Composer: Semyon Barmotin
Performer: Christopher Williams
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Grand Piano
Catalogue: GP799
Release: 2020
Size: 1.2 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
20 Preludes, Op. 12, Book 1
01. No. 1, Adagietto con dolore
02. No. 2, Allegretto con dolce maniera
03. No. 3, Moderato con morbidezza
04. No. 4, Andantino
05. No. 5, Moderato con spirito
20 Preludes, Op. 12, Book 2
06. No. 6, Allegro ma non tanto
07. No. 7, Andante affettuoso
08. No. 8, Allegro con grazia
09. No. 9, Andantino cantabile
10. No. 10, Allegro moderato con spirito
20 Preludes, Op. 12, Book 3
11. No. 11, Adagietto con anima
12. No. 12, Vivace con impeto
13. No. 13, Andante religioso
14. No. 14, Allegro con agilita
15. No. 15, Andante con molto espressione
20 Preludes, Op. 12, Book 4
16. No. 16, Allegro assai
17. No. 17, Andante cantabile
18. No. 18, Moderato – Allegro moderato
19. No. 19, Larghetto con tristezza
20. No. 20, Tempo di marcia
Theme & Variations, Op. 1
21. Theme. Andantino cantabile
22. Var. 1, Allegro
23. Var. 2, Andantino
24. Var. 3, Presto assai
25. Var. 4, Andantino con anima
26. Var. 5, Moderato
27. Var. 6, Andantino
28. Var. 7, Allegro ma non troppo
29. Var. 8, Valse. Tempo di valse
30. Var. 9, Mazurka. Andantino
31. Var. 10, Andante maestoso
32. Var. 11, Andante
33. Finale. Tempo di marcia
Semyon Alexeyevich Barmotin (1877–1939) was a student of Balakirev and Rimsky-Korsakov, and his fate under the Soviet regime in the 1930s remains a mystery, but what survives of his music is impressive in both scale and content. These world première recordings are filled with colour and contrast: the Tema con variazioni transforms its material into a multitude of moods to conclude in a symphonic march, while the 20 Preludes are striking in their sophisticated harmonies and heightened emotional impact.