)
composer:
Francis Poulenc (pianist and composer)
part of:
Francis Poulenc’s works (FP) (number: FP 105)
Francis Poulenc5:41
11Nocturne no. 4 in C minor “Bal fantôme”
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist) (from 2011-05-23 until 2011-05-24)
piano technician:
Jeff Prett
recorded at:
Wyastone Concert Hall in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 2011-05-23 until 2011-05-24)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 4 in C minor "Bal fantôme" (from 2011-05-23 until 2011-05-24)
composer:
Francis Poulenc (pianist and composer)
part of:
8 Nocturnes, FP 56
Francis Poulenc1:35
12Improvisation no. 8 in A minor
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist) (from 2011-05-23 until 2011-05-24)
piano technician:
Jeff Prett
recorded at:
Wyastone Concert Hall in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 2011-05-23 until 2011-05-24)
recording of:
Improvisation no. 8 in A minor (from 2011-05-23 until 2011-05-24)
composer:
Francis Poulenc (pianist and composer)
part of:
10 Improvisations, FP 63
Francis Poulenc1:18
13Automne, op. 35 no. 2
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist) (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
piano technician:
Takahiro Mizuno (piano technician)
recorded at:
Wyastone Concert Hall in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
recording of:
6 Études de concert, op. 35: II. Automne. Lento (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
composer:
Cécile Chaminade (composer and pianist) (in 1886)
part of:
6 Études de concert, op. 35
Cécile Chaminade5:36
14La chanson de la folle au bord de la mer, op. 31 no. 8
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist) (from 2011-05-23 until 2011-05-24)
piano technician:
Jeff Prett
recorded at:
Wyastone Concert Hall in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 2011-05-23 until 2011-05-24)
recording of:
25 Préludes dans tous les tons majeurs et mineurs, op. 31: Book 1, no. 8. La Chanson de la folle au bord de la mer, lentement (from 2011-05-23 until 2011-05-24)
composer:
Charles-Valentin Alkan (in 1847)
part of:
25 Préludes dans tous les tons majeurs et mineurs, op. 31
Charles-Valentin Alkan4:11
15Clair de lune
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist) (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
piano technician:
Takahiro Mizuno (piano technician)
recorded at:
Wyastone Concert Hall in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a : III. Clair de lune (for piano) (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a (for piano)
Claude Debussy4:56
16Pizzicati
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist) (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
arranger:
Stephen Hough (pianist)
piano technician:
Takahiro Mizuno (piano technician)
recorded at:
Wyastone Concert Hall in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
recording of:
Sylvia: Ballet Suite: III. Pizzicati (from 2010-10-19 until 2010-10-20)
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer) (from 1876 until 1880)
arrangement of:
Bake Sale
part of:
Sylvia: Ballet Suite
Delibes / Hough2:34
17Réminiscences de “La Juive”: Fantaisie brillante sur des motifs de l'opéra de Halévy, S. 409a
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist) (from 2011-05-23 until 2011-05-24)
piano technician:
Jeff Prett
recorded at:
Wyastone Concert Hall in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 2011-05-23 until 2011-05-24)
recording of:
Réminiscences de "La Juive", S. 409a (from 2011-05-23 until 2011-05-24)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1835)
Franz Liszt13:22

Credits

Release

photography:Sim Canetty-Clarke (photographer)
liner notes:Harriet Smith (liner notes author)
executive producer:Simon Perry (Hyperion classical music producer)
Michael Spring (producer)
booklet editor:Tim Parry (liner notes editor for classical music, mainly on the label Hyperion)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/14538716 [info]
ASIN:UK: B008FR3ME6 [info]
discography entry:https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67890 [info]