Notes and Editorial Reviews
This program is designed to help listeners find a 'quiet time' of non-stressful, contemplative relaxation. Its selection of short, melodic pieces also serves as an ideal introduction to the world of classical music. 'A splendid disc, to be treasured by young and old,' - American Record Guide 'The perfect gift among recordings for introducing a child to the intimacies and universality of music.' - Fanfare 'The world's loveliest piano music, beautifully programmed to help people of all ages find an inner core of tranquillity.' - Keynote The program of Perchance to Dream moves from simple, lyrical pieces, many written for beginning pianists, to more profound works like the Adagio cantabile of Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata and Brahms'
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Intermezzo Op. 117, No. 1. In our high-tech, computerized, accelerating age, the need for a time of relaxation - a period to reflect, or simply to experience a sense of calm - is more important than ever. Work and other responsibilities have a way of overtaking more elemental pleasures - like time spent with loved ones, or in solitude. Yet finding this 'quiet time' need not be difficult, and it is partly with this in mind that this musical program is offered. The selections chosen here - accessible, melodious pieces by great composers - speak to all ages. For children, they may form a gateway to a world not yet explored - that of concert music. For their elders, they may generate fond recollections, like old friends who have not lost their power to inspire or comfort. They also may act as a bond between parents and children, providing a peaceful background for a time of intimacy, storytelling, and shared experience. - Steven C. Smith (from the booklet notes) Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Children's Pieces (30) for Piano, Op. 27: no 26, A Short Story by Dmitri Kabalevsky
Performer:
Carol Rosenberger (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: USSR
Date of Recording: 09/1989
Length: 2 Minutes 5 Secs.
Notes: Composition written: USSR (1937 - 1938).
2.
Sonata for Piano no 16 in C major, K 545: 2nd movement, Andante by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Carol Rosenberger (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1788; Vienna, Austria
Length: 4 Minutes 37 Secs.
3.
Album für die Jugend, Op. 68: no 28, Erinnerung by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Carol Rosenberger (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1848; Germany
Date of Recording: 09/1989
Length: 2 Minutes 9 Secs.
4.
Sonatas (3) for Piano, Op. 118 "für die Jugend": Schlummerlied by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Carol Rosenberger (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1853; Germany
Date of Recording: 09/1989
Length: 3 Minutes 11 Secs.
5.
Album für die Jugend, Op. 68: no 35, Mignon by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Carol Rosenberger (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1848; Germany
Date of Recording: 09/1989
Length: 3 Minutes 12 Secs.
6.
Phantasiestücke (8) for Piano, Op. 12: no 1, Des Abends by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Carol Rosenberger (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837; Germany
Date of Recording: 09/1989
Length: 5 Minutes 4 Secs.
7.
Dolly, Op. 56: no 1, Berceuse by Gabriel Fauré
Performer:
Carol Rosenberger (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1894; France
Date of Recording: 09/1989
Length: 2 Minutes 50 Secs.
8.
Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28: no 7 in A major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Carol Rosenberger (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1836-1839; Paris, France
Date of Recording: 09/1989
Length: 1 Minutes 16 Secs.
9.
Mazurkas (4) for Piano, Op. 68: no 2 in A minor, B 18 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Carol Rosenberger (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1827; Poland
Length: 3 Minutes 29 Secs.
10.
Sonata for Keyboard no 38 in F major, H 16 no 23: 2nd movement, Adagio by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:
Carol Rosenberger (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1773; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 09/1989
Length: 1 Minutes 16 Secs.
11.
Three-Part Invention no 5 in E flat major, BWV 791 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Carol Rosenberger (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1723; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 09/1989
Length: 3 Minutes 12 Secs.
12.
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue no 1 in C, BWV 846 - Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Carol Rosenberger (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1722; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 09/1989
Length: 2 Minutes 3 Secs.
13.
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Theme "Aria" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Carol Rosenberger (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1741-1742; Nuremberg, Germany
Date of Recording: 09/1989
Length: 5 Minutes 8 Secs.
14.
Sonata for Piano in A major, D 664/Op. 120: 2nd movement, Andante by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Carol Rosenberger (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1819/1825; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 09/1989
Length: 5 Minutes 0 Secs.
15.
Intermezzi (3) for Piano, Op. 117: no 1 in E flat major by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Carol Rosenberger (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892; Austria
Date of Recording: 09/1989
Length: 5 Minutes 43 Secs.
16.
Bagatelles (11) for Piano, Op. 119: no 11 in B flat major, Andante ma non troppo by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Carol Rosenberger (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1820-1822; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 09/1989
Length: 1 Minutes 46 Secs.
17.
Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": 2nd movement, Adagio cantabile by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Carol Rosenberger (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1797-1798; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 09/1989
Length: 5 Minutes 23 Secs.
18.
Sonatas (3) for Piano, Op. 118 "für die Jugend": Abendlied by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Carol Rosenberger (Piano)
Period: Romantic
19.
Album pour enfants, Op. 39: no 4, Maman by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer:
Carol Rosenberger (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1878; Russia
Length: 1 Minutes 29 Secs.
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