- Composer: Dirk Schäfer (25 November 1873 -- 16 February 1931)
- Performer: Jacob Bogaart
- Year of recording: 1981
Sonata Inaugurale for Piano, Op. 9, published in 1913. The 3 movements were written in 3 different years: Allegro marziale (1905), Adagio (1906), and Moderato maëstoso (1911).
00:00 - I. Allegro marziale
05:32 - II. 'Improvisata' (Adagio, con molto espressione)
09:11 - III. Moderato, maestoso
In the monumental Sonata Inaugurale Op. 9, it is remarkable that the writing is without a doubt simply that of a great pianist. But in the excessive multiplicity and density it expires to an almost unpianistic expansion. It is strongly reminiscent, as so much of Schäfer's music, of the piano music of Brahms and Scriabin.
The Sonata Inaugurale contains music composed in different years. As Schäfer himself said: "The Adagio from 1906 rests on a broad harmonic foundation with a sumptuous colouring and is filled with a sonorous sound. The moderato maestoso from 1911 has the same compact chordal setting that places high demands on the performance".
My apologies for the bad sound quality, the LP recording quality was not very good.
