Homage to the Old Master

During his lifetime, Carlos Seixas (1704-1742) was well known in his native Portugal as an eminent and much loved composer. From an early age, he dazzled listeners with brilliant keyboard skills, and his creative output eventually surpassed 700 works. Since the second half of the twentieth century his music has been enjoying a revival.

Seixas displays inventiveness and wit in the characters, forms, and textures of his sonatas. From flamboyant to deeply expressive, contemplative to fiery, they encompass a wide array of moods and emotions, and have the rare quality of speaking directly to the heart. This music is full of surprises. It never fails to delight the listener. Seixas’ music is brimming with joy of life and vigour, a pure delight in which to immerse oneself.

Pianist Anya Alexeyev has performed extensively around the world. She received her education at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where she studied with Dmitri Bashkirov. She then went on to complete a Performer’s Diploma at the Royal College of Music in London, England. A winner of many awards, Alexeyev plays solo recitals, concertos, chamber music, and contemporary music. Anya Alexeyev is currently a member of faculty at the Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada.

Catalog: MAR 433
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Track Listing

1. Sonata in C major (Listen)
2. Sonata in D minor, Movement I
3. Sonata in D minor, Movement II, Menuet
4. Sonata in D minor, Movement I
5. Sonata in C minor
6. Sonata in E major, Movement I
7. Sonata in E major, Movement II, Menuet
8. Sonata in B minor
9. Sonata in A major, Movement I
10. Sonata in A major, Movement II, Menuet
11. Sonata in A minor, Movement I
12. Sonata in A minor, Movement II, Menuet
13. Sonata in A minor, Movement III, Menuet
14. Sonata in G major
15. Sonata in D minor, Movement I
16. Sonata in D minor, Movement II, Adagio
17. Sonata in D minor, Movement III, Menuet
18. Sonata in E minor, Movement I
19. Sonata in E minor, Movement II, Menuet
20. Sonata in A minor, Movement I
21. Sonata in A minor, Movement II, Menuet
22. Sonata in G minor, Movement I
23. Sonata in G minor, Movement II, Menuet
24. Sonata-Fuga in A minor
25. Sonata in G minor
    

Total playing time: 73:00