Not all art is immortal. Nor should it be. Although all art is the inspired creation of a moment, not all moments are eternal. Some moments are transitory and some art embodies those evanescent moments, and when those moments are gone, the art is evaporates.
have gone and his art has evaporated. While some listeners might argue that Fibich's symphonic works are his more ambitious and more substantial works, others would insist that they are merely longer and louder works. But few listeners would argue that Fibich's piano miniatures, the musical diaries of his erotic life, are monuments meant for the ages. As William Howard demonstrates in this fine 1995
recording, Fibich's Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences enshrine experiences that are ecstatic, despairing, sensual, sentimental, and sometimes very, very sexy, but they are rather intimate. Chopin's piano miniatures have all the same qualities of Fibich's, but Chopin's music transcends the transitory for the eternal because it incarnates rather than embodies its evanescent moments. Fibich's music is music of an erotic moment, music meant for instant gratification and not to last longer than the moment that inspired it. By the mid-'90s,
' sound had mellowed, losing its hard edge and gaining weight and depth. ~ James Leonard, All Music Guide
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 1. Moods. No. 44 in B flat major: Andante -) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 1. Moods. No. 4 in G minor: Vivace -) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 1. Moods. No. 8 in E flat major: Adagio -) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 1. Moods. No. 13 in A flat major: Con moto -) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 1. Moods. No. 14 in D minor: Molto agitato -) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 1. Moods. No. 15 in C major: Adagio -) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 1. Moods. No. 19 in E minor: Quasi presto e con fuoco -) |
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| Zdenek Fibich |
Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 1. Moods. No. 21 in B flat minor: Allegretto) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 1. Moods. No. 24 in G minor: Lento) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 1. Moods. No. 25 in F minor: Adagio) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 1. Moods. No. 36 in B flat major: Andante amoroso) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 2. Impressions. No. 49 in A sharp minor: Molto agitato - Lento -) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 2. Impressions. No. 50 in A flat major: Adagio) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 2. Impressions. No. 51 in F minor: Vivace -) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 2. Impressions. No. 52 in F major: Allegretto -) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 2. Impressions. No. 54 in A flat major: Con sentimento) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 2. Impressions. No. 74 in E major: Andante e dolce) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 2. Impressions. No. 78 in G major: Allegretto -) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 2. Impressions. No. 85 in G minor: Allegretto agitato) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 3. Impressions. No. 88 in A flat major: Dolce e lento -) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 3. Impressions. No. 94 in A flat major: Lento - Allegro zefiroso e leggiero) |
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| Zdenek Fibich |
Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 3. Impressions. No. 98 in B flat major: Poco allegretto -) |
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| Zdenek Fibich |
Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 3. Impressions. No. 99 in A flat major: Lento) |
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| Zdenek Fibich |
Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 3. Impressions. No. 103 in A minor: Quasi gantasia) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 3. Impressions. No. 106 in A flat major: Allegro) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 3. Impressions. No. 108 in C major: Andante e dolce assai -) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 3. Impressions. No. 109 in C major: Andante sostenuto e molto espressivo -) |
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| Zdenek Fibich |
Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 3. Impressions. No. 122 in F minor: Lento - poco agitato -) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 3. Impressions. No. 123 in G minor: Lento -) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 3. Impressions. No. 124 in G major: Lento con extrema espressione) |
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| Zdenek Fibich |
Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 4. Souvenirs. No. 127 in C major: Comodo -) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 4. Souvenirs. No. 134 in A minor: Allegro moderato -) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 4. Souvenirs. No. 135 in A major: A la polka) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 4. Souvenirs. No. 139 in D flat major: Lento molto cantabile) |
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| Zdenek Fibich |
Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 4. Souvenirs. No. 143 in B flat minor: Allegro fuoco) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 4. Souvenirs. No. 146 in G major: Allegretto) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 4. Souvenirs. No. 149 in D major: Andante sostenuto) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 4. Souvenirs. No. 154 in G major: Allegro con fuoco -) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 4. Souvenirs. No. 158 in C minor: Agitato -) |
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, 171 pieces for piano in 4 volumes, Op. 41 (Part 4. Souvenirs. No. 161 in B flat major: Andantino) |
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