Alexander Melnikov - Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2, 6, 8 (2016) [Hi-Res]
Artist: Alexander Melnikov
Title: Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2, 6, 8
Year Of Release: 2016
Label: harmonia mundi
Genre: Classical, Piano
Quality: flac lossless / flac 24bits - 96.0kHz +booklet
Total Time: 01:10:05
Total Size: 262 / 1079 mb
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TracklistTitle: Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2, 6, 8
Year Of Release: 2016
Label: harmonia mundi
Genre: Classical, Piano
Quality: flac lossless / flac 24bits - 96.0kHz +booklet
Total Time: 01:10:05
Total Size: 262 / 1079 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
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01. Piano Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 14: I. Allegro, ma non troppo
02. Piano Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 14: II. Scherzo. Allegro marcato
03. Piano Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 14: III. Andante
04. Piano Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 14: IV. Vivace
05. Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82: I. Allegro moderato
06. Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82: II. Allegretto
07. Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82: III. Tempo di valzer lentissimo
08. Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82: IV. Vivace
09. Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-flat Major, Op. 84: I. Andante dolce-Allegro moderato
10. Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-flat Major, Op. 84: II. Andante sognando
11. Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-flat Major, Op. 84: III. Vivace
Alexander Melnikov is a Russian pianist. He attended the Moscow Conservatory, where he studied piano with Lev Naumov. A prize winner in several competitions, such as the 1989 International Robert Schumann Contest for Pianists and Singers and the 1991 Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition of Belgium, Melnikov also participated in music festivals in Russia and France at the invitation of his mentor, Sviatoslav Richter. Fascinated by authentic period practices, Melnikov has worked with harpsichordists Andreas Staier and Alexei Lubimov, and he has performed with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and Concerto Köln in historically informed performances. Melnikov has collaborated with many artists, including Alexander Rudin, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Georg Nigl, and Isabelle Faust, a recital partner with whom he also records. A frequent guest artist, Melnikov has appeared with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, the Utah Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Leipzig Gewandhausorchester, the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, the Freiburger Barockorchester, the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, the Russian National Orchestra, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, among many others. He records for Harmonia Mundi.