Introspection: Solo Piano Sessions Yannick Nézet-Séguin

• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Préludes / Book 1, L. 117:
• 1Debussy: Préludes / Book 1, L. 117: No. 10. La cathédrale engloutie06:57
• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Nocturnes, Op. 37:
• 2Chopin: Nocturnes, Op. 37: No. 1 in G Minor. Andante sostenuto07:27
• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897):
• 3Brahms: 2 Rhapsodies, Op. 79: No. 2 in G Minor07:22
• 4Brahms: 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119: No. 1 in B Minor. Intermezzo. Adagio04:27
• Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757):
• 5D. Scarlatti: : Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, Kk. 8706:59
• Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Moments Musicaux, Op. 16
• 6Rachmaninoff: Moments Musicaux, Op. 16: No. 3 in B Minor. Andante cantabile07:52
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791):
• 7Mozart: : Adagio in B Minor, K. 54014:09
• Éric Champagne (b. 1980):
• 8Champagne: : D’après Hopper06:32
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Toccata in D Minor, BWV 913
• 9J.S. Bach: Toccata in D Minor, BWV 913: I. Allegro00:52
• 10J.S. Bach: Toccata in D Minor, BWV 913: II. Adagio01:48
• 11J.S. Bach: Toccata in D Minor, BWV 913: III. Presto. Fuga03:45
• 12J.S. Bach: Toccata in D Minor, BWV 913: IV. Adagio – Andante02:43
• 13J.S. Bach: Toccata in D Minor, BWV 913: V. Allegro e Presto. Fuga04:20
• Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 / No. 1 in C Major:
• 14Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 / No. 1 in C Major: I. Prelude02:50
• 15Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 / No. 1 in C Major: II. Fugue03:49
• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899
• 16Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 1 in C Minor. Allegro molto moderato10:34
• Luciano Berio (1925 - 2003): 6 Encores:
• 17Berio: 6 Encores: III. Wasserklavier03:22
• Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): Keyboard Sonata No. 33 in C Minor, Hob.XVI:20
• 18Haydn: Keyboard Sonata No. 33 in C Minor, Hob.XVI:20: I. Moderato12:03
• 19Haydn: Keyboard Sonata No. 33 in C Minor, Hob.XVI:20: II. Andante con moto09:15
• 20Haydn: Keyboard Sonata No. 33 in C Minor, Hob.XVI:20: III. Finale: Allegro07:29
• Claude Debussy: Children's Corner, L. 113
• 21Debussy: Children's Corner, L. 113: V. The Little Shepherd02:45
• Total Runtime02:07:20

Info for Introspection: Solo Piano Sessions

Famous conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin is also a versatile pianist. In Summer 2020, when the pandemic turned down most of the cultural life all over the world, he found, as he describes it, “kind of a salvation” in playing the piano – and recorded his very first Piano Solo Album, inspired also by the memory of his admired teacher Anisia Campos who had passed away that year.

Playing the piano “gave me an opportunity for introspection, something that I think most of us did – not only artists and musicians, but every human being – recalibrating our priorities, what our purpose is in life, and what our aspirations are“, says Yannick Nézet-Séguin about this project. However, “now that I’m a conductor, when I go back to my instrument I especially want to find the intimacy and the softer colors, the soothing ones and also the painful ones, the unknown areas where composers go”.

The album Introspection is set to be released digitally on 4 June 2021 and will be followed by a vinyl release later in the summer. It is available for pre-order now and the second pre-release track Haydn: Keyboard Sonata No. 33, 3. Finale: Allegro, is released today!

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, piano

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