Hannes Minnaar

Nox - Schumann. Zuidam. Ravel Hannes Minnaar

New solo recording by Hannes Minnaar, Challenge Classics pivotal pianist and one of young generation leading pianists today. A whole program devoted to the 'Night' along three centuries, beginning with Schumann, dropping by Ravel and ending to Dutch major composer Robert Zuidam. Hannes Minnaar pianism has been widely acclaimed for his previous Fauré recital (CC 72731), Beethoven complete Piano Concertos (CC 72763) and Beethoven complete Piano Trios (CC 72847 (to be released Autumn 2020).

Nox, the Latin word for 'night'. In the world of art, the night of Schumann's Nachtstücke, Robert Zuidam's Nox and Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit creaks open its doors like a haunted castle for romantic poets and composers. Night-time visions became the foundations of a pre-Freudian subconscious in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Some of the great writers discovered their dreams and anxieties, seeing themselves and the magic of imagination in the mirror of fantasy.