Andenken an Robert Schumann 'Sechs Phantasiestücke', Op. 6
Variationen und Fuge über ein Originalthema, Op. 18
Ein Liebesleben 'Zehn Poësieen', Op. 22

Felix Draeseke’s description of Nicodé as ‘more a moderate progressive than a cacophonist’ in contrast to his younger contemporary Richard Strauss may have been intended as a compliment, but doesn’t begin to do justice to this profoundly enjoyable music, its several influences (most notably Schumann) never far away.

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Recorded in Potton Hall, Suffolk, on 15-17 June 2018. Piano: Steinway & Sons.