Her curiosity, her thirst for discovery and her audacity have led her to cultivate eclecticism, to follow paths less travelled and to take us to places where we might not have expected her to go. Deeply committed to the process of creating new music, she has also developed a passion for the minimalist movement and a notable penchant for music stripped down to extreme starkness. From her many immersions in often hypnotic sound worlds, Vanessa Wagner has emerged a different person, freer and more willing to reveal herself. And so it is that today she offers us what is probably her most personal recording, a programme she developed over two long years, constructing an imaginary, fantasised narrative based on miniatures by Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius and Glinka. The pianist becomes the author and narrator of a story of shadows and light.
17 Pièces Lyriques, Livre IV, Op. 47~Nr. 7 - Élégie, Poco Andante
18 Pièces Lyriques, Livre VIII, Op. 65/6 - Jour de noces à Troldhaugen, Tempo di Marcia un poco vivace
19 Pièces Lyriques, Livre IX, Op. 68/2 - Menuet de la grand-mère, Allegretto grazioso e leggierissimo
20 Six Impromptus Op. 5 (extraits)~Impromptu III - Moderato (alla marcia)
21 Six Impromptus Op. 5 (extraits)~Impromptu V - Vivace
22 Six Impromptus Op. 5 (extraits)~Impromptu VI - Comodo
23 Séparation, Nocturne en Fa mineur / F minor - Comodo
Her curiosity, her thirst for discovery and her audacity have led her to cultivate eclecticism, to follow paths less travelled and to take us to places where we might not have expected her to go. Deeply committed to the process of creating new music, she has also developed a passion for the minimalist movement and a notable penchant for music stripped down to extreme starkness. From her many immersions in often hypnotic sound worlds, Vanessa Wagner has emerged a different person, freer and more willing to reveal herself. And so it is that today she offers us what is probably her most personal recording, a programme she developed over two long years, constructing an imaginary, fantasised narrative based on miniatures by Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius and Glinka. The pianist becomes the author and narrator of a story of shadows and light.
