Marcel Tadokoro's First Album "Henselt : Complete Piano Études" Now Released Globally by Naxos!!

Adolf von Henselt belongs firmly in the realm of 19th-century composer-pianists such as Chopin, Schumann and Liszt. He was influential in establishing a true Russian school of pianism and held in high esteem by Rachmaninov. Henselt’s virtuoso technique was admired for its cantabile qualities but his performing career was cut short by extreme stage fright. Dating from early in his career, the études blend technical demands with clarity of vision and a lyrical poetic expressiveness often reflected in colourful descriptive titles.

Études caractéristiques Nr. 1-12 op. 2

1. Nr. 1 d-moll "Orage, tu ne saurais m'abattre!"
2. Nr. 2 Des-Dur "Pensez un peu à moi, qui pense toujours à vous!"
3. Nr. 3 h-moll "Exauce mes vœux!"
4. Nr. 4 Be-Dur "Duo: Repos d'amour"
5. Nr. 5 cis-moll "Vie orageuse"
6. Nr. 6 Fis-Dur "Si oiseau j'étais, à toi je volerais!"
7. Nr. 7 D-Dur "C'est la jeunesse, qui a des aîles dorées!"
8. Nr. 8a es-moll "Tu m'attires, m'entraînes, m'engloutis!" (Alternative Version)
9. Nr. 9a F-Dur "Jeunesse d'amour, plaisir céleste, ah tu t'enfuis! Mais la mémoire nous reste"
10. Nr. 10 e-moll "Comme la ruisseai dans la mer se répand, ainsi, ma chère, man cœur me bat"
11. Nr. 11 Es-Dur "Dors tu, ma vie?"
12. Nr. 12 be-moll "Plein de soupirs, de souvenirs, inquiet, hélas! Le cœur me bat"

Études de Salon Nr. 1-12 op. 5

1. Nr. 1 c-moll "Eroica"
2. Nr. 2 G-dur
3. Nr. 3 a-moll "Hexentanz"
4. Nr. 4 E-Dur "Ave Maria"
5. Nr. 5 fis-moll "Verlorene Heimath"
6. Nr. 6 As-Dur "Danklied nach Sturm" (Alternative Version)
7. Nr. 7 C-Dur "Elfenreigen"
8. Nr. 8 g-moll "Romanze mit Chor-Refrain"
9. Nr. 9 A-Dur
10. Nr. 10 fis-moll "Entschwundenes Glück"
11. Nr. 11 H-Dur "Liebeslied"
12. Nr. 12 gis-moll "Nächtlicher Geisterzug"
13. Étude a-moll
14. Étude op. 13 Nr. 2 "La Gondola"