Adam Neiman - Arensky: Piano Music (2010)

Tracklist

01. 6 Pieces, Op. 53: No. 1, Prelude
02. 6 Pieces, Op. 53: No. 2, Scherzo
03. 6 Pieces, Op. 53: No. 3, Elegie
04. 6 Pieces, Op. 53: No. 4, Mazurka
05. 6 Pieces, Op. 53: No. 5, Romance
06. 6 Pieces, Op. 53: No. 6, Etude
07. 4 Etudes, Op. 41: No. 1 in E-Flat Major
08. 4 Etudes, Op. 41: No. 2 in F-Sharp Major
09. 4 Etudes, Op. 41: No. 3 in E-Flat Minor
10. 4 Etudes, Op. 41: No. 4 in A Minor
11. 12 Etudes, Op. 74: No. 1 in C Major
12. 12 Etudes, Op. 74: No. 2 in C Minor
13. 12 Etudes, Op. 74: No. 3 in D-Flat Major
14. 12 Etudes, Op. 74: No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor
15. 12 Etudes, Op. 74: No. 5 in D Major
16. 12 Etudes, Op. 74: No. 6 in D Minor
17. 12 Etudes, Op. 74: No. 7 in E-Flat Major
18. 12 Etudes, Op. 74: No. 8 in E-Flat Minor
19. 12 Etudes, Op. 74: No. 9 in E Minor
20. 12 Etudes, Op. 74: No. 10 in F-Sharp Major
21. 12 Etudes, Op. 74: No. 11 in A-Flat Major
22. 12 Etudes, Op. 74: No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor
23. Près de la mer, Op. 52: No. 1, Andante sostenuto
24. Près de la mer, Op. 52: No. 2, Allegro vivace
25. Près de la mer, Op. 52: No. 3, Moderato
26. Près de la mer, Op. 52: No. 4, Allegro moderato
27. Près de la mer, Op. 52: No. 5, Allegro scherzando
28. Près de la mer, Op. 52: No. 6, Presto



Anton Arensky’s suite-like 6 Pieces reveal his wide-ranging appreciation of musical styles, while both sets of Etudes showcase his melodic gifts and inventiveness, sometimes echoing Chopin’s elevation of mere technical challenge with lyricism and daring harmonies. If the unquiet spirits of Liszt and Schumann can occasionally be heard in the 6 Exercises titled ‘By the Sea’, Arensky’s own musical personality is nonetheless pervasive. A pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov and teacher of Rachmaninov and Scriabin, Arensky’s star swiftly set following his early death only to rise again in recent times.

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