Yury Martynov - Beethoven: Complete Symphonies (2017)

Tracklist
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CD1
01. Symphonie No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": I. Allegro ma non troppo. Éveil de sentiments de joie en arrivant à la campagne (Transcribed by Liszt, S. 464)
02. Symphonie No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": II. Andante molto moto. Scène au bord du ruisseau (Transcribed by Liszt, S. 464)
03. Symphonie No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": III. Allegro. Réunion joyeuse des paysans (Transcribed by Liszt, S. 464)
04. Symphonie No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": IV. Allegro. Orage. Tempête (Transcribed by Liszt, S. 464)
05. Symphonie No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": V. Allegretto. Sentiments d'allégresse et de reconnaissance après la tempête (Transcribed by Liszt, S. 464)
06. Symphonie No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: I. Adagio molto-Allegro con brio (Transcribed by Liszt, S. 464)
07. Symphonie No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: II. Larghetto (Transcribed by Liszt, S. 464)
08. Symphonie No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: III. Scherzo (Allegro) [Transcribed by Liszt, S. 464]
09. Symphonie No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: IV. Allegro molto (Transcribed by Liszt, S. 464)

CD2
01. Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto (Transcribed by Liszt, S. 464)
02. Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto (Transcribed by Liszt, S. 464)
03. Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: III. Scherzo-Presto (Transcribed by Liszt, S. 464)
04. Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio (Transcribed by Liszt, S. 464)
05. Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: I. Adagio molto-Allegro con brio (Transcribed by Liszt, S. 464)
06. Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: II. Andante cantabile con moto (Transcribed by Liszt, S. 464)
07. Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: III. Menuetto-Allegro molto e vivace (Transcribed by Liszt, S. 464)
08. Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: IV. Adagio-Allegro molto vivace (Transcribed by Liszt, S. 464)

CD3
01. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio (Transcribed for Piano by Liszt, S. 464)
02. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre (Adagio assai) [Transcribed for Piano by Liszt, S. 464]
03. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo (Allegro vivace) [Transcribed for Piano by Liszt, S. 464]
04. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale (Allegro molto) [Transcribed for Piano by Liszt, S. 464]

CD4
01. Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio (Transcribed for Piano by Liszt, S. 464)
02. Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando (Transcribed for Piano by Liszt, S. 464)
03. Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: III. Tempo di menuetto (Transcribed for Piano by Liszt, S. 464)
04. Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace (Transcribed for Piano by Liszt, S. 464)

CD5
01. Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: I. Adagio-Allegro vivace (Transcription for Piano by Franz Liszt, S. 464)
02. Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: II. Adagio (Transcription for Piano by Franz Liszt, S. 464)
03. Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace (Transcription for Piano by Franz Liszt, S. 464)
04. Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: IV. Allegro ma non troppo (Transcription for Piano by Franz Liszt, S. 464)
05. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (Transcription for Piano by Franz Liszt, S. 464)
06. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con moto (Transcription for Piano by Franz Liszt, S. 464)
07. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: III. Scherzo. Allegro (Transcription for Piano by Franz Liszt, S. 464)
08. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegro (Transcription for Piano by Franz Liszt, S. 464)

CD6
01. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso (Piano Transcription by Franz Liszt, S. 464/9)
02. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: II. Molto vivace (Piano Transcription by Franz Liszt, S. 464/9)
03. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: III. Adagio molto e cantabile (Piano Transcription by Franz Liszt, S. 464/9)
04. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: IV. Finale (Presto) [Piano Transcription by Franz Liszt, S. 464/9]


Yury Martynov is a Russian pianist who also plays harpsichord, fortepiano, clavichord, and organ with equal skill. A graduate of the Central School of Music and the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, Martynov studied piano, organ, and music theory, and his principal teacher was Mikhail Voskresensky. Martynov joined the faculty of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in 1994, and he also taught at the Claude Debussy Conservatory in Paris and the Jean Wiener School of Music in Bobigny. He was a co-founder of the early music department at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory, and he has introduced music from the Renaissance, Baroque, and early Classical eras to Russian audiences. Martynov has played solo recitals and chamber concerts in Russia, Europe, the United States, and Japan, and he has been a guest artist at many festivals and summer programs. He has recorded for Alpha, Zig Zag Territoires, Caro Mitis, and VMS Records.

This set brings together the five separate discs containing Franz Liszt’s transcriptions of Beethoven’s nine symphonies performed by the pianist Yury Martynov. Reducing these complex works for piano solo was an enormous challenge for Liszt, who nevertheless succeeded in recreating their prodigious character and their incredible power. ‘An event on a period piano, thanks to which we rediscover the colours... of the orchestra’ (Pianiste): the piano combines the whole orchestra, sometimes even with vocal soloists and chorus, bringing their voices together in a single instrument.

The energy and the textures of the symphonies are laid bare and magnified in the interpretation of Yury Martynov on a Blüthner piano dating from 1867 and an Érard piano of 1837, both from the collection of Edwin Beunk: the Russian pianist reveals ‘details usually obscured in orchestral performances, which come to light thanks to his meticulous phrasing and colouring of every bar’ (The Guardian).

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