Ratimir Martinovic - Mokranjac: Complete Piano Works (2019)

Tracklist
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CD1
01. Menuetto
02. Theme & 8 Variations
03. Sonata romantica: I. Allegro
04. Sonata romantica: II. Marcia funebre. Lento
05. Sonata romantica: III. Tempo giusto
06. Sonata romantica: IV. Allegro con fuoco
07. Prelude, Dance & March
08. 7 Études: No. 1, Presto con indolenza
09. 7 Études: No. 2, Andante
10. 7 Études: No. 3, Staccato
11. 7 Études: No. 4, Uguale
12. 7 Études: No. 5, Presto
13. 7 Études: No. 6, Quasi toccata. Presto possibile
14. 7 Études: No. 7, Presto ritmico

CD2
01. 6 Dances: No. 1, Moderato
02. 6 Dances: No. 2, Presto
03. 6 Dances: No. 3, Moderato
04. 6 Dances: No. 4, Allegro
05. 6 Dances: No. 5, Allegro giusto e molto ritmico
06. 6 Dances: No. 6, Prestissimo
07. Piano Sonatina No. 1 in A Minor: I. Allegro, molto agitato-II. Adagio
08. Piano Sonatina No. 1 in A Minor: III. Prestissimo-Allegro
09. Piano Sonatina No. 2 in C Major: I. Allegro risoluto
10. Piano Sonatina No. 2 in C Major: II. Andante
11. Piano Sonatina No. 2 in C Major: III. Presto
12. Piano Sonatina No. 2 in C Major: IV. Allegro molto con brio
13. Piano Suite "Fragments": I. Allegro
14. Piano Suite "Fragments": II. Andante ma non troppo
15. Piano Suite "Fragments": III. Presto, molto ritmico e articolato
16. Piano Suite "Fragments": IV. Lento quasi cantato
17. Piano Suite "Fragments": V. Prestissimo possibile
18. Piano Suite "Fragments": VI. Grave-Allegro robusto-Adagio
19. Piano Suite "Intimate Voices"
20. Piano Suite "Echoes"
21. 5 Préludes (1975)
22. Prélude No. 6 (1984)


Vasilije Mokranjac (1923-1984) belonged to a prominent Serbian musical dynasty. His great musical gifts combine with an unassertive and introverted nature to create a unique catalogue of often incredibly virtuoso piano music, recorded here for the first time in its entirety. From the first elegant Menuetto to the last Prélude written at the time of his tragic death, pianist Ratimir Martinović finds Mokranjac’s music ‘exceptionally profound and spiritually uplifting’.

Critically acclaimed pianist Ratimir Martinović occupies a special status among artists of his generation. Born in Kotor, Montenegro, Martinović studied under virtuoso Kemal Gekić at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad where he now serves as a professor of piano. He received his Master’s degree in 2002, and has performed at over 700 concerts with over 60 orchestras in prestigious international venues such as the Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall, Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, Shanghai Oriental Art Center, the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto, Seoul Arts Center and the Moscow International House of Music. Martinović is the founder and director of the KotorArt Festival in his hometown. Together with the Mokranjac family, Martinović is the founder and president of the Vasilije Mokranjac Foundation in Belgrade.

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