Episode 250: 19250 Childhood Tales

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. 12 Var. 23 Var. 34 Var. 45 Var. 56 Var. 67 Var. 78 Var. 89 Var. 910 Var. 1011 Var. 1112 Var. 1213 Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Tune, Op. 25 / Theme. Allegro14 Var. 1. Poco più mosso15 Var. 2. Risoluto16 Var. 3. L'istesso tempo17 Var. 4. Molto meno mosso (Allegretto moderato)18 Var. 5. Più mosso19 Var. 6. Ancora più mosso (Allegro)20 Var. 7. Walzer (Tempo giusto)21 Var. 8. Alla marcia (Allegro moderato)22 Var. 9. Presto - Andante rubato23 Var. 10. Passacaglia (Adagio non troppo)24 Var. 11. Choral (Maestoso)25 Finale fugato. Allegro vivace26 Debussy: Children's Corner / I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum27 II. Jimbo's Lullaby28 III. Serenade for the Doll29 IV. The Snow Is Dancing30 V. The Little Shepherd31 VI. Cakewalk32 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 / No. 1, Von fremden Ländern und Menschen33 No. 2, Kuriose Geschichte34 No. 3, Hasche-Mann35 No. 4, Bittendes Kind36 No. 5, Glückes genug37 No. 6, Wichtige Begebenheit38 No. 7, Träumerei39 No. 8, Am Kamin40 No. 9, Ritter vom Steckenpferd41 No. 10, Fast zu ernst42 No. 11, Fürchtenmachen43 No. 12, Kind im Einschlummern44 No. 13, Der Dichter sprichtHelp support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).