Arnold Schoenberg Work for piano Florent Boffard

• 1 I. Mässige Viertel 04:16
• 2 II. Sehr Langsam 08:15
• 3 III. Bewegte Achtel 02:28
• 4 I. Leicht, zart 01:22
• 5 II. Langsam 01:11
• 6 II. Sehr langsame Viertel 01:11
• 7 IV. Rasch, aber leicht 00:30
• 8 V. Etwas rasch 00:26
• 9 VI. Sehr langsam 01:13
• 10 I. Sehr langsam 01:56
• 11 II. Sehr rasch 01:19
• 12 III. Langsam 02:52
• 13 IV. Schwungvoll. Mässige Viertel 01:41
• 14 V. Walzer 02:36
• 15 I. Präludium 01:04
• 16 II. Gavotte 01:10
• 17 III. Musette 01:16
• 18 V. Gavotte da capo 01:14
• 19 V. Intermezzo 04:04
• 20 VI. Menuett - Trio - Menuett da capo 03:41
• 21 VII. Gigue 02:40
• 22 Opus 33a – Mässig 02:07
• 23 Opus 33b – Mässig Langsam 03:24
• 24 I. Andantino 02:04
• 25 II. Andantino grazioso 02:24
• 26 III. Presto 03:06
• Total Runtime 59:30

Info for Arnold Schoenberg Work for piano

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) wrote five volumes of piano pieces that match the key phases of his musical evolution: tonal, atonal, the tone-row, while maintaining a remarkable stylistic unity that influenced most 20th century composers.

Florent Boffard studied with Yvonne Loriod, Geneviève Joy and Germaine Mounier and from 1988 to 1999, was soloist of the Ensemble InterContemporain, where he worked with several of today’s most prominent composers, including Boulez, Donatoni, Ligeti…

His commitment to contemporary music is mirrored in his discography, which includes Boulez’s 'Structures' for two pianos with Pierre-Laurent Aimard (DGG), Berio’s 'Sequenza' for piano (DGG), Bartok’s 2nd Sonata for violin and piano with Isabelle Faust (hm) as well as a CD dedicated to Debussy and Bartok’s 'Etudes pour piano' (also hm).

Florent Boffard, piano

Florent Boffard
began his musical studies at the National Conservatory of Lyon at age twelve. He went on to study at the National Superior Conservatory of Paris, where he won the “Premier Prix de Piano” and the “Premier Prix de Musique de Chambre”. He continued his studies in piano, harmony, counterpoint and accompaniment at the Conservatory, where his teachers included Yvonne Loriod, Geneviève Joy and Germaine Mounier. In 1982, he won the International Claude Kahn Piano Competition in Paris and in the following year won the International Vianna da Motta Piano Competition in Lisbon.

From 1988 to 1999, Florent Boffar was soloist of the Ensemble InterContemporain, where he worked with several of today’s most prominent composers, including Boulez, Donatoni, Ligeti… His discography includes Boulez’s Structures for two pianos with Pierre-Laurent Aimard (DGG), Berio’s Sequenza for piano (DGG), Bartok’s 2nd Sonata for violin and piano with Isabelle Faust (Harmonia Mundi) as well as a CD dedicated to Debussy and Bartok’s “Etudes pour piano” (Harmonia Mundi).He has played in numerous Festivals, including those of Salzburg, Berlin, Bath, Brussels, Holland Festival, Aspen, Kuhmo, La Roque d’Anthéron, Musica in Strasbourg with the Philharmonisches Orchester Freiburg…, and he has performed under such conductors as Pierre Boulez, Simon Rattle, Leon Fleisher, David Robertson… In 2001, Florent Boffard received the Belmont Prize from the Forberg-Schneider Foundation (Munich), for his commitment to the contemporary music.

In 1997, Florent Boffard was appointed professor at the National Superior Conservatory of Music in Paris. He teached at the Musikhochschule in Stuttgart. Since 2009, he has been appointed professor at the National Superior Conservatory of Music in Lyon.

In 2013, Florent Boffard starts a collaboration with Mirare. Their first achievement is the release of the CD of Shoenberg's "Works for solo piano"and an exclusive DVD.

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