London and the Now-Celebrated Mr Dussek
With Dussek's star on the rise, Donald Macleod focuses on the decade the composer and pianist spent in London. There, he found fame and love and started a new business venture.
Donald Macleod explores the life and career of the virtuoso pianist and composer Jan Ladislav Dussek, a musician revered in his own time, but largely forgotten today. In Wednesday's episode, with Dussek's star on the rise, Donald Macleod focuses on the time the composer and pianist spent in London. He settled for over a decade there, finding fame, love, and starting a bold new business venture.
Piano Sonata in B flat, Op 39 No 1 (I. Allegro moderato e maestoso)
Andreas Staier, fortepiano
Duet for Harp and Pianoforte in E flat major, Op 38 (I. Allegro)
Richard Egarr, fortepiano
Masumi Nagasawa, harp
Piano Sonata in C minor, Op 35 No 3 (II. Adagio patetico ed espressivo)
Andreas Staier, fortepiano
Piano Quintet in F minor, Op 41 (III. Finale - Allegretto ma espressivo)
Nepomuk Fortepiano Quintet
Piano Sonata in E flat major, Op 44 "The Farewell" (I. Introduzione: Grave - Allegro moderato)
Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano
Producer: Sam Phillips.
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Jan Ladislav Dussek
Sonata no. 14 in B flat - I. Allegro moderato e maestoso
Performer: Andreas Staier.- Deutsche Harmonia Mundi: DHM82876673772.
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Jan Ladislav Dussek
Duet in E flat major Op.38
Performer: Richard Egarr. Performer: Masumi Nagasawa.- ETCETERA :KTC 1436.
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Jan Ladislav Dussek
Sonata In C minor Op.35`3
Performer: Andreas Staier.- DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI : 82876-67377 2.
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Jan Ladislav Dussek
Quintet in F minor C.172, Op.41
Ensemble: Nepomuk Fortepiano.- BRILLIANT CLASSICS:93203.
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Jan Ladislav Dussek
Sonata In E flat major Op.44 (The Farewell)
Performer: Malcolm Bilson.- BRIDGE : 9263.
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