Schubert: Wanderer-Fantasie, Four Impromptus and Other Works for Fortepiano Naruhiko Kawaguchi

• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Ungarische Melodie in B Minor, D. 817:
• 1Ungarische Melodie in B Minor, D. 81704:30
• Adagio in E Major, D. 612:
• 2Adagio in E Major, D. 61204:43
• Wanderer-Fantasie in C Major, Op. 15, D. 760:
• 3I. Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo06:16
• 4II. Adagio07:14
• 5III. Presto05:01
• 6IV. Allegro04:01
• Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Sechs Melodien von Franz Schubert, S. 563:
• 7Sechs Melodien von Franz Schubert, S. 563: IV. Trockne Blumen03:46
• Müllerlieder von Franz Schubert, S. 565:
• 8Müllerlieder von Franz Schubert, S. 565: II. Der Müller und der Bach05:47
• Franz Schubert: Four Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899:
• 9Impromptu No. 1 in C Minor10:14
• 10Impromptu No. 2 in E-Flat Major04:55
• 11Impromptu No. 3 in G-Flat Major06:34
• 12Impromptu No. 4 in A-Flat Major08:39
• Kupelwieser-Walzer in G-Flat Major, D. Anh I/14:
• 13Kupelwieser-Walzer in G-Flat Major, D. Anh I/1402:53
• Total Runtime01:14:33

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Winner of the International Bruges Musica Antiqua Competition, NaruhikoKawaguchi made a name for himself thanks to his sensitive and nuancedinterpretation, and his expressive way of playing the pianoforte.In this album, the young artist has put together a programme devoted toSchubert and performed on historical instruments. You will (re)discoverworks from the Viennese composer’s repertoire for pianoforte such as the Ungarische Melodie, the Adagio, the Wanderer-Fantaisie, the Four impromptus and the Kupelwieser-Walzer, as well as Franz Liszt’s arrangements for pianoforte of some of his lieder – Trockne Blumen or Der Müller und der Bach.

Always keen to get involved with young talented musicians, Outhere Musichas been a partner of the MAFestival for several years now and offersa recording to one of its winners – which will be released this year on theFuga Libera label. Naruhiko Kawaguchi is fully committed in his desireto promote talented young artists and to help them in the development oftheir professional career.

Naruhiko Kawaguchi, piano

Naruhiko Kawaguchi
was born in Morioka, the capital of Iwate prefecture, and grew up in Yokohama, Japan. He is the prizewinner of several competitions from competitions all over the world: The International Competition Musica Antiqua Bruges 2016, the 1st Rome Fortepiano International Competition (Premio Muzio Clementi ), the Geelvinck Fortepiano Concours 2015 (Amsterdam), Stanley Hoogland Square Piano Award 2016 and the 27th International Competition for Early Music in Yamanashi (Japan), to name but a few. He has performed fortepiano recitals in Wunderkammer of Trieste 2013 (Italy) and Maggio Musicale Fiorentino 2016, Festival Oude Muyiek Utrecht and so on. Naruhiko has a special interest in Spanish music, performing a program entitled “From the time of Goya” in Tokyo in 2014 with works of Spanish composers from the classical period. He continues to be an advocate for this special repertoire on the fortepiano.

He is also active in ensemble playing with singers and various instrumentalists. In 2016, he premiered the second edition of "Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano" by F. Poulenc with Saxton Rose (bassoon), and Nicholas Daniel (oboe) in U.S.A. o.a.. He can be heard on the CD "Ballad for the Earth" with the harmonia ensemble on the Brain Music label, and his first solo recording of works by J. L. Dussek was released by Brilliant Classics in 2015. His second solo CD of works bz F. Schubert will be released from Fuga Libera in coming September. And his recording of Bartok's "Sonata for two pianos and percussion" will be released from his own label, MUSIS in 2018.

He holds a Bachelor's degree in musicology from the Tokyo University of the Arts (Tokyo-Geidai) as well as a Master's degree in Early Music from the same university, where he won the Acanthus Prize in 2015. And he holds a Master's degree in Early Music from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, where he graduated in 2017 with "cum laude". He has studied fortepiano with Kikuko Ogura, Christine Schornsheim and Richard Egarr, harpsichord with Asami Hirosawa, and modern piano with Seizo Azuma, and clavichord with Menno van Delft.

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