Opus clavicembalisticum

Album by Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji & Daan Vandewalle

Opus clavicembalisticum is a solo piano composition by Kaikhosru Sorabji, completed in 1930. The work is characterised by its extreme duration spanning several hours, dense contrapuntal and harmonic complexity and formidable technical demands, representing a culmination of Sorabji's large-scale pianistic writing and occupying a distinctive place in 20th-century piano repertoire.

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  1. 1.
    Opus clavicembalisticum, KSS 50, Pars prima: I. Introito
    2:51
  2. 2.
    Opus clavicembalisticum, KSS 50, Pars prima: II. Preludio-corale. Nexus
    14:42
  3. 3.
    Opus clavicembalisticum, KSS 50, Pars prima: III. Fuga prima quatuor vocibus. Sommessamente moderato
    15:45
  4. 4.
    Opus clavicembalisticum, KSS 50, Pars prima: IV. Fantasia. Scorrevolle, leggiero
    6:35
  5. 5.
    Opus clavicembalisticum, KSS 50, Pars prima: V. Fuga seconda duplex. Animato assai
    24:32
  6. 6.
    Opus clavicembalisticum, KSS 50, Pars altera: VI. Interludium primum (Thema cum variationibus). Legatissimo e Adagissimo
    59:41
  7. 7.
    Opus clavicembalisticum, KSS 50, Pars altera: VII. Cadenza prima. Allegro vivace
    6:09
  8. 8.
    Opus clavicembalisticum, KSS 50, Pars altera: VIIIa. Fuga tertia triplex. (Dux primus). Moderato
    13:10
  9. 9.
    Opus clavicembalisticum, KSS 50, Pars altera: VIIIb. Fuga tertia triplex. (Dux alter). Andante moderato
    15:32
  10. 10.
    Opus clavicembalisticum, KSS 50, Pars altera: VIIIc. Fuga tertia triplex. (Dux tertius). Moderato e andando
    18:26
  11. 11.
    Opus clavicembalisticum, KSS 50, Pars tertia: IXa. Interludium alterum. Toccata
    7:35
  12. 12.
    Opus clavicembalisticum, KSS 50, Pars tertia: IXb. Interludium alterum. Adagio. Grave e teneramente
    12:08
  13. 13.
    Opus clavicembalisticum, KSS 50, Pars tertia: IXc. Interludium alterum. Passacaglia. Tranquillo e moderato
    44:01
  14. 14.
    Opus clavicembalisticum, KSS 50, Pars tertia: X. Cadenza seconda. Vivo
    3:56
  15. 15.
    Opus clavicembalisticum, KSS 50, Pars tertia: XIa. Fuga quarta quadruplex. (Dux primus). Molto moderato
    12:57
  16. 16.
    Opus clavicembalisticum, KSS 50, Pars tertia: XIb. Fuga quarta quadruplex. (Dux alter). Allegro abbastanza
    10:06
  17. 17.
    Opus clavicembalisticum, KSS 50, Pars tertia : XIc. Fuga quarta quadruplex. (Dux tertius)
    10:28
  18. 18.
    Opus clavicembalisticum, KSS 50, Pars tertia: XId. Fuga quarta quadruplex. (Dux quartus). Irato impaziente
    10:31
  19. 19.
    Opus clavicembalisticum, KSS 50, Pars tertia: XII. Coda-Stretta
    11:06

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