Goetz: Complete Works for Solo Piano

On this CD:

1. Lose Blätter for piano, Op 7
Composed by Hermann Goetz
Performed by Adrian Ruiz

2. Sonatina in F, Op 8/1
Composed by Hermann Goetz
Performed by Adrian Ruiz

3. Sonatina in E flat, Op 8/2
Composed by Hermann Goetz
Performed by Adrian Ruiz

4. Genrebilder, Op 13
Composed by Hermann Goetz
Performed by Adrian Ruiz

Tracks:

Lose Blatter, Op.7: Heft I: 1. Durch Feld Und Buchenhallen
Lose Blatter, Op.7: Heft I: 2. Frisch In Die Welt Hinaus
Lose Blatter, Op.7: Heft I: 3. Einsamkeit
Lose Blatter, Op.7: Heft I: 4. Liebesscherze
Lose Blatter, Op.7: Heft I: 5. Bei Dir!
Lose Blatter, Op.7: Heft II: 6. Ihr Fluchtigen Winde, Wohin, Wohin?
Lose Blatter, Op.7: Heft II: 7. Heimatklang
Lose Blatter, Op.7: Heft II: 8. Fruhlingsgruss
Lose Blatter, Op.7: Heft II: 9. Auf Wiedersehen!
Son in F, Op.8, No.1: Allegro Moderato
Son in F, Op.8, No.1: Andante Con Moto
Son in F, Op.8, No.1: Allegretto Grazioso
Son in E flat, Op.8, No.2: Allegro Con Brio
Son in E flat, Op.8, No.2: Andantino
Son in E flat, Op.8, No.2: Rondo: Allegro Scherzando
Genrebilder, Op.13: I. Andantino Espressivo
Genrebilder, Op.13: II. Allegro Scherzando
Genrebilder, Op.13: III. Larghetto
Genrebilder, Op.13: IV. Presto
Genrebilder, Op.13: V. Allegro Impetuoso
Genrebilder, Op.13: VI. Larghetto

Customer Reviews:

"THROUGH FIELDS AND HALLS OF BEECH".......2000-11-22

Chances are you've never heard of the tragically short-lived Hermann Goetz (1840-1876), nor any of his music, piano or otherwise. Such a simple flickering of a man. An unambitious, unambiguous wisp, the gentlest of souls amongst the grandest German Romantic composers. Such a man, especially a composer, comes rarely through life. No, chances are you've never heard of Hermann Goetz.

I hadn't, either, until the mid-70s, when Genesis Records, Inc., those incredibly enterprising champions of obscure Romantic composers, released the vinyl of the present CD, performed by Adrian Ruiz, the champion of obscure Romantic piano works. Well, I didn't waste much time buying the Goetz (almost twenty-five years ago!) and scurrying home to listen to same.

It was love-at-first-hearing.

When we are impressed and moved by music, we want to share our feelings immediately. I think this is, primarily, what Goetz held in his heart. What we hear, and what is so attractive about his music, is, well, Goetz. The man, not the composer. In these contagiously original and lyrical pieces, which comprise his entire ouvre for piano, we hear Goetz: poignant and tragic, mellow and life-affirming, hopeful, fearful, melancholy and joyous--- the compleat Romantic. With titles like "Fresh Out in the World," "Solitude," "With You!," "Ye Fleeting Winds, Where to, Where to?," "Auf Wiedersehen," and "Through Field and Halls of Beech," we hear more than piano music alone.

[Running time: 55:45]

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