Concert Zoltán Kocsis plays Schumann, Debussy and Bartók

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Robert Schumann, Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood), Op. 15
- 1. Of Foreign Lands and Peoples
- 2. A Curious Story
- 3. Blind Man's Bluff
- 4. Pleading Child
- 5. Happy Enough
- 6. An Important Event
- 7. Dreaming
- 8. At the Fireside
- 9. Knight of the Hobbyhorse
- 10. Almost Too Serious
- 11. Frightening
- 12. Child Falling Asleep
- 13. The Poet Speaks
Claude Debussy, Children's Corner
- 1. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
- 2. Jimbo's Lullaby
- 3. Serenade for the doll
- 4. The snow is dancing
- 5. The little Shepherd
- 6. Golliwog's Cakewalk
Béla Bartók, For Children
- I. Játszó gyermekek (Children at Play). Allegro
- II. Gyermekdal (Children's Song). Andante
- III. Quasi adagio
- IV. Párnatánc (Pillow Dance). Allegro
- V. Játék (Play). Allegretto
- VI. Balkéztanulmány (Study for the Left Hand). Allegro
- VII. Játékdal (Play Song). Andante grazioso
- X. Gyermektánc (Children's Dance). Allegro molto
- XII. Allegro
- XIII. Ballada (Ballad). Andante
- XIV. Allegretto
- XV. Allegro moderato
- XVI. Régi magyar dallam (Old Hungarian Tune). Andante rubato
- XVII. Körtánc (Round Dance). Lento
- XVIII. Katonadal (Soldier's Song). Andante non troppo
- XX. Bordal (Drinking Song). Allegro
- XXI. Allegro robusto
- XXV. Parlando
- XXVI. Moderato
- XXVII. Tréfa (Jest). Allegramente
- XXIX. Ötfokú dallam (Pentatonic Tune). Allegro scherzando
- XXX. Gúnydal (Jeering Song). Allegro ironico
- XXXI. Allegro tranquillo — attacca
- XXXII. Andante
- XXXIV. Allegretto
- XXXV. Con moto
- XXXVI. Részegek nótája (Drunkard's Song). Vivace
- XXXVII. Kanásznóta (Swine-herd's Song). Allegro

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Zoltán Kocsis plays Schumann, Debussy and Bartók Children's corner

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Join illustrious Hungarian pianist Zoltán Kocsis in this 1991 recital, in which the virtuoso performs three works dedicated to childhood! First on the program is Schumann's Kinderszenen, a romantic piano masterpiece actually designed for adults, and infused with childhood's nostalgia... Then comes Debussy's Children's Corner, a series of very colorful pieces that the French master composed for his daughter. The recital ends with For Children, a remarkable cycle of Bartók studies inspired by traditional Hungarian and Slovak folk music.

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Zoltán Kocsis | Pianist

Program

Robert Schumann, Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood), Op. 15
- 1. Of Foreign Lands and Peoples
- 2. A Curious Story
- 3. Blind Man's Bluff
- 4. Pleading Child
- 5. Happy Enough
- 6. An Important Event
- 7. Dreaming
- 8. At the Fireside
- 9. Knight of the Hobbyhorse
- 10. Almost Too Serious
- 11. Frightening
- 12. Child Falling Asleep
- 13. The Poet Speaks
Claude Debussy, Children's Corner
- 1. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
- 2. Jimbo's Lullaby
- 3. Serenade for the doll
- 4. The snow is dancing
- 5. The little Shepherd
- 6. Golliwog's Cakewalk
Béla Bartók, For Children
- I. Játszó gyermekek (Children at Play). Allegro
- II. Gyermekdal (Children's Song). Andante
- III. Quasi adagio
- IV. Párnatánc (Pillow Dance). Allegro
- V. Játék (Play). Allegretto
- VI. Balkéztanulmány (Study for the Left Hand). Allegro
- VII. Játékdal (Play Song). Andante grazioso
- X. Gyermektánc (Children's Dance). Allegro molto
- XII. Allegro
- XIII. Ballada (Ballad). Andante
- XIV. Allegretto
- XV. Allegro moderato
- XVI. Régi magyar dallam (Old Hungarian Tune). Andante rubato
- XVII. Körtánc (Round Dance). Lento
- XVIII. Katonadal (Soldier's Song). Andante non troppo
- XX. Bordal (Drinking Song). Allegro
- XXI. Allegro robusto
- XXV. Parlando
- XXVI. Moderato
- XXVII. Tréfa (Jest). Allegramente
- XXIX. Ötfokú dallam (Pentatonic Tune). Allegro scherzando
- XXX. Gúnydal (Jeering Song). Allegro ironico
- XXXI. Allegro tranquillo — attacca
- XXXII. Andante
- XXXIV. Allegretto
- XXXV. Con moto
- XXXVI. Részegek nótája (Drunkard's Song). Vivace
- XXXVII. Kanásznóta (Swine-herd's Song). Allegro