Composer: Alexander Lokshin, Sergei Prokofiev
Performer: Elena Kuschnerova
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: ARS
Release: 2021
Size: 500 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Lokshin: Variations for Piano
01. Thema. Andante
02. Var. 1, Moderato
03. Var. 2, Andantino
04. Var. 3, Poco agitato – Var. 4,
05. Var. 5, Allegro moderato – Var. 6, Molto agitato
06. Var. 7, Poco piu mosso – Var. 8, Poco allegro
07. Var. 9, Lento – Var. 10, Andante, molto espressivo
08. Var. 11, Poco allegretto
09. Var. 12, Adagio
10. Var. 13, Allegro
11. Var. 14, Maestoso
12. Var. 15, Allegro risoluto
13. Var. 16, Di più in più tranquillo
14. Var. 17, Largo
Lokshin: Piano Pieces for Children (Excerpts)
15. No. 1, Dance
16. No. 6, In Spring
17. No. 7, Nocturne
18. No. 4, Tarantella
Lokshin: Prelude & Theme with Variations for Piano
19. Prelude. Allegro vivace
20. Thema. Andante
21. Var. 1, Moderato – Var. 2,
22. Var. 3, Sostenuto
23. Var. 4, Animato
24. Var. 5, Maestoso – Coda. Andante
Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 83
25. I. Allegro inquieto
26. II. Andante caloroso
27. III. Precipitato
In addition to Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No.7, the third movement of which, along with the Toccata Op.11, is the most relentless piece of motor music from his pen, Elena Kuschnerova presents piano music by the now almost forgotten Alexander Lokshin (1920-1987), whom Rudolf Barshai called one of the most important Russian composers of the 20th century. Elena Kuschnerova was the last pianistic discovery of Harold Schonberg (1915-2003), music critic for the New York Times and prolific author on great performers. After listening to her debut album, he dubbed her a “pianist who grabs the imagination”, and he lauded her Scriabin album as “the best recorded performances I am familiar with” (American Record Guide, 2000 and 2001).