Artist: Jean Rondeau
Title: Gradus ad Parnassum
Year Of Release: 2023
Label: Warner Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 01:22:05
Total Size: 1.65 GB

Tracklist:

1. Ricercare del primo tuono (4:18)
2. Harpeggio and Fuga in G Major: Harpeggio (3:27)
3. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:46 "Divertimento": I. Allegro moderato (13:45)
4. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:46 "Divertimento": II. Adagio (8:35)
5. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:46 "Divertimento": III. Finale. Presto (5:35)
6. Gradus ad Parnassum, Op. 44: No. 45 in C Minor, Andante malinconico (Transcr. Rondeau) (2:48)
7. 2 Preludes, Op. 39: No. 2 in C Major (Transcr. Rondeau) (3:23)
8. Children's Corner, CD. 119, L. 113: I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum (Transcr. Rondeau) (2:59)
9. Prelude in F Minor, WoO 55 (Transcr. Rondeau) (3:11)
10. Gradus ad Parnassum, Op. 44: No. 14 in F Major, Adagio sostenuto (Transcr. Rondeau) (6:03)
11. Fantasia No. 3 in D Minor, K. 397 (6:24)
12. Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Semplice": II. Andante (6:19)
13. Ciaccona in D Major, K. 403 (10:49)
14. Ricercare del secondo tuono (4:33)

An intriguing new album by Warner Classics’ star harpsichordist featuring diverse composers: Palestrina, Fux, Beethoven, Mozart, Debussy…

Pushes beyond the boundaries of Jean’s favourite repertoire in the direction of Beethoven, guided along the way by two geniuses with considerable influence on his art: Johann Joseph Fux and Muzio Clementi

Both wrote fundamental works called Gradus ad Parnassum (literally “Ascent to Parnassus”), which are featured on this album. The first is a Viennese baroque work recommended to him by his master Joseph Haydn, the second an Italian classic which includes in its “Gradus” a series of piano studies (which are known to have affected Beethoven greatly), and the third “ad Parnassum” is Debussy’s famous “Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum” from Children's Corner.