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Resonanzen

Johanna Summer

Released
2023
Label
ACT
Forces
Piano, Solo
Personnel
Johanna Summer piano

Summer abandoned an earlier studio session because the pressure to play perfectly had made her feel constrained.

For the second attempt she invited a small audience and played the entire programme twice without interruption, recovering the risk and flow she wanted from the improvisations.

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The classical side contains only the source pieces used on the album, in album order. The jazz side presents the complete album whenever a dependable copy can be embedded.

The originalsJ.S. Bach, Schubert, Ligeti, Mompou, Beethoven, Ravel, Grieg, Scriabin, Tchaikovsky · classical source works

The listening queues above follow the same order. The classical player omits tracks that are not based on a classical original.

Jazzed upJohanna Summer · 2023
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Source works

The album’s complete track listing, with each classical source identified and original compositions marked plainly.

  1. BachJ.S. Bach: Sinfonia (Three-Part Invention) No. 11 in G minor, BWV 797
  2. SchubertFranz Schubert: Impromptu No. 4 in A-flat major, D. 899
  3. LigetiGyörgy Ligeti: Musica ricercata, No. 8
  4. MompouFederico Mompou: “Cuna” from Impresiones íntimas
  5. BeethovenLudwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28, second movement
  6. RavelMaurice Ravel: Prelude from Le tombeau de Couperin
  7. GriegEdvard Grieg: “Norsk” from Lyric Pieces, Op. 12 No. 6
  8. ScriabinAlexander Scriabin: Prelude in B minor, Op. 11 No. 6
  9. TschaikovskyTchaikovsky: Nocturne in C-sharp minor, from Six Pieces, Op. 19 No. 4