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Twelve Virtuoso Studies, Op. 46, VIII. Bluette (Allegrissimo)

by James Barbagallo · from American Classics: MacDowell's Piano Music, Vol. 3

1995Classical1:35Track 21

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Review by DeShawn Price★★★½Sample

Overhyped? Maybe. Did I still cry at “Twelve Virtuoso Studies, Op. 46, VIII. Bluette (Allegrissimo)”? Also maybe.

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Review by Yuki Tanaka★★★★Sample

Took me three listens. By the third, “Twelve Virtuoso Studies, Op. 46, VIII. Bluette (Allegrissimo)” had moved in and started paying rent.

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1
Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 59, "Keltic," I. With great power and dignity (Maestoso)
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7:33
2
Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 59, "Keltic," II. With naive tenderness (Semplice, teneramente)
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5:32
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Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 59, "Keltic," III. Very swift and fierce (Molto allegro con fuoco)
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4:49
4
Forgotten Fairy Tales, Op. 4, I. Sung Outside the Prince's Door (Softly, Wistfully)
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1:17
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Forgotten Fairy Tales, Op. 4, II. Of a Tailor and a Bear (Gaily, Pertly)
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1:55
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Forgotten Fairy Tales, Op. 4, III. Beauty in the Rose-Garden (Not Fast; sweetly and simply)
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1:58
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Forgotten Fairy Tales, Op. 4, IV. Dwarf-Land (Merrily, quaintly)
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1:47
8
Six Poems After Heine, Op. 31, I. A Fisherman's Hut (Allegro soave)
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2:05
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Six Poems After Heine, Op. 31, II. Scotch Poem (Allegro tempestoso)
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2:16
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Six Poems After Heine, Op. 31, III. Long Ago (Allegretto giocoso)
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1:57
11
Six Poems After Heine, Op. 31, IV. The Postwagon (Allegro moderato)
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1:52
12
Six Poems After Heine, Op. 31, V. The Shepherd Boy (Allegretto placido)
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1:57
13
Six Poems After Heine, Op. 31, VI. Monologue (Andante tristemente)
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3:10
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Twelve Virtuoso Studies, Op. 46, I. Novelette (Allegro Energico)
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1:43
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Twelve Virtuoso Studies, Op. 46, II. Moto Perpetuo (Leggierissimo e piu veloce possible)
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1:35
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Twelve Virtuoso Studies, Op. 46, III. Wilde Jagd (Allegro furioso)
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2:11
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Twelve Virtuoso Studies, Op. 46, IV. Improvisation (Andantino, quasi a piacere)
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2:06
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Twelve Virtuoso Studies, Op. 46, V. Elfentanz (Presto leggiero)
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3:09
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Twelve Virtuoso Studies, Op. 46, VI. Valse Triste (Allegretto non troppo)
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2:46
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Twelve Virtuoso Studies, Op. 46, VII. Burlesque (Allegretto giocoso capriccioso)
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2:03
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Twelve Virtuoso Studies, Op. 46, VIII. Bluette (Allegrissimo)
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1:35
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Twelve Virtuoso Studies, Op. 46, IX. Traumerei (Andantino, con tenerezza)
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2:22
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Twelve Virtuoso Studies, Op. 46, X. Marzwind (Prestissimo volante)
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2:05
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Twelve Virtuoso Studies, Op. 46, XI. Impromptu (Moderato grazioso)
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1:38
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Twelve Virtuoso Studies, Op. 46, XII. Polonaise (Allegro maestoso ma con fuoco)
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3:34