Composer: Adolf Barjansky
Performer: Julia Severus
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Grand Piano
Catalogue: GP881
Release: 2022
Size: 903 MB
Recovery: +3%
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Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 11
01. I. Allegro ma non troppo
02. II. Presto assai, molto vivace
03. III. Andante poco sostenuto
04. IV. Allegro giusto, ma vivo
05. Moderato for Piano
Piano Sonata No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 12
06. I. Molto sostenuto e pesante – Allegro passionato
07. II. Allegro molto passionato
08. III. Andante ma non troppo
09. IV. Allegro semplice
Adolf Barjansky was born in Odessa into a wealthy Russian-Jewish family, and received his musical education in Vienna, Paris and Leipzig, studying piano with Carl Reinecke and Salomon Jadassohn. Barjansky’s compositions focus mainly on solo piano works couched in conventional forms, enhanced by his use of imagery, impressions and spatial sound.
The two expansive Sonatas in this volume display his fusion of lyricism and poignancy, as well as an adaptable sense of modern harmony. The Moderato in B major is at times suggestive of early Scriabin. Julia Severus continues her acclaimed discovery of this unique and visionary 19th-century composer. This recording was made on a modern instrument: Steinway, Model D.