Alice Sara Ott - Echoes Of Life

180-gram gatefold double LP

For her 10th Deutsche Grammophon release, pianist Alice Sara Ott returns to the music of Frederic Chopin. She approaches his 24 Preludes op. 28 from a fresh perspective, finding a personal thread that parallels the music's dramatic arc and wide-ranging moods.

The pianist frames the Preludes within a contemporary context by interspersing them with seven works by 20th- and 21st-century composers. Echoes Of Life is the thought-provoking yet emotionally and musically fulfilling end result.

Francesco Tristano (b.1981)

1. In The Beginning Was

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)

24 Préludes op. 28

2. No. 1 in C major. Agitato

3. No. 2 in A minor. Lento

4. D No. 3 in G major. Vivace

5. E No. 4 in E minor. Largo

György Ligeti (1923-2006)

6. Infant Rebellion / Musica ricercata I: Sostenuto - Misurato - Prestissimo

Frédéric Chopin

24 Préludes op. 28

7. No. 5 in D major. Allegro molto

8. No. 6 in B minor. Lento assai

9. No. 7 in A major. Andantino

10. No. 8 in F sharp minor. Molto agitato

11. No. 9 in E major. Largo

Nino Rota (1911-1979)

12. When The Grass Was Greener / Valse lento molto cantabile, un poco liberamente

Frédéric Chopin

24 Préludes op. 28

13. No. 10 in C sharp minor. Allegro molto

14. No. 11 in B major. Vivace

15. No. 12 in G sharp minor. Presto

16. No. 13 in F sharp major. Lento

17. No. 14 in E flat minor. Allegro

18. No. 15 in D flat major "Raindrop". Sostenuto

Chilly Gonzales (b.1972)

19. No Roadmap To Adulthood / Prelude in C sharp major

Frédéric Chopin

24 Préludes op. 28

20. No. 16 in B flat minor. Presto con fuoco

21. No. 17 in A flat major. Allegretto

22. No. 18 in F minor. Allegro molto

Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996)

23. Identity / Litany I: Adagio (In Memory of Michael Vyner)

Frédéric Chopin

24 Préludes op. 28

24. No. 19 in E flat major. Vivace

25. No. 20 in C minor. Largo

Arvo Pärt (b.1935)

26. A Path To Where / Für Alina

Frédéric Chopin

24 Préludes op. 28

27. No. 21 in B flat major. Cantabile

28. No. 22 in G minor. Molto agitato

29. No. 23 in F major. Moderato

30. No. 24 in D minor. Allegro appassionato

Alice Sara Ott (b.1988)

31. Lullaby To Eternity / Lullaby To Eternity

on fragments of the Lacrimosa from Mozart's Requiem in D minor, K 626

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