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The Himalaya Sessions – Vol. IV: Sehnsucht

Peter Halstead, piano

Recorded in a tractor barn in Colorado’s Vail Valley in 2006, co-founder Peter Halstead performed a compilation of works by Chopin, Barber, Bach, Palmgren, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Rachmaninoff, Strauss, Scriabin, Debussy, and Fibich. For insights on The Himalaya Sessions – Vol. 4: Sehnsucht, read program notes written by Peter in the booklet below.

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1. J.S. Bach: Fugue No. 2, Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Teil I, No. 2, BWV 847, C Minor

2. J.S. Bach: Prelude No. 3, Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Teil I, No. 3, BWV 848, C Sharp Major

3. Barber: Adagio for Strings, 2nd Movement, String Quartet No. 1, Opus 11

4. Chopin: Nocturne Opus Posthumous 1 No. 16", "KK Iva No.16, B49, CT.127, Lento con gran espressione, C Sharp Minor

5. Debussy: Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum, Le Coin des Enfants, Petite Suite pour Piano Seul, C Major

6. Fibich: Poem, Opus 41, No. 4, B Flat Major

7. Palmgren: May Night (Kevätyö), Opus 27, No. 4, E Major

8. Rachmaninoff: Prelude, Opus 3, No. 2, C Sharp Minor

9. Rachmaninoff: Prelude, Opus 32, No. 12, G Sharp Minor

10. Rachmaninoff: Prelude, Opus 32, No. 4, E Minor

11. Scriabin: Etude, Opus 8, No. 12, D Sharp Minor

12. Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 1, Opus 19, No. 1, E Major

13. Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Tondichtung für grosses Orchester, Opus 30, C Major

14. J.S. Bach—Busoni: Chaconne for Unaccompanied Violin, after Movement No. 5 from the Partita in D Minor for solo violin, BWV 1004

15. Schumann: Romanze, from Drei Romanzen, Opus 28, No. 2, F Sharp Major