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This is the fourth CD in the “Transfigured” series featuring South African pianist Petronel Malan. She received a Grammy nomination for the first in the series, “Transfigured Bach” (HAEN98424). Here she takes us on a fascinating excursion through the songs of Tchaikovsky, transfigured by several of his distinguished compatriots.
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 6 Romances, Op. 38 (arr. I. Mikhnovsky)
6 Romances, Op. 38: No. 3. Sred shumnogo bala (Amid the din of the ball) (arr. I. Mikhnovsky)
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 12 Romances, Op. 60 (arr. I. Mikhnovsky)
6 Romances, Op. 63: No. 2. I opened the window (arr. I. Mikhnovsky)
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 7 Romances, Op. 47 (arr. I. Mikhnovsky)
7 Romances, Op. 47: No. 6. Den' li tsarit? (Does the day reign?) (arr. I. Mikhnovsky)
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 16 Songs for Children, Op. 54 (arr. S. Feinberg)
No. 3. Vesna: Travka zeleneyet (Spring: The Grass is Turning Green)
No. 4. Moy sadik (My Little Garden)
No. 12. Zima (Winter)
July 2012
“The Feinberg transcriptions of three songs from Op. 54 show Malan at her best, played with the greater fluency and innate poetic refinement familiar from her earlier discs. This one is fine but it misses the range of the others”
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