Piano Works

Alexander Albrecht was an important personality of the musical life of Bratislava, the creator of the foundations of the domestic professionalisation of music. The selection of Albrecht's piano works consists of small compositions dedicated to people close to him, compositions from his student days in Budapest and later piano pieces from the 1950s inspired by folk traditions - 12 small pieces.

The title is part of the Monumenta musicae slovacae edition.

Interpreter: Magdaléna Bajuszová

Content of the CD1:

1. Neujahrsgruss / New Year’s Greeting / Novoročná zdravica (1912) 7:57 2. Memy (1905) 3:11 Sonáta F dur / Sonate in F-Dur / Sonata F Major (1905) 3. I. Allegro appassionato 11:44 4. II. Tempo di Menuetto 16:38 5. Andante con moto G dur / Andante con moto in G-Dur / Andante con moto G Major (190?) 2:28 Gedankensplitter / Aphorisms / Aforizmy (1910) Margarete Fischer gewidmet / dedic. Margareta Fischer / venované Margarete Fischerovej 6. I. Andante sostenuto (Dank!) 0:54 7. II. Con moto (O komm (recht bald!)) 0:27 8. III. – (Traum). Andante con moto 0:58 9. IV. Allegretto 0:38 10. Die Nacht / Night / Noc (190?) 6:00 11. Scherzo Fis dur / Scherzo in Fis-Dur / Scherzo in F sharp Major (190?) 3:40 12. Auf Wiedersehen! / Farewell! / Do videnia! 2:28

Content of the CD2:

12 drobných skladbičiek / 12 kleine Stücke / 12 Minor Works (1952)Cyklus klavírnych skladieb na motívy slovenských, ruských a maďarských detských piesní / Zyklus von Klavierstücken nach Motiven von slowakischen, russischen und ungarischen Kinderliedern / Cycle of Piano Works to Motifs from Slovak, Russian and Hungarian Children’s Songs1. Spievanky / Gesänge / Ditties 1:482. Malý Janko / Der kleine Hansi / Little Johnnie 0:483. V diali / In der Ferne / In the Distance (part I) 1:364. Spomienka na domov / Erinneung an die Heimat / Memory of Home (part II) 0:405. Pastorále / Pastorale / Pastorale 1:506. Očakávanie / Erwartung / Expectation 2:567. Svadobné hody svrčkov / Hochzeitsmahl der Grillen / The Crickets’ Wedding Feast 1:178. Vo veselej chyžke / In einem lustigen Stübchen / In a Cheerful Little Room 1:169. Tanečné scherzo / Tanz-Scherzo / Dance Scherzo 4:1410. Tanec / Tanz / Dance 1:2711. Zmráka sa / Es dämmert / It’s Clouding Over (Hommage à Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský) 1:1212. Noc / Nacht / Night 2:3513. Na výlete / Auf dem Ausflug / On Holiday 2:12

Suita / Suite / Suite (1924)14. I. Tanec / Tanz / Dance. Andante con moto 7:3015. II. Humoreska / Humoreske / Humoresque. Allegretto 4:0516. III. Uspávanka / Schlummerlied / Lullaby. Andante poco sostenuto 8:4917. IV. Pochod / Marsch / March. Con moto 6:08