Composer: Alexander Tcherepnin
Performer: Alexander Tcherepnin, Mikhail Shilyaev
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC0079
Release: 2012
Size: 267 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 22
01. I. Allegro comodo
02. II. Andante
03. III. Allegro
04. IV. Grave
Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 94
05. I. Lento
06. II. Andantino
07. III. Animato
4 Nostalgic Preludes, Op. 23
08. No. 1. Lento
09. No. 2. Allegretto
10. No. 3. Tempestoso
11. No. 4. Con dolore
12 Preludes, Op. 85
12. No. 9. Allegro
13. Moment Musical
Petite Suite, Op. 6
14. I. Marche
15. II. Chant sans paroles
16. III. Berceuse
17. IV. Scherzo
18. V. Badinage
19. VI. Humoresque
20. Rondo a la Russe
Entretiens, Op. 46
21. No. 1. Lento
22. No. 2. Animato
23. No. 3. Moderato
24. No. 4. Allegretto
25. No. 5. Recitando
26. No. 6. Animato
27. No. 7. Moderato
28. No. 8. Animato
29. No. 9. Grave
30. No. 10. Allegretto
31. Polka (version for piano)
32. Scherzo, Op. 3
Expressions, Op. 81
33. I. Entrance
34. II. The Hour of Death
35. III. Caprice
36. IV. Silly Story of the White Oxen
37. V. Thief in the Night
38. VI. At the Fair
39. VII. Barcarole
40. VIII. Blind Man’s Buff
41. IX. At Dawn
42. X. Exit
43. La Quatrieme
This unusual album begins with archival recordings, in excellent sound, of the Russian-born composer-pianist Alexander Tcherepnin (1899–1977) playing some of his most memorable piano music.
The early Sonata No. 1 (1918–19) is a brilliant, virtuosic study in dramatic Slavic romanticism.
The atmospheric late Sonata No. 2 (1961), never commercially recorded by the composer, is an elegant example of mild modernism in continuous thematic evolution.
The second part of the CD, performed by the Russian pianist Mikhail Shilyaev, presents a selection of attractive, rarely heard works from various periods in Tcherepnin’s career.
They further illustrate Tcherepnin’s Prokofiev-like fondness for spiky humour, pungent harmony and crisp melody.