Michel Sogny Piano Works Tamar Beraia

• Michel Sogny (b. 1947): Trois pièces dans le style hongrois:
• 1 Sogny: Trois pièces dans le style hongrois: I. Moderato 04:02
• 2 Sogny: Trois pièces dans le style hongrois: II. Moderato molto 02:13
• 3 Sogny: Trois pièces dans le style hongrois: III. Presto 01:41
• Entrevisions, 12 pièces pour piano:
• 4 Sogny: Entrevisions, 12 pièces pour piano: I. Modéré 01:24
• 5 Sogny: Entrevisions, 12 pièces pour piano: II. Modéré 01:18
• 6 Sogny: Entrevisions, 12 pièces pour piano: III. Lent 00:53
• 7 Sogny: Entrevisions, 12 pièces pour piano: IV. Lent et Placide 01:44
• 8 Sogny: Entrevisions, 12 pièces pour piano: V. Modéré 01:24
• 9 Sogny: Entrevisions, 12 pièces pour piano: VI. Modéré librement 01:21
• 10 Sogny: Entrevisions, 12 pièces pour piano: VII. Andante 01:32
• 11 Sogny: Entrevisions, 12 pièces pour piano: VIII. Modéré 01:10
• 12 Sogny: Entrevisions, 12 pièces pour piano: IX. Modéré et Mystérieux 00:59
• 13 Sogny: Entrevisions, 12 pièces pour piano: X. Vif et Animé 01:06
• 14 Sogny: Entrevisions, 12 pièces pour piano: XI. Lent et Lointain 01:48
• 15 Sogny: Entrevisions, 12 pièces pour piano: XII. Allegretto 01:34
• Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 1:
• 16 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 1: I. Moderato 01:26
• 17 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 1: II. Andante 02:09
• 18 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 1: III. Andante 00:42
• 19 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 1: IV. Moderato 00:35
• 20 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 1: V. Allegretto 00:26
• 21 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 1: VI. Allegretto capriccioso 00:32
• 22 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 1: VII. Lento 01:01
• 23 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 1: VIII. Adagio 01:05
• 24 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 1: IX. Andante 00:26
• 25 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 1: X. Allegretto 00:56
• 26 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 1: XI. Andantino 00:42
• 27 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 1: XII. Vivo 00:42
• Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 2:
• 28 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 2: I. Andante 01:02
• 29 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 2: II. Moderato 00:53
• 30 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 2: III. Andantino 00:52
• 31 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 2: IV. Allegro moderato 00:28
• 32 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 2: V. Allegretto capriccioso 00:25
• 33 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 2: VI. Andantino 00:53
• 34 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 2: VII. Allegro vivace 00:26
• 35 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 2: VIII. Andantino 00:57
• 36 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 2: IX. Allegro moderato 00:34
• 37 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 2: X. Allegro molto 00:36
• 38 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 2: XI. Andante 00:50
• 39 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 2: XII. Presto 00:51
• Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 3:
• 40 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 3: I. Allegro moderato 01:00
• 41 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 3: II. Andantino 00:45
• 42 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 3: III. Vivo 00:23
• 43 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 3: IV. Allegretto 00:28
• 44 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 3: V. Allegro moderato 00:32
• 45 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 3: VI. Vivo 00:29
• 46 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 3: VII. Allegretto 01:15
• 47 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 3: VIII. Andante capriccioso 00:50
• 48 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 3: IX. Allegro moderato 00:45
• 49 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 3: X. Allegro moderato 00:33
• 50 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 3: XI. Allegro 00:53
• 51 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 3: XII. Allegro moderato 00:44
• Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 4:
• 52 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 4: I. Allegro moderato 00:43
• 53 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 4: II. Allegretto 00:26
• 54 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 4: III. Allegro moderato 00:45
• 55 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 4: IV. Allegro moderato 00:28
• 56 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 4: V. Moderato 00:42
• 57 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 4: VI. Allegretto 00:47
• 58 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 4: VII. Allegro moderato 00:47
• 59 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 4: VIII. Andante quasi improvvisato - Allegro 01:15
• 60 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 4: IX. Allegro 00:51
• 61 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 4: X. Allegro 00:42
• 62 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 4: XI. Allegro 00:49
• 63 Sogny: Études dans le Style Hongrois, Livre 4: XII. Allegro eroico 01:12
• Total Runtime 01:01:42

Info for Michel Sogny Piano Works

Tamar Beraia performs world-premiere recordings of the seminal piano works of Michel Sogny, a truly significant musical figure who has inspired countless others with his work.

Sogny was born in France in 1947 of Hungarian descent, and draws on the “Hungarian style” in a number of his piano pieces, continuing a rich heritage of music dating back to Liszt and Brahms, as well as the earlier folk traditions that inspired them. Sogny’s links with Liszt go even deeper: in composing for piano students, he continues a tradition espoused by Liszt’s teacher, Carl Czerny, a prolific composer of piano studies that are still widely played today. Sogny’s method has added a substantial new branch to that longstanding and wide-spreading tree, helping adults and children alike to develop their proficiency on the instrument and foster a lifelong love of playing. Indeed, Sogny has been internationally recognised for his work: he was awarded the ONU Peace Medal and received a diploma of honour by UNESCO.

Tamar Beraia, piano

Tamar Beraia
The Georgian-Swiss pianist Tamar Beraia strikes with a piano play full of strength and maturity, musicality and virtuosity. Two solo recordings ‘Portrait’ (EaSonus, 2014) and ‘Beethoven-Liszt’ (Avi-music, 2018) feature her landmark performances of Schumann’s Carnaval, Beethoven’s Variations and Fugue in E-Flat Major and Liszt’s Sonata in B Minor.

Tamar Beraia’s intense concert career focuses on recitals and soloist performances in orchestral appearances. In recent years, she has been performing in Austria, Denmark, Georgia, Germany (Konzerthaus Berlin), France, Ireland, Luxemburg (Philharmonie Luxembourg), the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, in The USA, Switzerland, the United Kingdom (London Wigmore Hall) and Ukraine (National Philharmonic of Ukraine).

Tamar Beraia is a winner of prestigious piano competitions and special awards. This includes the the Third Prize ex aequo and the Sony Audience Award at the 17th International Santander Piano Competition ‘Paloma O’Shea’ (Spain, 2012), the First Prize of the International Piano Competition ‘New Stars’ in Wernigerode (Germany, 2010) and the First Prize at the International Piano Competition in Tbilisi (2005), Georgia. In 2014, Tamar Beraia was selected by Bayer’s Cultural Department as a promising young artist and was supported in 2015-2018 as a part of the multinational company’s ‘stART programme’.

In June 2021 she took over the solo piano part of the dance project ‘Piano Chapters’ at the Stadttheater Bern, realized by renowned choreographers.

Tamar holds a Master’s degree in Solo Performance from Lucerne School of Music (Switzerland) where she studied with professor Ivan Klánský.

Tamar Beraia was born in 1987 in Tbilisi, Georgia. At the age of five, she received her first piano lessons from her mother to later study at the music school for talented children ‘Z. Paliashvili’ with Dodo Tsintsadze and at the State Conservatory (Georgia) with Nana Khubutia. In her childhood already, Tamar Beraia had won first prizes at the International Piano Competitions “Balys Dvarionas” (Lithuania, 1997) and “Heinrich Neuhaus” (Russia, 2000). She also received scholarships from the Mikael Tariverdiev Foundation and pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja. She has been playing four-handed with her sister, as well as repertoire for two pianos.

Tamar Beraia resides in Bern, Switzerland.

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