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Federico Mompou

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Osip Nikiforov Piano

Recorded on 09/23/2015, uploaded on 05/16/2016

Musician's or Publisher's Notes

Thème
I.     Les soldats
II.   Courtoisie
III.  Nocturne                                                                                             

Federico Mompou was a Spanish-Catalan composer and pianist, and is best known as a miniaturist, writing short, relatively improvisatory music, often described as "delicate" or "intimate." His principal influences were French impressionism, Erik Satie and Gabriel Fauré, resulting in a style in which musical development is minimized and expression is concentrated into very small forms. This work is an example of his miniature character pieces with a theme, followed by three variations—Les Soldats (The Soldiers), Courtoisie (Courtesy), and Nocturne.    Notes by Calum MacDonald