Edward Simon, piano
Recorded on July 9, 2020
This past winter, we invited pianist Edward Simon to put together four concerts for our updated Salon series in the War Memorial building. For one Salon, I asked Ed if he would perform a full program of piano works by Catalan composer Federico Mompou, and he graciously agreed to do so. I had heard him play a bit of Mompou on a recording he made with vocalist Luciana Souza several years ago, and I loved the simple elegance of those pieces. They also seemed perfect for our digital Sanctuary series right now. This beautiful and thoughtful video is the perfect way for us to end our Front Row concerts for now, as we take a summer break and look forward to what may come in the fall.
Program
FEDERICO MOMPOU
Song And Dance No. 1
Song and Dance No. 2
Song and Dance No. 3
Song and Dance No. 6
Song and Dance No. 8
Song and Dance No. 12
Música Callada Book 1
I. Angelico
II. Lent
III. Placide
IV. Afflitto e penoso
V.
VI. Lento molto cantabile
VII. Lento profond
VIII. Semplice
IX. Lento
Prelude No. 8
Prelude No. 9
Prelude No. 10
Produced, engineered and mastered by Matt Carr