Brillon de Jouy: The Piano Sonatas Rediscovered Nicolas Horvath

• Anne Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy (1744 - 1824): Piano Sonnatte in A Minor:
• 1 Jouy: Piano Sonnatte in A Minor: I. Andanté molto con éxprésioné 04:01
• 2 Jouy: Piano Sonnatte in A Minor: II. Allégro con motto 04:36
• Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 1 in C Minor (Arr. for Piano Solo):
• 3 Jouy: Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 1 in C Minor (Arr. for Piano Solo): I. Allegro non tanto 03:01
• 4 Jouy: Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 1 in C Minor (Arr. for Piano Solo): II. Minuetto 05:08
• Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Major (Arr. for Piano Solo):
• 5 Jouy: Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Major (Arr. for Piano Solo): I. Allegro molto moderato 03:35
• 6 Jouy: Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Major (Arr. for Piano Solo): II. Rondo et variations 05:07
• Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 3 in C Major (Arr. for Piano Solo):
• 7 Jouy: Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 3 in C Major (Arr. for Piano Solo): I. Andante 04:00
• 8 Jouy: Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 3 in C Major (Arr. for Piano Solo): II. Allegro 04:08
• Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 4 in G Minor (Arr. for Piano Solo):
• 9 Jouy: Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 4 in G Minor (Arr. for Piano Solo): I. Andante con espressione 03:25
• 10 Jouy: Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 4 in G Minor (Arr. for Piano Solo): II. Rondo. Allegro 02:54
• Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 5 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Piano Solo):
• 11 Jouy: Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 5 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Piano Solo): I. Allegro 03:44
• 12 Jouy: Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 5 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Piano Solo): II. Presto 04:18
• Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 6 in D Minor (Arr. for Piano Solo):
• 13 Jouy: Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 6 in D Minor (Arr. for Piano Solo): I. Cantabile 07:20
• 14 Jouy: Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 6 in D Minor (Arr. for Piano Solo): II. Allegro 06:01
• Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major (Arr. for Piano Solo):
• 15 Jouy: Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major (Arr. for Piano Solo): I. Allegro 03:10
• 16 Jouy: Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major (Arr. for Piano Solo): II. Andante 03:42
• 17 Jouy: Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major (Arr. for Piano Solo): III. Presto 03:54
• Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 8 in A Minor (Arr. for Piano Solo):
• 18 Jouy: Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 8 in A Minor (Arr. for Piano Solo): I. — 02:24
• 19 Jouy: Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 8 in A Minor (Arr. for Piano Solo): II. Minuetto e trio 04:06
• Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 9 in F Minor (Arr. for Piano Solo):
• 20 Jouy: Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 9 in F Minor (Arr. for Piano Solo): I. Andante amoroso 02:40
• 21 Jouy: Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 9 in F Minor (Arr. for Piano Solo): II. Allegro assai 04:00
• Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 10 in G Minor (Arr. for Piano Solo):
• 22 Jouy: Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 10 in G Minor (Arr. for Piano Solo): I. Allegro 06:24
• 23 Jouy: Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 10 in G Minor (Arr. for Piano Solo): II. Allegro moderato 04:14
• Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 11 in D Minor (Arr. for Piano Solo):
• 24 Jouy: Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 11 in D Minor (Arr. for Piano Solo): I. Andante un poco allegro 06:47
• 25 Jouy: Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 11 in D Minor (Arr. for Piano Solo): II. Rondeau. Allegro 07:34
• Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 12 in C Minor (Arr. for Piano Solo):
• 26 Jouy: Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 12 in C Minor (Arr. for Piano Solo): I. Allegro 03:31
• 27 Jouy: Troisième recueil de sonates, Sonata No. 12 in C Minor (Arr. for Piano Solo): II. Presto 04:19
• Total Runtime 01:58:03

Info for Brillon de Jouy: The Piano Sonatas Rediscovered

The thirteen sonatas on this première recording represent the complete music for solo piano by the Parisian keyboardist and composer ANNE-LOUISE BRILLON DE JOUY, a musician much celebrated in her day and greatly admired by Boccherini. Introducing technical innovations more usually associated with Czerny and Liszt, these sonatas reflect a gloriously rich musical environment, incorporating and transforming elements from music of the time with great imagination and wit, and showing us that Madame Brillon's glittering salon, though private, was by no means isolated.

Nicolas Horvath, piano

Nicholas Horvath
Considered to be an out-of-the-ordinary artist with an unconventional résumé, Nicolas Horvath began his music studies at the Académie de Musique Prince Rainier III de Monaco. At 16, Lawrence Foster took notice of him in a concert and, securing a three year scholarship for him from the Princess Grace Foundation, was able to invite him to the Aspen Music Festival. After his studies in the École Normale de Musique in Paris, he worked for three years with Bruno-Léonardo Gelber, Gérard Frémy who instilled in him a sensitivity to music of our time as well as Eric Heidsieck, Gabriel Tacchino, Nelson Delle-Vigne, Philippe Entremont and Oxana Yablonskaya. Leslie Howard got to know him and invited him to perform before the Liszt Society in the United Kingdom, dedicating to him his 23rd Etude in Black and White. Thanks to Leslie Howard, Nicolas was able to deepen and supplement his knowledge of the works of Franz Liszt..

A contemporary music enthusiast, he works for Régis Campo, Denis Levaillant, Jaan Rääts, Kazuo Missé, Thérèse Brenet, Frederick Martin... He did world premiere from more than 100 composers and he is the dedicator of more than 50 pieces (concertos, sonatas, etude, toccata, prelude...).

He performs as soloist with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte- Carlo, the Palm Beach Symphony Orchestra, The Kiev Soloists orchestra, the Nice Ensemble Instrumental and in festivals such as the Palm Beach Atlantic Piano Festival, Gabala Piano Festival, BSI Monte-Carlo Music Master, Canto XL, Palais de Tokyo 2nd Season. . Winner of almost a dozen of international competitions, he was awarded 4th Prize and Special Franz Liszt Prize at the Yokohama International Competition which takes place in the famous Minato Mirai Hall; 2nd Prize at Fukuoka which enabled him to participate in the Nishin-Nihon Debut Recital Series; First Prize in the American Protégé which opened the doors for him to Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall...

In 2014, Nicolas Horvath will perform during a single concert, all the 5 Liszt concertos with an original theme -a world premiere- with the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leslie Howard. The release of his first cd «Franz Liszt's Christus» (first complete recording at the Hortus Editions) had a great press reception.

He is updating Terry Riley's legendary 'All Night Concerts' with uncompromising avant-garde programs such as the 'Night of Minimal Piano', the 'Complete Philip Glass piano music' or the 'Complete Erik Satie piano music including the Vexations'. He also did a 35 hours solo non-stop version of the Satie's Vexations.

Nicolas is also an electroacoustic composer and enjoy to work with painters and video artists.

Forthcoming projects include the world premiere recording of LaMonte Young cult piece X for Henry Flynt for Sub Rosa, the recording of the complete Philip Glass piano music for Naxos - Grand Piano label, and the complete Erik Satie piano music for Sheva Collection.

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