Composer: Ferencz Liszt, Sergei Lyapunov
Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Steinway & Sons
Release: 2019
Size: 3.71 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Ferencz Liszt:
Transcendental Studies, S139 Nos. 1-12
01. No. 1, Preludio
02. No. 2, Molto vivace
03. No. 3, Paysage
04. No. 4, Mazeppa
05. No. 5, Feux follets
06. No. 6, Visions
07. No. 7, Eroica
08. No. 8, Wilde Jagd
09. No. 9, Ricordanza
10. No. 10, Allegro agitato molto
11. No. 11, Harmonies du soir
12. No. 12, Chasse-neige
Sergei Lyapunov:
12 Études d’exécution transcendente, Op. 11
13. No. 1, Berceuse
14. No. 2, Rondes des fantômes
15. No. 3, Carillon
16. No. 4, Térek
17. No. 5, Nuit d’eté
18. No. 6, Tempête
19. No. 7, Idylle
20. No. 8, Chant épique
21. No. 9, Harpes éoliennes
22. No. 10, Lesghinka
23. No. 11, Ronde des sylphes
24. No. 12, Elégie en mémoire de François Liszt
The Liszt has many more rival recordings but Scherbakov’s account is a fine addition to the catalogue. While he cautions in the booklet that the studies should not be treated as mere display pieces, he relishes the technical challenges of ‘Mazeppa’ and ‘Wilde Jagd’. Yet he also finds the poetry in the cascades of notes in ‘Ricordanza’ and ‘Harmonies du soir’.