Montegeroult: 6 Etudes for Piano Ian Buckle

• Hélène de Montgeroult (1764 - 1836): 114 Études de difficultés progressives:
• 1 Montgeroult: 114 Études de difficultés progressives: No. 62 in E-Flat Major 03:14
• 2 Montgeroult: 114 Études de difficultés progressives: No. 26 in G Major 02:15
• 3 Montgeroult: 114 Études de difficultés progressives: No. 98 in E-Flat Minor 02:12
• 4 Montgeroult: 114 Études de difficultés progressives: No. 37 in G Major 00:49
• 5 Montgeroult: 114 Études de difficultés progressives: No. 111 in G Minor 01:58
• 6 Montgeroult: 114 Études de difficultés progressives: No. 106 in B Major 05:35
• Total Runtime 16:03

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Hélène de Montgeroult (1764-1836) was one of the most influential pianist composers of the early 19th Century - no mean feat at a time when figures such as Dussek (her teacher), Hummel, Field, Kalkbrenner, Cramer, Moscheles and last but not least Beethoven dominated the field. A field also dominated by men. Her 114 Études de difficultés progressives of 1816 exerted a considerable influence over composers such as Chopin, Mendelssohn (brother and sister) and the Schumann's - Robert and Clara. Montgeroult was also a regular duo partner with Viotti, the foremost violinist-composer of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They toured far and wide over Europe. She also partnered with Kreutzer and Baillot. Of her nine Piano Sonatas, the 6th from 1800 features a violin accompaniment in the same way as Dussek's 'Sonatas for keyboard with violin'. This is a work of restless energy and daring harmonies. Montgeroult had a narrow escape from the guillotine in Paris as she was married to an imprisoned Austrian nobleman. Her skill at improvising on a revolutionary song won her freedom.

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