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Rubinstein / Chen- Piano Sonatas 1 & 2

SKU: 747313398973
¥140.00
the album cover for Rubinstein / Chen - Piano Sonatas 1 & 2
the album cover for Rubinstein / Chen - Piano Sonatas 1 & 2

Anton Rubinstein was the equal of Liszt as a pianist and a technically gifted composer but, in his own words, he was perceived by his contemporaries as too German to be Russian and too Russian to be German, and his music was frequently disparaged. Although occasionally derivative, the first two sonatas are impressively bravura and passionate works which pianist Han Chen approaches as if reading a 19th-century Russian novel, digging down to the very essence of the human soul. It is perhaps an irony of the history of taste that Rubinstein's very real achievements are beginning to be valued only some 125 years after his death.

Tracklist:

  1. Piano Sonata No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 12: I. Allegro Appassionato
  2. Piano Sonata No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 12: II. Andante Largamente
  3. Piano Sonata No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 12: III. Moderato
  4. Piano Sonata No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 12: IV. Moderato Con Fuoco
  5. 3 Serenades, Op. 22: No. 1, Andante Con Moto
  6. 3 Serenades, Op. 22: No. 2, Moderato
  7. 3 Serenades, Op. 22: No. 3, Allegretto Con Moto
  8. Piano Sonata No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 20: I. Allegro Con Moto
  9. Piano Sonata No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 20: II. Theme & Variations
  10. Piano Sonata No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 20: III. Vivace
Format: New CD/Classical

Rubinstein / Chen- Piano Sonatas 1 & 2

SKU: 747313398973
¥140.00

Release Date: 01.24.2020

 
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Anton Rubinstein was the equal of Liszt as a pianist and a technically gifted composer but, in his own words, he was perceived by his contemporaries as too German to be Russian and too Russian to be German, and his music was frequently disparaged. Although occasionally derivative, the first two sonatas are impressively bravura and passionate works which pianist Han Chen approaches as if reading a 19th-century Russian novel, digging down to the very essence of the human soul. It is perhaps an irony of the history of taste that Rubinstein's very real achievements are beginning to be valued only some 125 years after his death.

Tracklist:

  1. Piano Sonata No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 12: I. Allegro Appassionato
  2. Piano Sonata No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 12: II. Andante Largamente
  3. Piano Sonata No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 12: III. Moderato
  4. Piano Sonata No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 12: IV. Moderato Con Fuoco
  5. 3 Serenades, Op. 22: No. 1, Andante Con Moto
  6. 3 Serenades, Op. 22: No. 2, Moderato
  7. 3 Serenades, Op. 22: No. 3, Allegretto Con Moto
  8. Piano Sonata No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 20: I. Allegro Con Moto
  9. Piano Sonata No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 20: II. Theme & Variations
  10. Piano Sonata No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 20: III. Vivace