Alexander Tcherepnin (piano) & Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
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Alexander Tcherepnin (1899-1977) belonged to a family of Russian composers who fled the revolution there to settle in Paris in 1921. He made his Western début as a pianist/composer in London in 1922 and in 1926 he toured the USA. He moved to Chicago in 1950 and took up American citizenship in 1958.
Tcherepnin travelled the world widely, spending some years in Japan and China, where he met his future wife, herself a pianist. On returning to Europe, the couple married and had a family of three sons, two of whom became composers.
The second disc of this set contains a selection of songs composed by Alexander's father, Nikolai Tcherepnin (1873-1945) who was a notable conductor in pre-revolutionary Russia. His best known composition is the ballet Le pavillon d'Armide, written in 1907 which was one of the first ballets given in Paris by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1909.
This set should prove the perfect introduction to the smaller-scale music of these little-known Russian masters.
Piano Quintet in G, Op.44 (2011 Digital Remaster): I Allegro
Piano Quintet in G, Op.44 (2011 Digital Remaster): II Allegretto
Piano Quintet in G, Op.44 (2011 Digital Remaster): III Allegro - Vivace
String Quartet No.2 in A minor, Op.40 (2011 Digital Remaster): I Moderato
String Quartet No.2 in A minor, Op.40 (2011 Digital Remaster): II Larghetto
String Quartet No.2 in A minor, Op.40 (2011 Digital Remaster): III Allegro moderato
Piano Trio Op.34 : I Moderato Tranquillo - Allegro (Remasterisé En 2010)
Piano Trio Op.34 : II Allegretto (Remasterisé En 2010)
Piano Trio Op.34 : III Allegro Molto - Allegro Risoluto (Remasterisé En 2010)
Duo Op.49 For Violin And Cello : I Allegro (Remasterisé En 2010)
Duo Op.49 For Violin And Cello : II Maestoso - Allegretto (Remasterisé En 2010)
Duo Op.49 For Violin And Cello : III Moderato (Remasterisé En 2010)
Duo Op.49 For Violin And Cello : IV Allegro (Remasterisé En 2010)
Duo Op.49 For Violin And Cello : V Allegro Moderato (Remasterisé En 2010)
Suite For Solo Cello Op.76 : I Quasi Cadenza (Remasterisé En 2010)
Suite For Solo Cello Op.76 : II Tempo Risoluto (Remasterisé En 2010)
Suite For Solo Cello Op.76 : III Largo (Remasterisé En 2010)
Suite For Solo Cello Op.76 : IV Vivace (Remasterisé En 2010)
Piano Sonata In A Major/en La Majeur Op.22 : I Allegro Commodo (Remasterisé En 1990)
Piano Sonata In A Major/en La Majeur Op.22 : II Andante (Remasterisé En 1990)
Piano Sonata In A Major/en La Majeur Op.22 : III Allegro (Remasterisé En 1990)
Piano Sonata In A Major/en La Majeur Op.22 : IV Grave (Remasterisé En 1990)
Préludes Nostalgiques Op.23 : I Lento (Remasterisé En 1990)
Préludes Nostalgiques Op.23 : II Allegretto (Remasterisé En 1990)
Préludes Nostalgiques Op.23 : III Tempestoso (Remasterisé En 1990)
Préludes Nostalgiques Op.23 : IV Con Dolce Molto Sostenuto (Remasterisé En 1990)
Bagatelles Op.5 : I Allegro Marciale (Remasterisé En 1990)
Bagatelles Op.5 : II Con Vivacità (Remasterisé En 1990)
Bagatelles Op.5 : III Vivo (Remasterisé En 1990)
Bagatelles Op.5 : IV Lento Con Tristezza (Remasterisé En 1990)
Bagatelles Op.5 : V Dolce (Remasterisé En 1990)
Bagatelles Op.5 : VI Allegretto Con Spirito (Remasterisé En 1990)
Bagatelles Op.5 : VII Prestissimo (Remasterisé En 1990)
Bagatelles Op.5 : VIII Allegro (Remasterisé En 1990)
Bagatelles Op.5 : IX Allegretto (Remasterisé En 1990)
Bagatelles Op.5 : X Presto (Remasterisé En 1990)
Prélude Op.83 No.9 (Remasterisé En 1990)
Expression Op.81 No.9 (Remasterisé En 1990)
Pièces Op.88 - No.4 "Impromptu" (Remasterisé En 1990)
Etude Op.56 No.7 (Remasterisé En 1990)
Pièces Op.88 - No.8 "Burlesque" (Remasterisé En 1990)
Le Lac Du Tsar Op.16 N°3
Légendes Mystiques Op.50 : Trois Tombeaux
Légendes Mystiques Op.50 : Mère Solitude
Le Bouleau Op.33 N°14
Chant D'automne Op.7 N°1
La Bougie S'est Éteinte Op.21 N°3
April 2011
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“Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Bartok colour Alexander Tcherepnin's chamber and piano music, which here receives strongly committed performances.”
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Piano Quintet in G, Op.44 (2011 Digital Remaster): I Allegro