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Alfredo Casella: 11 Children's Pieces / 11 Pezzi Infantili, op. 35

by Robert von Heeren

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Preludio, Allegretto Moderato Ed Innocente, Op. 35, No. 1 01:26
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Valse Diatonique, Vivacissimo, C-Major, Op. 35, No. 2 01:55
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Canone (sui tasti neri), Moderamente Mosso, Op. 35, No. 3 01:44
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Bolero, Allegro Spagnoulo, Op. 35, No. 4 01:43
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Omaggio A Clementi, Allegro Veloce, Op. 35, No. 5 01:20
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Siciliana, Allegretto Dolcemente Mosso, D-Minor, Op. 35, No. 6 02:26
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Giga, Tempo Di Giga Inglese, Allegro Vivo, Op. 35, No. 7 02:05
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Minuetto, Moderato Dolce, Op. 35, No. 8 03:36
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Carillon, Allegramente, Op. 35, No. 9 01:20
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Berceuse, Allegretto Dolce, Op. 35, No. 10 03:00
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Galop Final, Prestissimo, C-Major, Op. 35, No. 11 01:39
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This is a collection of pieces for classical piano solo. The "11 Pezzi Infantili" (“11 Children’s Pieces”) by the Italian composer, pianist, conductor and music critic Alfredo Casella were composed in 1920.

The playful and childish/infantile quality is shown, for example, by the fact that in several pieces (e.g., “Prelude”, “Carillon”) Casella has one hand play on the white keys and the other on the black keys. Thus, the harmony of the C major scale (white keys), the so-called diatonic scale, competes with the harmony of the children's scale (black keys), the so-called pentatonic scale (it is called “children’s scale” because all notes of the pentatonic scale sound harmonious to each other - it is impossible to play “wrong notes”). If you would play each hand separately, everything would sound very harmonious. But the semitone friction between the white and black keys leads to an irritatingly oblique and, in the case of the “Carillon” (intensified by open pedal), clanging and floating effect.

See booklet (bonus PDF after purchase) for more details.

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released June 29, 2022

Coverart by Manuela Buechler, AI Design, Switzerland

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Robert von Heeren Essenbach, Germany

Robert von Heeren, 1964, studied for eight years (1983-1991) classical music with classical guitar and piano at the Berufsfachschule für Musik in Plattling and the Richard Strauss Konservatorium Munich in Bavaria, Germany. In 1990 he passed the 1st state examination as a state-certified music teacher and as best of his class. ... more

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