Denys Proshayev - Schnittke: Piano Concerto, 5 Aphorisms & Gogol Suite (2014)

Tracklist

01. 5 Aphorisms: I. Moderato assai, inquie
02. 5 Aphorisms: II. Allegretto
03. 5 Aphorisms: III. Lento
04. 5 Aphorisms: IV. Senza tempo
05. 5 Aphorisms: V. Grave
06. Concerto for Piano and Strings: Concerto for Piano and Strings (Dedicated to V. Krainev 1979)
07. Gogol Suite, Music for the Theater Production "Revizskaya Tale": Ouverture (Arr. for Two Pianos by N. Borovikov)
08. Gogol Suite, Music for the Theater Production "Revizskaya Tale": Tchtchikov's Childhood (Arr. for Two Pianos by N. Borovikov)
09. Gogol Suite, Music for the Theater Production "Revizskaya Tale": Portrait (Arr. for Two Pianos by N. Borovikov)
10. Gogol Suite, Music for the Theater Production "Revizskaya Tale": Overcoat (Arr. for Two Pianos by N. Borovikov)
11. Gogol Suite, Music for the Theater Production "Revizskaya Tale": Bureaucrats (Arr. for Two Pianos by N. Borovikov)
12. Gogol Suite, Music for the Theater Production "Revizskaya Tale": Ball (Arr. for Two Pianos by N. Borovikov)
13. Gogol Suite, Music for the Theater Production "Revizskaya Tale": Testimony (Arr. for Two Pianos by N. Borovikov)



To commemorate the 80th birthday of Alfred Schnittke (19341998) Russian pianist Denys Proshayev made a new recording of Schnittkes Concerto for Piano & Strings, the 5 Aphorisms for piano solo, and the Gogol Suite for piano 4hands.
Schnittkes music is highly controversial, drawing inspiration from widely diverse sources and styles, alternating the banal with the sublime, the spiritual with the bizarre.
Proshayev dedicates this CD to the memory of his late teacher Vladimir Krainev, a close friend of Schnittke, and dedicatee of the Piano Concerto.
Proshayev shows a palpable affinity to this music, intensely dedicated and convincing, giving meaning to each and every note, a true advocate of this fascinating composer!

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