Grigory Sokolov - The Salzburg Recital (2015)

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Artist: Grigory Sokolov
Title Of Album: The Salzburg Recital
Year Of Release: 2015
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Genre: Classical
Quality: 320 / FLAC
Total Time: 107:41 min
Total Size: 252 / 380 MB
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Tracklist:

Disc: 1
1. 1. Allegro assai
2. 2. Adagio
3. 3. Presto
4. 1. Allegro
5. 2. Adagio
6. 3. Allegro assai

Disc: 2
1. No. 1 in C major Agitato
2. No. 2 in A minor Lento
3. No. 3 in G major Vivace
4. No. 4 in E minor Largo
5. No. 5 in D major Molto allegro
6. No. 6 in B minor Lento assai
7. No. 7 in A major Andantino
8. No. 8 in F sharp minor Molto agitato
9. No. 9 in E major Largo
10. No. 10 in C sharp minor Allegro molto
11. No. 11 in B major Vivace
12. No. 12 in G sharp minor Presto
13. No. 13 in F sharp major Lento
14. No. 14 in E flat minor Allegro
15. No. 15 in D flat major Sostenuto
16. No. 16 in B flat minor Presto con fuoco
17. No. 17 in A flat major Allegretto
18. No. 18 in F minor Molto allegro
19. No. 19 in E flat major Vivace
20. No. 20 in C minor Largo
21. No. 21 in B flat major Cantabile
22. No. 22 in G minor Molto agitato
23. No. 23 in F major Moderato
24. No. 24 in D minor Allegro
25. Poème op. 69 no.1 Allegretto
26. Mazurka in A minor op. post. 68
27. Poème op. 69 no. 2 Allegretto
28. Mazurka in C sharp minor op. 63
29. Les Sauvages
30. Ich ruf zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ

This is Grigory Sokolov s debut recital on Deutsche Grammophon, an outstanding live recording from the Salzburg Festival 2008 of central repertoire: W.A. Mozart, F. Chopin & 6 encores

At last - after 20 years - the maestro has agreed to allow his recordings to be released on CD - now as exclusive DG artist

Regarded as one of the world s leading pianists, and adored by his public in sold-out concerts, Grigory Sokolov is the real thing an artist dedicated to his art, and nothing else.

Few pianists of recent years have become quite such a legend in their own lifetime as Grigory Sokolov. His artistry has attracted comparison with the great golden age Russian pianists of the earlier 20th century; yet the breadth of his repertoire, the epic scale of his interpretations and the apparently limitless range of his imagination are in a class of their own.
This recital, given in 2008 at the Salzburg Festival, amply demonstrates the distinctive nature of Sokolov s artistry, featuring repertoire from Rameau onwards. The programme begins with two particularly beautiful Mozart sonatas in F major K 280 with its dark-hued central siciliano movement, and the brilliant and tender K 332 both played with Sokolov s habitual care, intensity and wealth of characterization. The second half consists of Chopin s 24 Préludes op. 28, traversing an extraordinary spectrum of colour and concept even within those pieces that last less than a minute.
There follows a typically generous complement of six encores: ranging from the highly decorated poise and vigour of Rameau s Les Sauvages to the mystery and whimsy of two short Scriabin Poèmes, and from the inward-looking delicacy of Chopin s late mazurkas to the sepulchral majesty of the Bach chorale prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ.