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Mompou - The Sad Smile: Piano Music | CRD CRD3553

Mompou - The Sad Smile: Piano Music

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Label: CRD

Cat No: CRD3553

Barcode: 0708093355327

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 7th November 2025

Contents

Works

Mompou, Federico

Cancons i danses (15)
» no.4
» no.5
» no.6
» no.7
» no.8
» no.9
» no.12
Charmes
» no.3 ... pour inspirer l'amour
Impresiones intimas
» no.5 Pajaro triste
» no.8 Secreto
Musica callada (28)
» no.1 Angelico
» no.2 Lent
» no.15 Lento - plaintif (on the theme of Chopin's Prelude no.4)
» no.22 Molto lento e tranquilo
Paisajes
» no.1 La fuente y la campana
» no.2 El lago
Pessebres
» no.2 L'ermita
Preludes (12) for piano
» no.1
» no.5 Moderato - Dolce cantabile
» no.9 Languido
» no.12
Scenes d'enfants

Artists

Paul Crossley (piano)

Works

Mompou, Federico

Cancons i danses (15)
» no.4
» no.5
» no.6
» no.7
» no.8
» no.9
» no.12
Charmes
» no.3 ... pour inspirer l'amour
Impresiones intimas
» no.5 Pajaro triste
» no.8 Secreto
Musica callada (28)
» no.1 Angelico
» no.2 Lent
» no.15 Lento - plaintif (on the theme of Chopin's Prelude no.4)
» no.22 Molto lento e tranquilo
Paisajes
» no.1 La fuente y la campana
» no.2 El lago
Pessebres
» no.2 L'ermita
Preludes (12) for piano
» no.1
» no.5 Moderato - Dolce cantabile
» no.9 Languido
» no.12
Scenes d'enfants

Artists

Paul Crossley (piano)

About

“In the ‘glory days’ of the 1970s recording industry (and, incidentally, the time of CRD Records’ foundation), there was a rush to record the classical canon. Naturally, as a pioneering label, CRD was at the forefront of this trend and had the privilege to work with Paul on the complete piano works of Fauré and Ravel, amongst others. Today, hidden corners of classical continue to be unearthed and we are encouraged to rethink genre boundaries as we elevate long-disregarded voices. Meanwhile, there is another important venture at play: the careful curation of a composer’s works. This is the bent of this release.

Frederic Mompou’s piano works have been well-covered, not least by the maestro himself in his own performances recorded in Barcelona in 1974. So why record this repertoire again 50 years later? From our perspective, it is a fitting choice as we celebrate 50 years as a label championing classical repertoire through the performances of world-class artists. But there has to be something more than that. Such is the accessibility of music today and the desire to reach virality that we seem to have forgotten how, for its originator, it could be a definitively private and intimate exploit. Paul invites us to listen to Mompou’s ‘rehearsal of own’. He encourages us, as Mompou did from the outset, to listen for the silences and peer deeply into the shadows. In a world in which our attention is constantly divided, perhaps now more than ever such albums are needed.”

– Emma Pauncefort & Tom Pauncefort, CRD Directors

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