Sweelinck: Keyboard Works Andrea Vivanet

• Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562 - 1621): Toccata noni toni, SwWV 297:
• 1 Sweelinck: Toccata noni toni, SwWV 297 04:49
• Echo fantasia (À 4:
• 2 Sweelinck: Echo fantasia (À 4: Écho), SwWV 261 03:03
• Toccata, SwWV 283:
• 3 Sweelinck: Toccata, SwWV 283 03:28
• Variations on "More Palatino", SwWV 318:
• 4 Sweelinck: Variations on "More Palatino", SwWV 318 03:33
• Toccata secondi toni, SwWV 292:
• 5 Sweelinck: Toccata secondi toni, SwWV 292 02:34
• Variations on "Mein junges Leben hat ein End", SwWV 324:
• 6 Sweelinck: Variations on "Mein junges Leben hat ein End", SwWV 324 05:25
• Toccata à 4, SwWV 298:
• 7 Sweelinck: Toccata à 4, SwWV 298 01:44
• Variations on "Onder een linde groen", SwWV 325:
• 8 Sweelinck: Variations on "Onder een linde groen", SwWV 325 04:53
• Toccata 9 toni, SwWV 296:
• 9 Sweelinck: Toccata 9 toni, SwWV 296 04:04
• Variations on "Soll es sein", SwWV 330:
• 10 Sweelinck: Variations on "Soll es sein", SwWV 330 07:26
• Toccata primi toni, SwWV 286:
• 11 Sweelinck: Toccata primi toni, SwWV 286 03:21
• Variations on "Ballo del granduca", SwWV 319:
• 12 Sweelinck: Variations on "Ballo del granduca", SwWV 319 04:27
• Toccata, SwWV 285:
• 13 Sweelinck: Toccata, SwWV 285 02:58
• Echo fantasia, SwWV 253:
• 14 Sweelinck: Echo fantasia, SwWV 253 07:33
• Total Runtime 59:18

Info for Sweelinck: Keyboard Works

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621) was one of the most influential composers of the Late-Renaissance and Early-Baroque. He was organist of the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam for 44 years. His influence was enormous, he attracted composers from many European countries to Amsterdam to learn his art. Even the great Johann Sebastian Bach acknowledged his superior craftsmanship. Sweelinck's keyboard music is divided into 4 groups: Fantasias, Toccatas, Chorale variations (sacred works), Variations on Dances (secular works). Traditionally Dances were performed on the harpsichord, Chorale Variations on the organ. Fantasias, Toccatas, Fugues and Ricercari had only a non-specific "keyboard" destination. This new recording features a fine selection of Sweelinck's keyboard works, played on the modern piano, a justifiable practice, as Sweelinck himself in many cases did not specify the instrument for his compositions. As is often the case when transcribing good music for another instrument: the strength and beauty of the music stays intact, and a new light shines on these timeless masterpieces. After studying in his home town of Cagliari Andrea Vivanet went to Hungary to study with Balazs Szokolay and Istvan Lantos at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest where he obtained the Master Degree with honors in piano performance. During this period he also attended classes with Miklos Perenyi, Andras Keller, Gabor Csalog and Ferenc Rados. He took part in masterclasses with Franco Rossi, Mikhail Voskresenky and Paul Badura Skoda.

Andrea Vivanet, piano

Andrea Vivanet
Born in Cagliari, Italy, Andrea Vivanet began to study the piano at the age of 8 and continued his studies at the Conservatorio di Musica P. L. da Palestrina in Cagliari.

When he was 13 he performed the Mozart concert K. 414 with the Orchestra of the Opera House of Cagliari. He was very young when he won the 1st prize at the G. B. Pergolesi piano competition.

He continued his studies with Christa Bützberger and Marina Rossi and he graduated with honors at the Conservatorio di Musica G. Frescobaldi in Ferrara. He received the diploma with honors after attending the Triennial Masterclass in Piano and Chamber Music Ars et Labor, under the guidance of Christa Bützberger and Marina Rossi.

Afterwords he studied in Hungary with professors Balázs Szokolay and István Lantos at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest where he obtained the Master Degree with honors in piano performance.

During this period he also attended classes with Miklós Perényi, András Keller, Gábor Csalog, Géza Hargitai, Ferenc Rados.

He took part in several masterclasses held by renowned pianists and musicians such as Franco Rossi, Mikhail Voskresenky, Paul Badura Skoda.

In October 2014 he was awarded the 3rd prize at the 15th Osaka International Music Competition. He gave many recitals as a soloist and in several chamber music ensembles in Italy and in other countries such as Denmark, France, Greece, Hungary (Liszt Ferenc Memorial Museum in Budapest) and Georgia (Vano Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire Museum).

He has recently performed at the Golovanov Museum of Moscow and at the Chaliapin Museum of Saint Petersburg.

In recent years Andrea Vivanet has recorded four albums with works by Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Bartók, Mussorgsky, Taneyev, Tcherepnin, Shostakovich and Szymanowski, with labels Sheva Collection, Centaur Records, Aldilà Records and Naxos.

His recordings have been broadcast by HR2-Kultur Radio and rbbKultur (Germany), Danish Radio, Greek National Radio, Radio Classic (Kazakhstan) and Radio Orfey (Russia).

An album dedicated to Sweelinck keyboard works will be released by the label Brilliant Classics in 2024.

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