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Isata Kanneh-Mason commented: “It was in childhood that my love of classical music first blossomed. The pieces in this album carry with them a certain nostalgia, and I feel almost a sense of longing for childhood in some of them. That wistfulness for childhood is something that I wanted to express, as I think it’s a time when one’s love of music is at its most uncomplicated. Games were as big a part of my childhood as music. It was musical…very vibrant…and very noisy. We also came up with lots of games together! Long, elaborate games often involve running around the house and making up stories. Dohnányi’s ‘Variations on a Nursery Tune’ is where this album all began. I heard it live in a concert, years ago, but knew nothing about it, not even its name: I thought it must be a Dohnányi concerto, so it was such a surprise finding out what it was. I had to play this piece. It’s so humorous, so exciting. I had such a strong reaction to it! Mozart’s Twelve Variations on ‘Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman’ was a natural twinning and it’s also a piece that I played in my childhood. It fitted very naturally, and it was lovely re-learning it.”
Track Listing: 1 Mozart: 12 Variations on ‘Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman' in C major, K265 / Var. 1 2 Var. 2 3 Var. 3 4 Var. 4 5 Var. 5 6 Var. 6 7 Var. 7 8 Var. 8 9 Var. 9 10 Var. 10 11 Var. 11 12 Var. 12 13 Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Tune, Op. 25 / Theme. Allegro 14 Var. 1. Poco più mosso 15 Var. 2. Risoluto 16 Var. 3. L'istesso tempo 17 Var. 4. Molto meno mosso (Allegretto moderato) 18 Var. 5. Più mosso 19 Var. 6. Ancora più mosso (Allegro) 20 Var. 7. Walzer (Tempo giusto) 21 Var. 8. Alla marcia (Allegro moderato) 22 Var. 9. Presto - Andante rubato 23 Var. 10. Passacaglia (Adagio non troppo) 24 Var. 11. Choral (Maestoso) 25 Finale fugato. Allegro vivace 26 Debussy: Children's Corner / I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum 27 II. Jimbo's Lullaby 28 III. Serenade for the Doll 29 IV. The Snow Is Dancing 30 V. The Little Shepherd 31 VI. Cakewalk 32 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 / No. 1, Von fremden Ländern und Menschen 33 No. 2, Kuriose Geschichte 34 No. 3, Hasche-Mann 35 No. 4, Bittendes Kind 36 No. 5, Glückes genug 37 No. 6, Wichtige Begebenheit 38 No. 7, Träumerei 39 No. 8, Am Kamin 40 No. 9, Ritter vom Steckenpferd 41 No. 10, Fast zu ernst 42 No. 11, Fürchtenmachen 43 No. 12, Kind im Einschlummern 44 No. 13, Der Dichter spricht
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