Liadov: A Musical Snuffbox, Op. 32

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Russian Piano Encores

Russian Piano Encores


Borodin:

Scherzo in A flat

Liadov:

A Musical Snuffbox, Op. 32

Prokofiev:

Romeo & Juliet before parting

Masks from ‘Romeo and Juliet'

Rachmaninov:

Prelude Op. 3 No. 2 in C sharp minor

Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 1 in C minor

Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 2 in A minor

Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 5 in E flat minor

Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5

Daisies, Op. 38 No. 3

Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14

arr. Kocsis

Shostakovich:

Lyric Waltz (from Dances of the Dolls)

Short Piece from The Gadfly, Op. 97

Spanish Dance from The Gadfly, Op. 97

Nocturne (The Limpid Stream)

Polka from The Golden Age, Op. 22

Taneyev:

Prelude and Fugue in G sharp minor, Op. 29

Tchaikovsky:

The Seasons, Op. 37b: June (Barcarolle)

Dumka (Russian Rustic Scene), Op. 59


Many European countries have vied with one another in claiming the largest number of piano virtuosos. No one would dispute, though, that Russia has generated more than its share. The so-called ‘Russian piano school’, which originated in the 1800s with brilliant performers such as Alexander Siloti and brothers Anton and Nikolai Rubinstein, continues to produce first-class pianists, and to influence performance styles and keyboard virtuosity all around the world.

Given Russia’s richness in superstar pianists, it is not surprising that Russian composers have composed extensively for the piano. Some of the composers represented in this collection were impressive pianists in their own right, and they composed music designed to display their own technique and artistry. Others were more modestly gifted as performers, but still composed idiomatically for the piano.

This collection brings together recordings by Vladimir Ashkenazy spanning some 40 years, from November 1963 (the three Rachmaninov Études-Tableaux) to March 2004 (the Kocsis transcription of Vocalise). Some of them appeared as fillers for bigger works – for instance, the Études-Tableaux were coupled with the 1964 recording of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with Kyril Kondrashin, one of Ashkenazy’s earliest recording for Decca, and his first solo recording for the label. Tchaikovsky’s Dumka and the pieces by Taneyev, Liadov and Borodin were recorded in January 1983 and issued on LP as a coupling for his digital recording of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. The two pieces from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet were taped in 1968 as couplings for the composer’s Eighth Piano Sonata.

“This wide-ranging conspectus of Russian piano miniatures spans Ashkenazy's career from 1963 to 2004. Fine playing, occasionally short on charm.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2012 ****

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Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36, etc.

Balakirev:

Islamey - Oriental Fantasy

In the Garden

Liadov:

A Musical Snuffbox, Op. 32

Prelude Op. 57/1

Rachmaninov:

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36

Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3

Polka de V.R.

Taneyev:

Prelude and Fugue in G sharp minor, Op. 29


Olga Kern (piano)

"Sheer talent does not come more transparently and, to top it all, harmonia mundi's sound is of demonstration refinement and quality." (The Gramophone)

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Meditation

Meditation


Albéniz:

Tango (No. 2 from Espana, Op. 165)

Brahms:

Hungarian Dance No. 17 in F sharp minor

Chopin:

Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. post.

Dvorak:

Slavonic Dance No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 46 No. 3

Falla:

El pano moruna (No. 1 from Siete canciones populares españolas)

Nana (No. 5 from Siete canciones populares españolas)

Gershwin:

Tempo di Blues

Kreisler:

Praeludium and Allegro (in the style of Pugnani)

Alter Refrain

Liadov:

A Musical Snuffbox, Op. 32

Massenet:

Meditation (from Thaïs)

Rachmaninov:

Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14

Ravel:

Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera

Vladigerov:

Song No. 2 from the Bulgarian Suite, Op. 21/2


Ragin Wenk-Wolff (violin), Kaare Ornung (piano)

Meditation is a collection great works of a contemplative nature from the violin repertoire.

