Katherine Nikitine - Balakirev: Islamey (2022) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. L'Alouette
02. Islamey, Op. 18
03. Au Jardin, Idylle
04. Mazurka No. 3 in B Minor
05. Poustinya, Romance (Transcription pour piano solo par Mili Balakirev)
06. Valse No. 2
07. Scherzo No. 3 in B-Flat Minor
08. Berceuse en Re Bemol Majeur
09. Phantasiestuck
10. Humoresque in D Major
11. La fileuse in D-Flat Major

For her first solo album Katherine Nikitine pays tribute to the father of Russian Romantic music. Mili Balakirev, a formidable personage who earned himself as many adversaries as he did disciples, was the first victim of his obnoxious character. Any number of his friends eventually distanced themselves from him, as did the public. During his lifetime he received little recognition. This album seeks to reinstate his memory, instilling in us a fondness for his rugged accents, his magician-like pianism and the flights of a rebellious heart that to his dying day retained its purity and integrity.

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