Scriabin

On this CD:

1. Piano Sonata in G major, Op. 37
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Anton Kuerti

2. Grand Concert Waltz for piano, Op. 41
Composed by Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov
Performed by Anton Kuerti

3. Pieces (6) for piano, Op 3 No 1, Prelude in D major
Composed by Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov
Performed by Anton Kuerti

4. Intermezzi (2) for piano, Op 7 No 2, Intermezzo in F major
Composed by Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov
Performed by Anton Kuerti

5. Pieces (6) for piano, Op 3 No 2, Gigue in F major
Composed by Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov
Performed by Anton Kuerti

6. Etude for piano in F, Op 37
Composed by Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov
Performed by Anton Kuerti

7. Pieces (3) for piano, Op 57 No 3, Mazurka in F minor
Composed by Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov
Performed by Anton Kuerti

8. Pieces (3) for piano, Op 57 No 1, Prelude in D flat major
Composed by Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov
Performed by Anton Kuerti

9. Piano Sonata No. 4 in F sharp major, Op. 30 Andante/Prestissimo volando
Composed by Alexander Nikolayevich Skryabin
Performed by Anton Kuerti

10. Preludes (5) for piano, Op. 74
Composed by Alexander Nikolayevich Skryabin
Performed by Anton Kuerti

11. Etudes (3) for piano, Op. 65
Composed by Alexander Nikolayevich Skryabin
Performed by Anton Kuerti

Tracks:

Grand Son in G, Op.37: Moderato E Risoluto
Grand Son in G, Op.37: Andante Non Troppo Quasi Moderato
Grand Son in G, Op.37: Scherzo: Allegro Giocoso
Grand Son in G, Op.37: Finale: Allegro Vivace
Grand Con Waltz in E flat, Op.41
Prld in D, Op.3, No.1/Intermezzo in F, Op.7 No.2/Gigue in F, Op.3 No.2/Etude in F, Op.37...
Son No.4 in F#, Op.30: Andante/Prestissimo Volando
5 Prlds, Op.74: No.1 Douloureux Dechirant/No.2 Tres Lent, Contemplatif/No.3 Allegro...
3 Etudes, Op.65: No.1 Allegro Fantastico/No.2 Allegretto/No.3 Molto Vivace

Customer Reviews:

Elegant Playing, Gorgeous Music.......2003-05-15

Anton Kuerti, a Canadian pianist of superb gifts, is not nearly as well known outside Canada as he ought to be. He recorded all 32 Beethoven sonatas some time ago, and those recordings have become cult classics. This disc of Russian piano music is equally valuable.

The major work here is the huge Tchaikovsky sonata. I have never been particularly fond of the piece before this recording. It tends to sprawl and to become somewhat insistent. But not in Kuerti's hands. The form becomes more apparent than in, say, Richter's titanic account. Kuerti takes a more nuanced approach. He takes a particularly reticent approach to the second movement, and appropriately so; this is music about secret thoughts. The weakest movement is the third; it bustles and hurries, but the rhythmic structure is confusing so that it refuses to dance. The finale cries out to be orchestrated, but Kuerti's tonal palette alleviates that need to a great degree.

The charming 'Grand Concert Waltz' by Glazunov is redolent of salons and balls and ladies in elegant gowns. Kuerti sets the waltz a-swirling, and one thinks of the stylish playing of Golden Age pianists like Lhevinne or Friedmann. The collection of several pieces by Liadov show that he was not just a one-piece composer; I particularly liked the baroquey Gigue.

And finally we have some Scriabin - his Fourth Sonata and two groups of préludes. All played with suitable impressionistic dreaminess uncontaminated by the neurotic tics and grimaces so many pianists inflict on this music.

A wonderful disc that I recommend highly.

Scott Morrison

The Pearls of Russian Symphony Miniatures: Orchestral Music by Glinka, Borodin, Mussorgsky/Rimsky-Korsakov, Liadov, Balakirev/Lyapunov, Tchaikovsky, Arensky, Rachmaninov, Scriabin, and Glazunov
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The Pearls of Russian Symphony Miniatures: Orchestral Music by Glinka, Borodin, Mussorgsky/Rimsky-Korsakov, Liadov, Balakirev/Lyapunov, Tchaikovsky, Arensky, Rachmaninov, Scriabin, and Glazunov

Manufacturer: Melodiya Australia
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Product Description

Contents: 1. Kamarinskaya fantasy (Glinka)~~~2. In the Steppes of Central Asia (Borodin)~~~3. Introduction and Cracovienne from 'Boris Godunov' (Mussorgsky, arr. Rimsky-Korsakov)~~~4. 'Kikimora', folk legend, op. 63 and 'The Enchanted Lake' tone poem op. 62 (Lyadov)~~~5. Islamey, oriental fantasy (Balakirev, arr. Lyapunov)~~~6. Introduction, Melodrama and Dance of the Buffoons from the 'Snow-Maiden' op. 12 (Tchaikovsky)~~~7. 'The Dancer' from Suite No. 2 op. 23 (Arensky)~~~8. Scherzo for Orchestra (Rachmaninov, Ed. P Lamm)~~~9. Dreams, Prelude for Orchestra in E minor, op. 24 (Scriabin)~~~10. Entrance to Scene 2, Act I of 'Raymonda' (Glazunov).

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