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Alyabiev: Chamber Works
CAvi-music

Alyabiev: Chamber Works

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Details

Composer
ALYABYEV, ALEXANDER
Artist
Chermonov, Babeshko
Format
CD
Label
CAvi-music
Released
Nov 11, 2016
Catalog #
AVI 8553338
UPC
4260085533381

About

Alexander Alyabyev enrolled in the Russian army when he was 25. As a calvary officer he took part in campaigns against Napoleon that took him all the way to Paris; he was badly wounded in the arm and transferred to the National Guard, where he became one of its best officers. Alyabyev had made himself a name in music salons as a composer of romanzas and brief pieces for piano prior to the Napoleonic War. After his retirement he was able to devote himself entirely to music and chose to live in Moscow. He was also known to be addicted to gambling and card games. Toward 1825 he was involved in a card game brawl where someone was killed. He was placed in jail for three years and finally sentenced to exile. From 1825 until the end of his life, Alyabyev remained under constant police supervision and was forbidden to perform in public. Alyabyev’s early works show his admiration for Beethoven, and he also wrote a great deal of salon music. His style was generally conservative and is often compared to early Schubert, particularly in view of his important art song output. In fact, Alyabyev is often nicknamed “the Russian Schubert.”

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 Piano Trio in E-Flat Major 12:14
    Track
    1
    Title
    Piano Trio in E-Flat Major
    Duration
    12:14
    Composer
    Alexander Alexandrovich Alyabiev
    Ensemble
    Beethoven Trio Bonn
  2. 2 I. Allegro con brio 10:39
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    10:39
    Composer
    Alexander Alexandrovich Alyabiev
    Performer
    Mikhail Ovrutsky, Rinko Hama
  3. 3 II. Adagio cantabile 07:18
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Adagio cantabile
    Duration
    07:18
    Composer
    Alexander Alexandrovich Alyabiev
    Performer
    Mikhail Ovrutsky, Rinko Hama
  4. 4 III. Rondo: Allegro scherzando 04:37
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro scherzando
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Alexander Alexandrovich Alyabiev
    Performer
    Mikhail Ovrutsky, Rinko Hama
  5. 5 Piano Quintet No. 1 in E-Flat Major 11:08
    Track
    5
    Title
    Piano Quintet No. 1 in E-Flat Major
    Duration
    11:08
    Composer
    Alexander Alexandrovich Alyabiev
    Performer
    Artur Chermonov, Vladimir Babeshko
    Ensemble
    Beethoven Trio Bonn
  6. 6 I. Allegro ma non troppo 08:03
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    08:03
    Composer
    Alexander Alexandrovich Alyabiev
    Ensemble
    Beethoven Trio Bonn
  7. 7 II. Adagio 05:02
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Alexander Alexandrovich Alyabiev
    Ensemble
    Beethoven Trio Bonn
  8. 8 III. Allegretto 06:37
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    06:37
    Composer
    Alexander Alexandrovich Alyabiev
    Ensemble
    Beethoven Trio Bonn