Raphaël Epstein - Kabalevsky: Préludes (2022)

Tracklist

01. 3 Préludes: No. 1, Andantino
02. 3 Préludes: No. 2, Allegretto
03. 3 Préludes: No. 3, Agitato
04. 3 Préludes, Op. 1: No. 1, Espressivo
05. 3 Préludes, Op. 1: No. 2, Andante
06. 3 Préludes, Op. 1: No. 3, Presto tenebroso
07. 24 Préludes, Op. 38: No. 1, Andantino
08. 24 Préludes, Op. 38: No. 2, Scherzando
09. 24 Préludes, Op. 38: No. 3, Vivace leggiero
10. 24 Préludes, Op. 38: No. 4, Andantino
11. 24 Préludes, Op. 38: No. 5, Andante sostenuto
12. 24 Préludes, Op. 38: No. 6, Allegro molto
13. 24 Préludes, Op. 38: No. 7, Moderato e tranquillo
14. 24 Préludes, Op. 38: No. 8, Andante non troppo. Semplice e cantando
15. 24 Préludes, Op. 38: No. 9, Allegretto scherzando
16. 24 Préludes, Op. 38: No. 10, Non troppo allegro ma agitato. Recitando, rubato
17. 24 Préludes, Op. 38: No. 11, Vivace scherzando
18. 24 Préludes, Op. 38: No. 12, Adagio
19. 24 Préludes, Op. 38: No. 13, Allegro non troppo
20. 24 Préludes, Op. 38: No. 14, Prestissimo possibile
21. 24 Préludes, Op. 38: No. 15, Allegretto marcato
22. 24 Préludes, Op. 38: No. 16, Allegro tenebroso
23. 24 Préludes, Op. 38: No. 17, Andantino tranquillo
24. 24 Préludes, Op. 38: No. 18, Largamente con gravita
25. 24 Préludes, Op. 38: No. 19, Allegretto
26. 24 Préludes, Op. 38: No. 20, Andantino semplice
27. 24 Préludes, Op. 38: No. 21, Festivamente. Non troppo allegro
28. 24 Préludes, Op. 38: No. 22, Scherzando. Non troppo allegro
29. 24 Préludes, Op. 38: No. 23, Andante sostenuto
30. 24 Préludes, Op. 38: No. 24, Allegro feroce

The three Preludes ex-Opus 19 recorded here - a world premiere - as well as the three Preludes Op. 1, date from 1924 and 1925 respectively, when Kabalevsky was just beginning his composition studies at the Moscow Conservatory. Although the style of these pieces does not have much in common with that of the Preludes Op. 38, composed 18 years later, they nevertheless testify to a great sensitivity and the composer's preference for the small form. They also tell us about the fascination that Scriabin presumably had for Kabalevsky, which is especially noticeable in these youthful works.

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