Moments musicaux Josep Colom

• Arnold Schönberg (1874 - 1951): Sechs Kleines Klavierstück, Op. 19:
• 1 Schönberg: Sechs Kleines Klavierstück, Op. 19: VI. Sehr Langsam (I) 01:11
• Josep Colom (b. 1947): Improvisation 1:
• 2 Colom: Improvisation 1 00:13
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126:
• 3 Beethoven: 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126: V. Quasi allegretto in G Major 01:43
• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Moments musicaux, D. 780:
• 4 Schubert: Moments musicaux, D. 780: I. Moderato in C Major 03:19
• Josep Colom: Improvisation 2:
• 5 Colom: Improvisation 2 00:19
• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): 3 Fantasiestücke, Op. 111:
• 6 Schumann: 3 Fantasiestücke, Op. 111: II. Ziemlich langsam in A-Flat Major 04:13
• Franz Schubert: Moments musicaux, D. 780:
• 7 Schubert: Moments musicaux, D. 780: II. Andantino in A-Flat Major 06:22
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K.331. I. Tema con variazione:
• 8 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K.331. I. Tema con variazione 06:37
• Josep Colom: Improvisation 3:
• 9 Colom: Improvisation 3 00:15
• Franz Schubert: Moments musicaux, D. 780:
• 10 Schubert: Moments musicaux, D. 780: III. Allegro moderato in F Minor 02:05
• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76:
• 11 Brahms: 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76: II. Capriccio in B Minor 03:30
• Josep Colom: Improvisation 4:
• 12 Colom: Improvisation 4 00:09
• Arnold Schönberg: Sechs Kleines Klavierstück, Op. 19:
• 13 Schönberg: Sechs Kleines Klavierstück, Op. 19: V. Etwas rasch 00:26
• Josep Colom: Improvisation 5:
• 14 Colom: Improvisation 5 00:48
• Franz Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D. 899:
• 15 Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D. 899: II. Allegro in E-Flat Major 04:25
• Arnold Schönberg: Sechs Kleines Klavierstück, Op. 19:
• 16 Schönberg: Sechs Kleines Klavierstück, Op. 19: III. Sehr Langsame 00:59
• Josep Colom: Improvisation 6:
• 17 Colom: Improvisation 6 00:18
• Franz Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D. 899:
• 18 Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D. 899: III. Andante in G-Flat Major 05:29
• Josep Colom: Improvisation 7:
• 19 Colom: Improvisation 7 00:21
• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Études, Op. 25:
• 20 Chopin: Études, Op. 25: I. Etude in A-Flat Major "Aeolian Harp" 02:22
• Josep Colom: Improvisation 8:
• 21 Colom: Improvisation 8 00:12
• Arnold Schönberg: Sechs Kleines Klavierstück, Op. 19:
• 22 Schönberg: Sechs Kleines Klavierstück, Op. 19: I. Leicht zart 01:11
• Josep Colom: Improvisation 9:
• 23 Colom: Improvisation 9 00:20
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 871:
• 24 Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 871: I. Prelude 01:06
• Josep Colom: Improvisation 10:
• 25 Colom: Improvisation 10 00:16
• Franz Schubert: Moments musicaux, D .780:
• 26 Schubert: Moments musicaux, D .780: IV. Moderato in C-Sharp Minor 04:42
• Arnold Schönberg: Sechs Kleines Klavierstück, Op. 19:
• 27 Schönberg: Sechs Kleines Klavierstück, Op. 19: IV. Rasch, aber leicht 00:29
• Franz Schubert: Moments musicaux, D. 780:
• 28 Schubert: Moments musicaux, D. 780: V. Allegro vivace in F Minor 01:27
• Josep Colom: Improvisation 11:
• 29 Colom: Improvisation 11 00:10
• Johannes Brahms: 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119:
• 30 Brahms: 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: IV. Rhapsodie in E-Flat Major 05:21
• Josep Colom: Improvisation 12:
• 31 Colom: Improvisation 12 00:11
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 10 No. 2:
• 32 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 10 No. 2: II. Allegretto 04:35
• Josep Colom: Improvisation 13:
• 33 Colom: Improvisation 13 00:31
• Franz Schubert: Moments musicaux, D. 780:
• 34 Schubert: Moments musicaux, D. 780: VI. Allegretto in A-Flat Major 05:28
• Arnold Schönberg: Sechs Kleines Klavierstück, Op. 19:
• 35 Schönberg: Sechs Kleines Klavierstück, Op. 19: VI. Sehr Langsam (II) 00:49
• Josep Colom: Improvisation 14:
• 36 Colom: Improvisation 14 01:08
• Total Runtime 01:13:00

Info for Moments musicaux

This is a live recording of Josep Colom's concert at the Fundación Juan March in Madrid on 10 October 2018. The programme, designed to encourage an original way of listening to music, consists of a coherent sequence of individual movements or pieces. Together they form an uninterrupted whole that reveals analogies between Schubert and seven other composers.

Josep Colom, piano

Josep Colom
I was born in Barcelona in 1947. Unusually for that period in Spain, music was a big part of our everyday family life, as far back as I can remember. Thanks to this, and the unconditional emotional and financial support I received from my parents, who were not themselves professional musicians, I was able to choose my career path at an early age, and have enjoyed it ever since.

In my youth, I won a number of competitions. The Jaén and Santander International competitions (1977 and 1978 respectively) helped me begin to make a name for myself in Spain; many years later, the Spanish Ministry of Culture awarded me the National Music Prize, an accolade I’m particularly proud to have won because it represents the appreciation and endorsement of my colleagues in the profession. During the 1980s I gradually made more and more public appearances, and these days, as well as performing as a recital soloist and chamber musician, I play regularly with virtually all the Spanish orchestras under the baton of excellent conductors, at the country’s leading venues and festivals. I also play abroad quite frequently, especially in France, where I lived for a number of years during the 70s while studying at Paris’s École Normale de Musique, founded by Alfred Cortot. I’ve also made most of my recordings in France, for the Mandala label, with albums of music by composers as diverse as Brahms, Franck, Blasco de Nebra, Mompou and Falla, among others. RTVE has recently released both a DVD of a performance I gave of Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto and a CD of works by Chopin, Debussy and Ravel – live recordings from the Radio Clásica archive issued as part of a series entitled Grandes pianistas españoles. Despite the occasional imperfection here and there, I prefer live recordings for the greater authenticity they offer.

Throughout my career many other musicians have influenced my artistic development. One in particular that I’d like to mention is the composer (and, at the time, pianist) Joan Guinjoán who, when I was only nineteen, helped me develop a much more rational and structured way of approaching music and performance.

My reserved, introverted temperament means I feel most at home in the world of recital and chamber music, although I’ve never wanted to forego the chance to enjoy the wonders of the concerto repertoire. I’m not going to try to list all the orchestras, conductors, quartets and other musicians with whom I’ve shared great moments of music-making, because inevitably I’d leave some of them out, but I value each and every one of them immensely.

Teaching has become an increasingly important part of my life. Coming into contact with younger musicians has enabled me to rediscover the great piano repertoire with renewed enthusiasm. As well as giving regular masterclasses, I’ve also taught at the University of Alcalá de Henares since its music department opened in 1990, and at the Saragossa Conservatory and Valencia’s Musikeon, while in September 2012 I took up a post at Barcelona’s Liceu Conservatory.

I consider it a great privilege to be able to make music, and I am grateful to all those who have made the effort over the years to come and share this daily miracle with me.

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