Evgeny Samoyloff - Mussorgsky: Piano Works (2020)

Tracklist

01. Night on Bald Mountain (Arr. for Piano)
02. From Memories of Childhood: No. 1, Nanny and I
03. From Memories of Childhood: No. 2, First Punishment
04. Ein Kinderscherz
05. La Capricieuse (After L. Heyden)
06. Meditation (Album Leaf)
07. Une larme
08. The Seamstress
09. In the Village
10. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade I
11. Pictures at an Exhibition: I. Gnomus
12. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade II
13. Pictures at an Exhibition: II. Il vecchio castello
14. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade III
15. Pictures at an Exhibition: III. Tuileries (Dispute d'enfants après jeux)
16. Pictures at an Exhibition: IV. Bydło
17. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade IV
18. Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of Unhatched Chicks in Their Shells
19. Pictures at an Exhibition: VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle
20. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade V
21. Pictures at an Exhibition: VII. Limoges, le marché (La grande nouvelle)
22. Pictures at an Exhibition: VIIIa. Catacombæ (Sepulcrum romanum)
23. Pictures at an Exhibition: VIIIb. Con mortuis in lingua mortua
24. Pictures at an Exhibition: IX. The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yagá)
25. Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Great Gate of Kiev


Of his newest release, Evgeny Samoyloff writes: “Mussorgsky’s From Memories of Childhood cycle was never completed by the composer; in fact, he wrote only the first two pieces: ‘The Nurse and I’ and ‘The First Punishment’. An earlier cycle-to-be, entitled Children’s Games and featuring ‘Corners’ as its opening piece, was similarly never completed. I have taken the liberty of selecting what I believe to be the best of Mussorgsky’s miniature pieces – those that appear most complete – and of joining them to the primary cycle of Childhood Memories. I was guided by the music’s imagery and by its ‘childhood’ essence (as if seen through the eyes of a child), and I have endeavored to compile the set following the principles of contrast and artistic integrity, as well as those of tonal and architectural balance. This is how this cycle of eight pieces came into being, and I hope that it has a right to exist and to achieve widespread appeal.”

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