Frank Dupree - Kapustin: Complete Piano Concertos (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

CD1
01. Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 147
02. Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 14: I. Allegro molto
03. Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 14: II. Andante
04. Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 14: III. Rondo-Toccata. Vivace
05. Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 48: I. Allegro
06. Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 48: II. Larghetto
07. Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 48: III. Allegro molto

CD2
01. Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 56
02. Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 72
03. Piano Concerto No. 6, Op. 74: I. Allegro
04. Piano Concerto No. 6, Op. 74: II. Larghetto
05. Piano Concerto No. 6, Op. 74: III. Allegro giocoso

CD3
01. Variations for Piano & Big Band, Op. 3
02. Toccata for Piano & Big Band, Op. 8
03. Nocturne for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 16
04. Concert Rhapsody for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 25: I. Introduction
05. Concert Rhapsody for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 25: II. Humoresque
06. Concerto for Violin & Piano, Op. 105: I. Allegro non troppo
07. Concerto for Violin & Piano, Op. 105: II. Largo
08. Concerto for Violin & Piano, Op. 105: III. Allegretto
09. Concerto for 2 Pianos & Percussion, Op. 104: I. Allegro moderato
10. Concerto for 2 Pianos & Percussion, Op. 104: II. Largo
11. Concerto for 2 Pianos & Percussion, Op. 104: III. Allegro impetuoso

CD4
01. Prelude (From 8 Concert Etudes, Op. 40) [Arr. by Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp & Meinhard Jenne]
02. Rêverie (From 8 Concert Etudes, Op. 40) [Arr. by Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp & Meinhard Jenne]
03. Toccatina (From 8 Concert Etudes, Op. 40) [Arr. by Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp & Meinhard Jenne]
04. Reminiscence (From 8 Concert Etudes, Op. 40) [Arr. by Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp & Meinhard Jenne]
05. Raillery (From 8 Concert Etudes, Op. 40) [Arr. by Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp & Meinhard Jenne]
06. Pastoral (From 8 Concert Etudes, Op. 40) [Arr. by Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp & Meinhard Jenne]
07. Intermezzo (From 8 Concert Etudes, Op. 40) [Arr. by Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp & Meinhard Jenne]
08. Finale (From 8 Concert Etudes, Op. 40) [Arr. by Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp & Meinhard Jenne]
09. Variations, Op. 41 (Arr. by Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp & Meinhard Jenne)
10. Motive Force, Op. 45 (Arr. by Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp & Meinhard Jenne)
11. Big Band Sounds, Op. 46 (Arr. by Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp & Meinhard Jenne)
12. Sinfonietta for Piano 4-Hands, Op. 49: I. Overture. Allegro
13. Sinfonietta for Piano 4-Hands, Op. 49: II. Slow Waltz. Larghetto
14. Sinfonietta for Piano 4-Hands, Op. 49: III. Intermezzo. Allegretto
15. Sinfonietta for Piano 4-Hands, Op. 49: IV. Rondo. Presto
16. Paraphrase on Aquarela Do Brasil, Op. 118 (Arr. by Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp & Meinhard Jenne)
17. Paraphrase on Blue Bossa, Op. 123 (Arr. by Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp & Meinhard Jenne)

Mission accomplished! After six years of rehearsals, concerts and production sessions, all six piano concertos by the Ukrainian-born Soviet composer jazz wizard Nikolai Kapustin have now been recorded. Concertos Nos. 1 and 3, along with the equally virtuosic 8 Concert Etudes, Op. 40, are released here for the first time, thereby completing this successful cycle. Drawing a parallel to one of the most prominent figures of symphonic jazz, Kapustin is often described as a ‘Russian following in Gershwin’s footsteps’. Frank Dupree has tirelessly followed that path, finally closing this significant gap in recorded musical history for us.