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Dusk

by Francis Hon

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1.
Henri Dutilleux: Sonate pour Piano: I. Allegro con moto 07:03
2.
Henri Dutilleux: Sonate pour Piano: II. Lied 05:25
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Henri Dutilleux: Sonate pour Piano: III. Choral et Variations 11:16
4.
Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Major, BWV 848 03:34
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Franz Liszt: Après une Lecture de Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata 17:01
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Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, Op.7: I. Allegro molto e con brio 05:43
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Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, Op.7: II. Largo, con gran espressione 07:30
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Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, Op.7: III. Allegro 03:26
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Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, Op.7: IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso 05:57
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Alexander Scriabin: Sonata-Fantasie, Op.19: I. Andante 06:59
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Alexander Scriabin: Sonata-Fantasie, Op.19: II. Presto 03:50
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William Bolcom: Twelve New Etudes-Book II: Butterflies, Hummingbirds 01:58

about

As a jazz pianist from a long term classical music background, I’ve always felt a strong root of classical music not only in performing practice but also the perspective of jazz improvisation. Now both music genres fulfill each other when I interpret the music, even though they were in a huge conflict in my early years of music study.

When studying these repertoire initially, I was a pure classical pianist knowing nothing about jazz. Then after switching to jazz and diving into the genre with improvisation for years, I felt liberated from the existing approaches and thoughts I knew when practicing solely classical music. This evolution enabled me to have a deeper understanding of classical music and appreciate it in a totally different perspective. Last year because of pandemic, I had an opportunity and extra time to revisit these piano compositions. Interesting enough because of jazz influence, I was able to feel these old repertoire in a brand new way including phrasing, timing, harmony, color, and so much more. That became the reason for this album, so does the title “Dusk.”

It is in the dusk that everything in a day is concluded and transformed into the night. I love the beauty of this transition just like the dawn but in an opposite way. Standing on the crossroad and we can see the color overlap and eventually blend, same for the sound and music as I heard the classical and jazz crossing each other in this album. Every composition is interpreted in the classical way but with a jazz heart in the ears because jazz taught me another side of beauty in classical music.

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released May 15, 2021

All piano compositions performed by Francis Hon
Recorded at AMStudio (Track 1-9); Ja Wei Audio (Track 10-12), Taipei, Taiwan.
Mastered by Michael Kim, Austin, Texas.

Photography by Josh Goleman
Design by Francis Hon

Please visit francishon.com for additional information.

℗ 2021 Francis Hon Music. All Rights Reserved.

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Dr. Francis Hon 洪維浩 is a New York based Taiwanese pianist, composer, arranger, and educator.

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