Composer: Georgiy Conus
Performer: Jonathan Powell
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC0513
Release: 2018
Size: 1.15 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
3 Compositions, Op. 3
01. No. 2. Rêverie
02. No. 1. Complainte
03. Rêverie, Op. 7
Feuillets d’album, Op. 13
04. No. 1. —
05. No. 2. —
06. Chant sans paroles, Op. 17
3 Stimmungsbilder, Op. 19
07. No. 1. —
08. No. 2. —
09. No. 3. —
10. Berceuse, Op. 24
8 Pieces, Op. 25
11. No. 1. Prélude
12. No. 3. Mélodie
13. No. 4. Regret
14. No. 6. Consolation
15. No. 7. Printemps
8 Pieces, Op. 31
16. No. 1. Harpe éolienne
17. No. 2. Compassion
18. No. 3. En rêve
19. No. 4. Feuillet d’album
20. No. 5. Berceuse
21. No. 8. Regrets
22. Prélude, Op. 33
8 Pieces, Op. 34
23. No. 2. Crépuscule
24. No. 3. Scherzino
25. No. 4. Romance
26. No. 7. Capriccioso
3 Pieces, Op. 36
27. No. 1. Air de danse
28. No. 2. Moment douloureux
29. No. 3. Étude
30. Largo, Op. 39
Georgiy Eduardovich Conus (1862–1933) is one of the astonishing number of gifted Russian composer-pianists who helped shape what is known as the ‘Silver Age’ of Russian music, but whose achievements have since been obscured by the music of Rachmaninov and others. This first-ever recording of his piano music reveals a composer with his roots in Tchaikovsky, a harmonic sophistication akin to Skryabin’s and an emotional range that stretches from an easygoing charm to dramatic and powerful keyboard virtuosity.