Composer: Sergey Prokofiev, Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
Performer: Simon Trpčeski
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Onyx
Release: 2019
Size: 803 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Sergey Prokofiev:
Tales of an Old Grandmother, Op. 31
01. I. Moderato
02. II. Andantino
03. III. Andante assai
04. IV. Sostenuto
Modest Mussorgsky:
05. A Night on the Bare Mountain
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov:
Scheherazade, Op. 35
06. I. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship. Largo e maestoso – Lento – Allegro non troppo – Tranquillo
07. II. The Kalandar Prince. Lento – Andantino – Allegro molto – Vivace scherzando – Moderato assai – Allegro molto ed animato
08. III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess. Andantino quasi allegretto – Pochissimo più mosso – Come prima – Pochissimo più animato
09. IV. Festival at Baghdad. The Sea. The Ship Breaks Against a Cliff. Surmounted by a Bronze Horseman. Allegro molto – Lento – Vivo – Allegro non troppo e maestoso – Tempo come I
Simon Trpčeski presents a fascinating programme of Russian classics, two of which are heard in unfamiliar guises as works for solo piano – Mussorgsky’s Night on a Bare Mountain, in the arrangement by Rimsky and then the latter’s Sheherazade.
The programme starts with Prokofiev’s delightful Tales of the Old Grandmother.
Trpčeski’s new album is a pianistic tour de force and will delight pianophiles.