Arensky: Five Suites For Two Pianos / Genova & Dimitrov Piano Duo
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Arensky: Five Suites For Two Pianos / Genova & Dimitrov Piano Duo

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Details

Composer
ARENSKY, ANTON
Artist
PIANO DUO GENOVA & DIMITROV
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
CPO
Released
Jul 31, 2012
Catalog #
777651-2
UPC
761203765126

About

Claudio Abbado has termed Aglika Genova and Liuben Dimitrov "the piano duo of the young generation" and the two have indeed come to be regarded as one of today’s most sought-after piano duos worldwide. On their latest CD, dedicated to their beloved teacher Vladimir Krainev, who died in 2011, they interpret suites by Anton Arensky. Arensky enjoyed enormous renown as a composer during his short lifetime and his chamber, instrumental, and vocal legacy, including above all the five suites for two pianos heard here, impressively attests to his artistic stature. From his audiences, whose members included the geniuses Tchaikovsky and Tolstoy, he earned great praise for these suites, both in the orchestral version and in the original version for two pianos. Arensky grew up in a music loving well-to-do family and studied counterpoint and fugue as well as composition under Rimsky-Korsakov at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. He then became a composition teacher at the Moscow Conservatory, where he was appointed to professorship in 1889. He trained many students who later became famous composers (including Rachmaninov and Scriabin). This refreshingly modern interpretation of the suites presents them in all their fascinating sophistication and transparency and reveals the spirited emotionality, sincerity, and bold virtuosity of the effective and dazzling piano parts in their best light. - CPO, (Translated from German.)

Tracklist 30 tracks

  1. 1 I. Romance 03:25
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Romance
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  2. 2 II. Valse 04:33
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Valse
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  3. 3 III. Polonaise 05:14
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Polonaise
    Duration
    05:14
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  4. 4 I. Le savant (The Scholar) 02:19
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Le savant (The Scholar)
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  5. 5 II. La coquette 02:32
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. La coquette
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  6. 6 III. Polichinelle 03:28
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Polichinelle
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  7. 7 IV. Le reveur (The Dreamer) 03:49
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Le reveur (The Dreamer)
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  8. 8 V. La danseuse (The Dancer) 03:18
    Track
    8
    Title
    V. La danseuse (The Dancer)
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  9. 9 I. Theme 00:59
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Theme
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  10. 10 II. Variation 1: Dialogue 01:47
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Variation 1: Dialogue
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  11. 11 III. Variation 2: Valse 01:20
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Variation 2: Valse
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  12. 12 IV. Variation 3: Marche triomphale 02:06
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Variation 3: Marche triomphale
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  13. 13 V. Variation 4: Menuet (XVIIIeme siecle) 01:50
    Track
    13
    Title
    V. Variation 4: Menuet (XVIIIeme siecle)
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  14. 14 VI. Variation 5: Gavotte 03:36
    Track
    14
    Title
    VI. Variation 5: Gavotte
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  15. 15 VII. Variation 6: Scherzo 04:14
    Track
    15
    Title
    VII. Variation 6: Scherzo
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  16. 16 VIII. Variation 7: Marche funebre 03:28
    Track
    16
    Title
    VIII. Variation 7: Marche funebre
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  17. 17 IX. Variation 8: Nocturne 03:21
    Track
    17
    Title
    IX. Variation 8: Nocturne
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  18. 18 X. Variation 9: Polonaise 03:07
    Track
    18
    Title
    X. Variation 9: Polonaise
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  19. 19 I. Prelude 02:11
    Track
    19
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  20. 20 II. Romance 02:13
    Track
    20
    Title
    II. Romance
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  21. 21 III. Le reve (The Dream) 06:49
    Track
    21
    Title
    III. Le reve (The Dream)
    Duration
    06:49
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  22. 22 IV. Finale: Presto 02:42
    Track
    22
    Title
    IV. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  23. 23 I. Praeludium 00:50
    Track
    23
    Title
    I. Praeludium
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  24. 24 II. Aria 01:46
    Track
    24
    Title
    II. Aria
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  25. 25 III. Scherzino 01:00
    Track
    25
    Title
    III. Scherzino
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  26. 26 IV. Gavotte 01:05
    Track
    26
    Title
    IV. Gavotte
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  27. 27 V. Elegia 02:26
    Track
    27
    Title
    V. Elegia
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  28. 28 VI. Romance 01:46
    Track
    28
    Title
    VI. Romance
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  29. 29 VII. Intermezzo 00:43
    Track
    29
    Title
    VII. Intermezzo
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  30. 30 VIII. Alla polacca 01:33
    Track
    30
    Title
    VIII. Alla polacca
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Anton Stepanovich Arensky
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov