Die musikalische Welt des Hans Georg Nägeli Els Biesemans

• Hans Georg Nägeli (1773 - 1836): Toccata No. 1 in F Minor:
• 1Nägeli: Toccata No. 1 in F Minor07:21
• Toccata No. 2 in A Major:
• 2Nägeli: Toccata No. 2 in A Major05:07
• Muzio Clementi (1752 - 1832): Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 4:
• 3Clementi: Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 4: I. Presto03:23
• 4Clementi: Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 4: II. Lento03:32
• 5Clementi: Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 4: III. Rondeau. Allegro con spirito03:26
• Hans Georg Nägeli: Toccata No. 3 in A-Flat Major:
• 6Nägeli: Toccata No. 3 in A-Flat Major05:44
• Toccata No. 4 in C Major:
• 7Nägeli: Toccata No. 4 in C Major06:31
• Muzio Clementi: Capriccio in A Major, Op. 34:
• 8Clementi: Capriccio in A Major, Op. 3407:26
• Hans Georg Nägeli: Toccata No. 5 in F Major:
• 9Nägeli: Toccata No. 5 in F Major06:11
• Toccata No. 6 in B Major:
• 10Nägeli: Toccata No. 6 in B Major03:17
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein":
• 11Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio11:10
• 12Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": II. Introduzione. Adagio molto02:51
• 13Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo10:42
• Total Runtime01:16:41

Info for Die musikalische Welt des Hans Georg Nägeli

The first part of the Douze Toccates by Hans Georg Nägeli was published in Zurich in 1808; there was no second part. On the title page, the composer conceals himself behind an "éditeur" of the same name. Prominent status, on the other hand, is given to the Répertoire des Clavecinistes, a series that ran from 1803 to 1805 in which Nägeli published a total of 15 volumes with works by Clementi, Steibelt, Dussek, Beethoven and others. The choice of "auteurs", whose works he included in the Répertoire and to whom he dedicated the Toccates, reveals Nägeli's view of the latest developments in music for the keyboard. Clementi and Beethoven in particular stand out for him as representatives of an era in which "contrapuntal writing is interwoven with artful display by the pianist", as he writes in the "Announcement" of the Répertoire in the musical press. It is his aim that the Toccates should be understood as an observation on this turning-point in music history. There are therefore good reasons to combine Nägeli's Toccates with works by Clementi and Beethoven on this release. Nägeli's pieces enter into a historical context that is an integral part of the Toccates as aesthetic objects, not mere surroundings to them. We hear Nägeli's pieces in Nägeli's musical world and Nägeli's musical world in the pieces. The musical portfolio of Els Biesemans has many aspects to it. After studying piano, organ and chamber music at the Lemmens-Institut in Leuven, Els Biesemans specialized in the varied keyboard styles of the 18th and 19th centuries at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. With a repertoire ranging from medieval music to the modern era, Els Biesemans is the recipient of numerous international awards.

Els Biesemans, fortepiano

Els Biesemans
is a pianist, an organist, a chamber musician, and the initiator and director of Zurich’s “Flügelschläge” fortepiano festival: Els Biesemans has explored many facets of music in the course of her career. After studying in Leuven, the Belgian artist further developed her specialization in the multidimensional 18th- and 19th-century keyboard music at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. With a performance repertoire ranging from medieval to modern music, Els Biesemans has won numerous international awards. She has won the Ciurlionis Competition in Vilnius and was awarded the Arp-Schnitger Prize at the Bremen Music Festival. Both in Switzerland and abroad, she performs as a soloist on the fortepiano, on the organ, and with her chamber music ensemble Elsewhere. Els Biesemans is celebrated as a brilliant interpreter of famous composers, but also as a discoverer of forgotten music.

Born in Antwerp in 1978 and studied organ, piano and chamber music at the Lemmens Institute in Leuven. She won first prize at the 2003 International Ciurlionis Organ and Piano Competition in Lithuania, second prize at the 2004 International Organ Competition Musahino-Tokyo and third prize at the 2004 Concours d’Orgue de la Ville de Paris. She has already performed extensively throughout Europe as well as in Russia. Her great virtuosity, wide repertoire and musical maturity are continually praised by press and public alike. She is the organist of the monumental Van Bever organ of the Dominican Church in Brussels.

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