Bomtempo: Complete Piano Sonatas Luisa Tender

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Album info

Album-Release:
2019

HRA-Release:
14.06.2019

Label: Grand Piano

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Instrumental

Artist: Luisa Tender

Composer: João Domingos Bomtempo (1771-1842)

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  • João Domingos Bomtempo (1771 - 1842): Piano Sonata in F Major, Op. 1 "Grande":
  • 1Piano Sonata in F Major, Op. 1 "Grande": I. Allegro moderato08:21
  • 2Piano Sonata in F Major, Op. 1 "Grande": II. Prestissimo assai04:27
  • 3Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 5 "Grande": I. Introdução - Largo - Allegro06:46
  • 4Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 5 "Grande": II. Minueto - Trio. Presto01:07
  • 5Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 5 "Grande": III. Larghetto03:40
  • 6Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 5 "Grande": IV. Finale. Presto03:30
  • Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 1 "Grand":
  • 7Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 1 "Grand": I. Allegro maestoso cantabile07:17
  • 8Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 1 "Grand": II. Larghetto con molto espressione03:40
  • 9Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 1 "Grand": III. Finale. Allegro vivace06:17
  • Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 9 No. 2 "Grand":
  • 10Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 9 No. 2 "Grand": I. Allegro comodo05:10
  • 11Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 9 No. 2 "Grand": II. Andante con variazioni04:50
  • 12Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 9 No. 2 "Grand": III. Rondo. Allegro moderato04:43
  • Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 13 "An Easy Sonata":
  • 13Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 13 "An Easy Sonata": I. Allegro risoluto03:42
  • 14Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 13 "An Easy Sonata": II. Largo01:30
  • 15Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 13 "An Easy Sonata": III. Rondo. Allegro brillante03:38
  • Piano Sonata in A-Flat Major, Op. 15 No. 1:
  • 16Piano Sonata in A-Flat Major, Op. 15 No. 1: I. Allegro07:22
  • 17Piano Sonata in A-Flat Major, Op. 15 No. 1: II. Andante sostenuto04:29
  • 18Piano Sonata in A-Flat Major, Op. 15 No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro moderato04:01
  • Piano Sonata in G Minor, Op. 15 No. 2:
  • 19Piano Sonata in G Minor, Op. 15 No. 2: I. Largo assai con molto expressione04:27
  • 20Piano Sonata in G Minor, Op. 15 No. 2: II. Presto assai03:07
  • Piano Sonata in G Major, Op. 18 No. 1:
  • 21Piano Sonata in G Major, Op. 18 No. 1: I. Allegro moderato cantabile02:42
  • 22Piano Sonata in G Major, Op. 18 No. 1: II. Andante sostenuto01:56
  • 23Piano Sonata in G Major, Op. 18 No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro brillante02:35
  • Piano Sonata in F Minor, Op. 18 No. 2:
  • 24Piano Sonata in F Minor, Op. 18 No. 2: I. Allegro risoluto04:14
  • 25Piano Sonata in F Minor, Op. 18 No. 2: II. Adagio02:57
  • 26Piano Sonata in F Minor, Op. 18 No. 2: III. Allegro agitato03:22
  • Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 3:
  • 27Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 3: I. Andante moderato assai05:23
  • 28Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 3: II. Larghetto con moto espressione01:55
  • 29Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 3: III. Allegro scherzando03:44
  • Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 20 "Grande":
  • 30Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 20 "Grande": I. Allegro moderato assai11:50
  • 31Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 20 "Grande": II. Adagio con molto expressione08:32
  • 32Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 20 "Grande": III. Finale. Presto assai06:28
  • Total Runtime02:27:42

Info for Bomtempo: Complete Piano Sonatas



Piano sonatas are pre-eminent in Bomtempo’s oeuvre. They show a diverse range of influences from Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven but contain many original features, not least incendiary scalar passages and dramatic hand crossings. Full of lyricism, counterpoint and often exceptional virtuosity, these features reach a peak in the monumental Piano Sonata, Op. 20, one of his most demanding piano compositions.

“I am very passionate about early nineteenth-century Portuguese history. This was the time when Portugal was invaded by Napoleon’s armies, when the king and his court fled to Brazil, a long time of war. This was also the time when Lisbon-born João Domingos Bomtempo composed most of his piano works. Bomtempo’s piano sonatas are a treasure of diversity. I love joking about the composer’s name: the literal translation meaning "good weather", much appreciated by those who visit our (mine and Bomtempo’s…) native country.” (Luísa Tender)

Luisa Tender, piano



Luísa Tender
was born in Porto, Portugal, in 1977. She studied piano with Anne Mennet, Helena Costa and Pedro Burmester, at the Music Conservatory and Escola Superior de Música in her hometown. In 1997 she became a pupil of Vitalij Margulis in Los Angeles, where she studied until she was admitted at the Royal College of Music in London in 2000. There she studied with Irina Zaritskaya and obtained her Master of Music degree in 2002. Later on, she earned the Diplôme Supérieur d’Exécution at the École Normale de Musique in Paris, where she was a student of Marian Rybicki.

Luisa performs regularly as a soloist and chamber musician. Her repertoire ranges from the Baroque to contemporary composers. Her first published cd, “Bach and Forward”, was recorded at the Royal College of Music Studios. It was one of Classical Music Magazine’s “choice of the month” in April 2009. Luisa’s second recording, “Página Esquecida” (a double cd with works for cello and piano by Portuguese composers, with cellist Bruno Borralhinho, published by the German label Dreyer & Gaido) was praised by the international press – Fanfare Magazine, Strings Magazine, Das Orchester, among others.

Luisa is a professor of Piano and Chamber Music at ESART in Castelo Branco, Portugal. She taught Piano at ESMAE, in Porto, from 2001 to 2003. During her studying years, she was the recipient of a scholarship from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and of a study support grant from the Royal College of Music. She is a member of EPTA (European Piano Teacher Association) /Portugal, and the president of its general assembly. 

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