Ekaterina Derzhavina - Stanchinsky: Piano Works (2017)

Tracklist

01. 12 Sketches, Op. 1: No. 1, Moderato
02. 12 Sketches, Op. 1: No. 2, Presto
03. 12 Sketches, Op. 1: No. 3, Vivace
04. 12 Sketches, Op. 1: No. 4, Lento cantabile
05. 12 Sketches, Op. 1: No. 5, Allegro
06. 12 Sketches, Op. 1: No. 6, Andante epico
07. 12 Sketches, Op. 1: No. 7, Adagio teneramente
08. 12 Sketches, Op. 1: No. 8, Molto vivace
09. 12 Sketches, Op. 1: No. 9, Largamente
10. 12 Sketches, Op. 1: No. 10, Con moto
11. 12 Sketches, Op. 1: No. 11, Allegro con spirito
12. 12 Sketches, Op. 1: No. 12, Presto assai
13. Prelude in C Minor
14. 5 Preludes: No. 2 in A-Flat Minor. Lento espressivo
15. 5 Preludes: No. 1 in C Minor. Andante
16. 3 Preludes: No. 2 in D Major. Con moto
17. 3 Preludes: No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor. Lento
18. 5 Preludes: No. 4 in B Minor. Animato
19. Prelude in the Lydian Mode
20. Prelude in E Major
21. 3 Preludes: No. 3 in E-Flat Minor. Adagio
22. 2 Preludes: No. 1 in B-Flat Minor. Presto
23. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Major: I. Allegro
24. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Major: II. Adagio
25. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Major: III. Presto
26. Songs Without Words: No. 1, Largo
27. Songs Without Words: No. 2, Andante cantabile
28. Songs Without Words: No. 3, O.B.



“I believe that Stanchinsky’s time will come, the time of this mysterious man’s music, which unites the childish, the naive, a great surge of tragic emotion, a fascination with folk art and folk life, the edginess and sophistication of the Russian Silver Age, the opposites of simplicity and subtleness. As for his musical idiom, his search for the truth (“I have not yet found myself”) led him to counterpoint, one of the most sublime and purest forms of musical art: a ´Russian Bach´...” (Ekaterina Derzhavina)

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