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Le Temps Perdu

Imogen Cooper (piano)

Le Temps Perdu

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In her early 70s, her technique remains supreme and for the most part her interpretations are entirely satisfying. For me, her Liszt is the most impressive of all, in which she remembers Brendel’s...

Le Temps Perdu

Imogen Cooper (piano)

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In her early 70s, her technique remains supreme and for the most part her interpretations are entirely satisfying. For me, her Liszt is the most impressive of all, in which she remembers Brendel’s...

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Borrowing from the title of Proust’s great novel, the latest recital by Imogen Cooper features a collection of pieces that she learnt as a teenager in Paris, or in her twenties working with Alfred Brendel in Vienna, but none of which she has performed on the concert platform, or really played at all in the intervening years. Cooper studied in Paris from 1961 to 1967 with Jacques Février (who had known Ravel well), Yvonne Lefébure (who had known Alfred Cortot), and Germaine Mounier. She started to wonder about the messages from her teachers she would find on her scores, and about the nature of memory. She was also interested to see if the repertoire she has acquired since she learnt these pieces would change her view, or shed new light on them. This highly personal recital is an exemplar of Imogen Cooper’s outstanding pianism and musicianship.

Contents and tracklist

I. Modéré, très franc
Track length1:33
II. Assez lent, avec une expression intense
Track length2:27
III. Modéré
Track length1:31
IV. Assez animé
Track length1:14
V. Presque lent, dans un sentiment intime
Track length1:22
VI. Vif
Track length0:45
VII. Moins vif
Track length3:05
VIII. Épilogue
Track length4:24
I. Modéré
Track length4:45
II. Mouvement de Menuet
Track length3:56
III. Animé
Track length4:40
Thème. Andante moderato
Track length1:46
Variation I. Lo stesso tempo
Track length0:55
Variation II. Più mosso
Track length0:55
Variation III. Un poco più mosso
Track length0:44
Variation IV. Lo stesso tempo
Track length1:25
Variation V. Un poco più mosso
Track length0:55
Variation VI. Molto più moderato
Track length1:14
Variation VII. Allegretto moderato
Track length0:57
Variation VIII. Andante molto moderato
Track length1:17
Variation IX. Quasi Adagio
Track length1:27
Variation X. Allegro vivo
Track length1:22
Variation XI. Andante molto moderato
Track length2:09

Awards and reviews

  • Gramophone Magazine
    October 2021
    Editor's Choice

November 2021

In her early 70s, her technique remains supreme and for the most part her interpretations are entirely satisfying. For me, her Liszt is the most impressive of all, in which she remembers Brendel’s championing of the composer as so much more than a flashy virtuoso.

October 2021

It’s rare to come across music-making so unguardedly personal. Add piano-playing at once cultivated and supremely natural, all of it delivered from an open mind and heart, and the combination is something you won’t want to miss.
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