BIZET Piano works / Roberto Prosseda

Georges BIZET (1838-1875) 

Variations chromatiques HM140 [14’00]

1 Theme: Moderato maestoso[1’02]
2 Variation 1: Un pochissimo più allegretto –[0’39]
3 Variation 2: A tempo rubato –[0’34]
4 Variation 3: A tempo risoluto –[0’42]
5 Variation 4: Con fuoco –[0’33]
6 Variation 5 –[0’45]
7 Variation 6: Agitato –[0’48]
8 Variation 7 –[1’00]
9 Variation 8: Con espressione –[0’49]
10 Variation 9: Un peu plus vite –[0’32]
11 Variation 10: Alla polacca[0’32]
12 Variation 11: Andante –[1’02]
13 Variation 12: Plus animé –[0’47]
14 Variation 13: Mouvement des premières variations –[0’51]
15 Variation 14: Appassionato, espressivo assai –[0’45]
16 Coda: Semplice – Un peu plus lent, malinconico[2’39]

Chants du Rhin ‘Lieder sans paroles’ HM136[21’01]

17 No 1 in C major: L’aurore: Andante espressivo[3’47]
18 No 2 in E major: Le départ: Andantino quasi allegretto[2’36]
19 No 3 in D flat major: Les rêves: Andante ma non troppo[3’30]
20 No 4 in A minor: La bohémienne: Allegro deciso[3’36]
21 No 5 in E major: Les confidences: Andante molto[4’49]
22 No 6 in D flat major: Le retour: Allegro vivace[2’43]
23 1er Nocturne in D major HM139[4’10]
24 Marine HM138[3’56]
25 Grande valse de concert HM131[6’52]
26 1er Nocturne in F major HM132[7’45]
27 Chasse fantastique HM137[5’57]
28 Romance sans paroles HM129[3’56]
29 1er Caprice original HM124[2’57]
30 2ème Caprice original HM125[1’31]
31 Valse HM128[2’06]

4 Préludes HM126[3’14]
32 No 1 in C major: Allegretto[0’47]
33 No 2 in A minor: Andante espressivo[1’11]
34 No 3 in G major: Andantino[0’40]
35 No 4 in E minor: Allegretto[0’36]

36 Thème HM127[2’18]

Bonus tracks (from Magasin des familles, 1855/6)
37 Méditation religieuse HM144[4’21]
38 Romance sans paroles HM133[4’26]
39 Casilda ‘Polka mazurka’ HM134[2’45]

Roberto Prosseda (piano)

Label: Hyperion
Catalogue number: CDA68491
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Country: UK
Length: 91 minutes
Release date: 30th Jan 2026