The Triakontameron is a suite of 30 pieces, in 30 moods and scenes for piano solo composed in 1920 by Godowsky, an American composer of Polish origin. His obsessive love of the waltz made the 30 pieces in three-four time. Alt-Wien is rich in Old World nostalgia, with the added sense of ‘vanished world’. It carries the superscription, “Where yesterdays look backwards with a smile through tears.”Angela Youngmi Choi
Classical Music | Piano Music
Leopold Godowsky
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Recorded on 09/10/2014, uploaded on 03/04/2015
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The Triakontameron is a suite of 30 pieces, in 30 moods and scenes for piano solo composed in 1920 by Godowsky, an American composer of Polish origin. His obsessive love of the waltz made the 30 pieces in three-four time. Alt-Wien is rich in Old World nostalgia, with the added sense of ‘vanished world’. It carries the superscription, “Where yesterdays look backwards with a smile through tears.” Angela Youngmi Choi
More music by Leopold Godowsky
Six Etudes of Chopin, transcribed for the left hand alone
Passacaglia
Performances by same musician(s)
Nocturne in A-flat Major Op. 32 No. 2
“Montagues and Capulets,” from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64
Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata"
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