Composer: Oleg Komarnitsky
Performer: London Piano Trio, Robert Atchison, David Jones, Olga Dudnik
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC0196
Release: 2013
Size: 238 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Sonata for Violin and Piano
Suite for piano
02. I. Autumn
03. II. Humoresque
04. III. Mischief
Cello Sonata in C minor
05. I. Andante espressivo e poco rubato
06. II. Allegro ma non troppo
2 Pieces for Piano
07. No. 1, Joke
08. No. 2, March of the Chess Pieces
09. Andante amoroso
2 Pieces on Swiss Folksongs
10. No. 1, The Flowers have Gone to Sleep
11. No. 2, Winter in the Forest
12. Monologue
13. Canon, “In a Smithy”
Ironic Humoresques
14. Mockery
15. Slavonic Capriccio
The Moscow-born composer Oleg Komarnitsky (1946–98) is as good as unknown outside Russia; this is the first CD dedicated to his music. Although Komarnitsky composed a good deal during his short life (he was only 52 when he died, of a heart-attack), much of his music has since been lost – the four works on this CD are apparently all that remains from a copious output of chamber music. The five string works here display a typically Slavic melancholy, tinged with lyricism. The piano pieces, by contrast, are buoyant and light-hearted, reminiscent of Prokofiev at his most easy-going.