Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Complete Works for Piano Solo

extemporal (Five Pieces for Piano, 1939–46) 12:52
[01] No. 1 Sarabande 03:13
[02] No. 2 inventions 01:11
[03] No. 3 Siciliano 03:08
[04] No. 4 Boleros 03:25
[05] No. 5 finals 01:55

Three early piano pieces (Three Early Piano Pieces, 1940) 08:12
[06] No. 1 scherzetino 02:58
[07] No. 2 intermezzo 02:52
[08] No. 3 Fugues 02:22

[09] Capriccio (Improvisations on Folk Song Themes, 1946) 10:08

Enchiridion I (Little Pieces for Piano, 1949) 13:29
[10] No. 1 introduction 01:53
[11] No. 2 Eclogue 02:59
[12] No. 3 Rondino 00:48
[13] No. 4 Bourree 00:49
[14] No. 5 Meditation 03:19
[15] No. 6 Aria 01:10
[16] No. 7 Estampida 01:10
[17] No. 8 toccatas 01:21

Enchiridion II (Retreats, 1952) 09:34
[18] No. 1 vigil 02:09
[19] No. 2 hours 01:42
[20] No. 3 ostinatos 01:07
[21] No. 4 Matins 02:30
[22] No. 5 Imagination 02:06

Enchiridion appendix (Appendix) 02:54
[23] Intermezzo 01:29
[24] L'apres-midi d'un puck 00:43
[25] Homage to Johann Strauss 00:42

Configurations (Eight Pieces for Piano, 1956) 07:04
[26] No. 1 00:57
[27] No. 2 00:57
[28] No. 3 00:37
[29] No. 4 00:29
[30] No. 5 01:09
[31] No. 6 01:11
[32] No. 7 00:43
[33] No. 8 01:01

Total playing time: 67:02

Andrew Skouraspiano

Michael Pitz-Grewenig wrote on December 21.12.2019, XNUMX under the title “Intelligent”. www.classik.com:

(...) Andreas Skouras proves to be a competent interpreter in the face of the different requirements, who is able to act in a variety of tonal ways in these sometimes quite difficult works in the smallest of spaces. Dynamics, tempi, phrasing and pedaling leave nothing to be desired. It is amazing how these works, which seemed avant-garde at the time they were written, have become more and more part of the tradition of piano music over the years. Especially when they are played as intelligently as Andreas Skouras did. The recording technique is brilliant. The booklet contains an essay by the pianist that is well worth reading.

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July/August 2016

Pianist n`99, July / August 2016

May 2016

05/2016

“… It might be easy to overlook in the context of Zimmermann's radical later works, but this is distinctive, characterful music, to which Andreas Skouras responds with unfailing poise and charisma.”

(Richard Whitehouse)