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Shostakovich &  Liadov: Orchestral Works

Shostakovich & Liadov: Orchestral Works


Liadov:

Baba-Yaga, Op. 56

A Musical Snuffbox, Op. 32

Kikimora, Op. 63

The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62

Ballade, Op. 21b

Shostakovich:

Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107

Lynn Harrell (cello)

Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 70


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Liadov: Complete Orchestral Works

Liadov: Complete Orchestral Works


Liadov:

Polonaise, Op. 49

Ballade, Op. 21b

Scherzo in D major, Op. 16

Nenie, Op. 67

A Musical Snuffbox, Op. 32

Dance of the Amazon, Op. 65

From the Apocalypse, Op. 66

Polonaise for the Unveiling of the Statue of Rubinstein, Op. 55

Russian Folksongs (8), Op. 58

Kikimora, Op. 63

The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62

Baba-Yaga, Op. 56


Krasnoyarsk Symphony Orchestra, Ivan Shpiller

Anatoly Liadov (1855-1914) was, like his Norwegian contemporary Grieg, a miniaturist. At a time when his fellow Russian composers were composing operas, symphonies and concertos, he concentrated on producing a remarkable collection of wonderfully scored and evocative orchestral miniatures. He did sometimes venture into larger musical forms, and this is illustrated by 'Fragment from the Apocalypse', a large unfinished work that shares the same visionary sound world as Scriabin. One of his most famous works 'the Enchanted Lake' is suffused with a Debussian soundscape. This work, like 'Kikimora' (about a tiny thimble sized human hating witch who listens to stories told by her cat) were intended to be incorporated into operas that were either never started or finished.

Liadov was the first composer Diaghilev asked for a ballet on the Russian folktale 'The Firebird'. Liadov's legendary laziness saw to it that he never completed the commission - another pupil of Rimsky Korsakov, the young Igor Stravinsky was asked instead and made it his first major ballet success.

Liadov's research into folk music - another thing he had in common with Grieg, laid the foundations for other composers including Bartok, Kodaly, and Vaughan Williams to preserve and exploit the rich musical heritage of folk music in Europe.

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Shura Cherkassky - The Complete HMV Stereo Recordings

Shura Cherkassky - The Complete HMV Stereo Recordings

Published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Cherkassky's birth in 2009


Bach, J S:

Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: Chaconne

arr. Ferruccio Busoni. Recorded 22/3/1956

Beethoven:

Bagatelles (11), Op. 119: No. 1 in G minor

Recorded 21/3/1956

Chasins:

Three Chinese Pieces

Recorded 22/3/1956

Chopin:

Mazurka No. 7 in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3

Recorded 21/3/1956

Waltz No. 1 in E flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 18

Recorded 21/3/1956

Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2

Recorded 21/3/1956

Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38

Recorded 21/3/1956

Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47

Recorded 28/1/1958

Gershwin:

Preludes (3)

Recorded 17/3/1958

Liadov:

A Musical Snuffbox, Op. 32

Recorded 21/3/1956

Liszt:

Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 13 in A minor

Recorded 21/3/1956

Valse De L'opera Faust S407

Recorded 22/3/1956

Litolff:

Scherzo

Recorded 27/5/1958

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent

Poulenc:

Toccata (Trois pieces pour piano No. 2)

Recorded 21/3/1956

Rachmaninov:

Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 in G minor

Recorded 17/3/1958

Prelude Op. 23 No. 2 in B flat major

Recorded 17/3/1958

Saint-Saëns:

Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne

arr. Godowsky. Recorded 22/3/1956

Schubert:

Impromptu in A flat major, D899 No. 4

Recorded 21/3/1956


Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in 1956 and 1958, remastered at Abbey Road Studios in 2009 from the original EMI/HMV tapes.

Featuring many tracks never heard before on CD.

Most tracks are issued here in stereo for the first time.

Includes unpublished versions of Chopin Ballade No. 3 & Gershwin Preludes.

All tracks are issued here on CD for the first time in stereo.

Includes, for the first time on CD, Litolff's 'Scherzo' with BBC SO / Sargent.

A significant historical classical piano release to compliment the limited Cherkassky discography.

Substantial two hours worth of music.

"A performance of the greatest virtuosity and elegance" Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 13 Gramophone, Nov 1957 (original mono version issue)

"[Beethoven, Poulenc, Chasins]…Cherkassky invests every one with enormous panache and wit. These are great performances that have more character in a single bar than the average modernday Wunderkind could find in a whole work…" Classical Source - mono version re-issue

“First Hand's classily presented two-disc set… is a treasure chest of Cherkassky rarities. …these studio recordings have the same vitality and spontaneity as his live performances. …the Hungarian Rhapsody No 13 and the Faust Waltz (especially the stunning coda) are examples of pure pianistic joie de vivre. But above all... are the sheer beauty of sound, individuality of conception and musical imagination that Cherkassky brings to whatever takes his fancy. Required listening for all students of the piano.” Gramophone Magazine, August 2009

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Liadov - Solo Piano Music

Liadov - Solo Piano Music


Liadov:

