John Kersey plays Walter Niemann Sonatina "Voices of Autumn," op. 103
Walter Niemann (1876-1953): Sonatina "Stimmen des Herbstes", op. 103 1. Un poco Andantino (00:05) 2. Fughetta. Un poco Andante tranquillo e malinconico (03:19) 3. Molto sostenuto e tranquillo (06:17) (after "The Fall of the Leafe" by Martin Peerson (c.1571-1650) and the Dies Irae)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Adagio, Hess 70
John Kersey, piano
from Romantic Discoveries Recordings RDRCD19
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0V1SXtgVgM
Albert Dietrich (1829-1908): from Four Piano Pieces, op 2:
no. 2: Canon
no. 4: Sehr ruhig, ausdrucksvoll
John Kersey, piano
from Romantic Discoveries Recordings RDRCD46
Artwork: Peder Mørk Mønsted - Wooded river landscape
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heoFvCpZZ7Y
Alfred Frederic Mullen (1868-1936) writing as "Pierre Lescaut": The city of dreams
1. In the Palace of Happiness
2. The Princess
3. The City of Dreams
4. Love's Awakening
John Kersey, piano
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVdqzv4yU48
Walter Niemann (1876-1953): Musikalisches Bilderbuch after Kate Greenaway, op. 19
1. The Doll's Lullaby (00:05)
2. Christmas Eve (02:07)
3. The little Soldier (02:59)
4. The Mill (04:13)
5. Grandma's Fairy Tales (05:10)
6. Lisette dances a Minuet (07:05)
7. Dolly is sick (09:47)
8. The first time to school (11:12)
9. A little Tyrolean Ländler (12:10)
10. Mary's Birthday Bouquet (13:41)
11. The callow youth (15:08)
12. A Hunting Piece (15:55)
13. The Brooklet in the Forest (17:05)
14. The Sleigh Ride (19:42)
15. The Circus (20:40)
16. Mother Hubbard and her Dog (21:48)
John Kersey, piano
Artwork: Kate Greenaway - Children dancing
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l1IxkvNEpk
Walter Niemann (1876-1953): Romantisches Impromptu, op. 31
John Kersey, piano
Artwork: Lucas van Valkenborch - The Harvest
This recording is dedicated to Nicolo Figowy, who made it possible.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHnrSZF24GM
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) – Allegretto in C minor, D.915 (05:54)
John Kersey, piano
Recorded at home during the national lockdown of 2021.
Artwork: Edvard Munch (1863-1944) – Autumn in the forest (1880)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5KMwbsWfrQ
Walter Niemann (1876-1953): Galant Music, six pieces, op. 109
1. Praeludium - Un poco Allegretto, quasi Andantino mosso (00:05)
2. Sarabande - Tempo lento e solenne della Sarabanda (05:08)
3. Gavotte - Tempo di Gavotta, molto moderato - Musette I (08:55)
4. Gigue - Vivo (13:02)
5. Menuet - Tempo di Minuetto (Allegro moderato) - Musette II (15:37)
6. Rigaudon - Vivo e giocoso (19:17)
John Kersey, piano
Artwork: Bizarre silk, early 18th century
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTCZ7m19o4Y
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
1. Nocturne no. 4 in E flat major, op. 36 (00:15)
2. Barcarolle no. 1 in A minor, op. 26 (06:56)
3. Barcarolle no. 7 in D minor, op. 90 (12:41)
4. Barcarolle no. 9 in A minor, op. 101 (16:36)
5. Barcarolle no. 10 in A minor, op. 104 no. 2 (21:40)
John Kersey, piano
Recorded at home during the national lockdown of 2021
Artwork: George Frederick Watts (1817-1904) – Study of Clouds
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjJdU19ud24