Once in a while, the lesser known composers deserve to be in the spotlight. Some of them were famous and achieved success in their own time, others were only recently (re)discovered.
This episode: works from a 18th century monastery, piano music from Jean Louis Nicodé (1853-1919) and a piano quintet from Karel Mestdagh (1850-1924).
Playlist
1. Anonymous: Parthia in A major
a. Intrada
b. Ballo
c. Menuet en Trio
d. Fantasia
e. Capriccio
– Biber Consort
2. Anonymous: Solo ex C
a. Symphonia. Adagio
b. Menuet
c. Allegretto
d. Menuet
– Jakub Mitrik, manora
3. Jean Louis Nicodé: Italienische Volkstänze und Lieder op. 13
a. Tarantelle
b. Canzonette
c. Barcarolle
d. Saltarello
– Muen Vanessa Wei, piano
4. Karel Mestdagh: Piano Quintet in G minor
a. Allegro non troppo
b. Andante con moto poco sostenuto
– Ryelandt Trio, Linde Verjans, violin and Séamus Hickey, viola
Photo: Manora