Variations on a Polish folk theme Op. 51

Marionettes Op. 29

Three Pieces Op. 11

Two Pieces Op. 24

Three Pieces Op. 57

Little Waltz in G major Op. 26

Three Preludes Op. 36

A Musical Snuffbox, Op. 32

Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 44

Four Pieces Op. 64

Variations on a theme by Glinka Op. 35


‘A new talent has appeared in our midst, a genuine, thoroughly original, thoroughly Russian talent … he is bright and unaffected, he has boldness and power. Cui, Borodin and my humble self are delighted with him … as for his own scribblings, well, you will judge for yourself. Korsakov has been holding forth on them quite a lot.’ So wrote Mussorgsky of the young Liadov. And yet his works have remained little known. A Musical Snuffbox will be familiar to most listeners, but the majority of Liadov’s canon has fallen into obscurity, not least because the composer dedicated his life to indolence and seems to have been utterly without ambition either for himself or for his music. The two major piano works are the ‘Glinka’ variations and the ‘Polish’ variations; as for the rest of his output, it is of miniatures as finely crafted as they are few in number.

“A sparkling collection of gems honed to perfection by a fine craftsman” Classic CD

“A ravishing range of tonal colours and flawless sense of timing which constantly reduced this particular listener to putty in the master’s hands” Hi-Fi News

“Scarcely anybody outside Russia looks at them these days, but, as Stephen Coombs eloquently establishes on this disc, they are gems” The Daily Telegraph

“Exquisite piano pieces. Yet another winner by a pianist who is proving a worthy champion of Late Romantic Russian repertoire” The Scotsman

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Shura Cherkassky: The Historic 1940s Recordings

Shura Cherkassky: The Historic 1940s Recordings


Brahms:

Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5

Chaminade:

Autrefois, Op. 87 No. 4

Chopin:

Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque'

Mazurka No. 46 in C major, Op. 68 No. 1

Mazurka No. 24 in C major, Op. 33 No. 3

Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp major, Op. 36

Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu'

Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49

Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary'

Étude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor

Glinka:

Tarantella

Gould, M:

Boogie Woogie Etude

Prelude and Toccata

Khachaturian:

Toccata

Liadov:

A Musical Snuffbox, Op. 32

Liszt:

Liebestraum, S541 No. 3 (Nocturne in A flat major)

Gnomenreigen, S145 No. 2

Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 5 in E minor 'Héroïde-élégiaque'

Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 6 in D flat major

Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 11 in A minor

Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 15 in A minor 'Rákóczy Marsch'

Medtner:

Skazka (Fairy Tale), Op. 34 No. 2 in E minor

Poulenc:

Toccata (Trois pieces pour piano No. 2)

Prokofiev:

Suggestion diabolique, Op. 4 No. 4

Rachmaninov:

Polka de V.R.

Rebikov:

Two episodes from Yolka (the Christmas Tree), Op. 21

Saint-Saëns:

Prelude & Fugue Op. 90 No. 1 in E flat major

Scriabin:

Prelude, Op. 9 No. 1

Shostakovich:

Prelude for piano, Op. 34 No. 10 in C sharp minor

Prelude for piano, Op. 34 No. 24 in D minor

Tchaikovsky:

The Seasons, Op. 37b: October ('Autumn Song')


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Souvenirs d'enfance

Souvenirs d'enfance

Russian music


Alyabyev:

The Nightingale

Glinka:

Nocturne in F minor 'Separation'

Liadov:

Mazurka in F minor, Op. 57 No. 3

A Musical Snuffbox, Op. 32

Mussorgsky:

Une Larme (A Tear)

Rachmaninov:

Polka italienne

Rubinstein:

Melody in F major, Op. 3 No. 1

Romance in E flat major, Op. 44 No. 1 'The Night'

Polka, Op. 82 No. 7

Scriabin:

Nocturne in D flat major Op. 9 No. 2

Tchaikovsky:

Album for the Young, Op. 39


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Russian Nights

Russian Nights


Borodin:

Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

Glinka:

Ruslan & Lyudmila Overture

Ippolitov-Ivanov:

Caucasian Sketches: Procession of the Sadar

Khachaturian:

Love Theme from Spartacus

Liadov:

The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62

A Musical Snuffbox, Op. 32

Mussorgsky:

Polonaise from Boris Godunov

Prokofiev:

The Love for Three Oranges: March

Rimsky Korsakov:

Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34

Tchaikovsky:

The Nutcracker: Trepak

Hungarian Dance (Czardas) from Swan Lake, Op. 20A


“gorgeously played and sumptuously recorded.” Gramophone Magazine

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