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Berceuse / Anna Geniushene
Piano Classics

Berceuse / Anna Geniushene

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Details

Composer
Alfredo Casella, Erik Satie, Paul Hindemith, York Bowen, Pederico Mompou, Henri Dutilleux, Leonid Ds
Artist
Anna Geniushene
Format
CD
Label
Piano Classics
Released
Sep 22, 2023
Catalog #
PCL10279
UPC
5029365102797

About

A unique and imaginative collection newly recorded by a recent star of the Van Cliburn Piano Competition. Anna Geniushene’s fresh; layered; and powerful interpretations won her a worldwide following at the 2022 edition of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition; where she took Silver Medal with a stunning account of Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto which the critic for Gramophone compared in its power and nuance to Van Cliburn himself.

Born in Moscow; Anna Geniushene pursued graduate studies in London and now lives in Lithuania with her husband; the pianist Lukas Geniusas. In her own booklet introduction; she explains the inspiration for this quirky collection of instrumental lullabies. The Berceuse is ‘associated with tenderness; care; purest love; and the most sensitive moments in our lives.’ She dedicates the album to her two young sons. Perhaps the most celebrated Berceuse of all; by Chopin; is missing; because it was Anna Geniushene’s particular wish to find and share neglected examples of the genre; even by well-known composers. Debussy composed the Berceuse heroique during the First World War as a tribute to the soldiers on the Western Front. The Berceuse Elegiaque of Busoni is better known in its orchestral guise. The brief Berceuse by Hindemith; unpublished in his lifetime; ‘draws listeners’ attention by its utterly eloquent and typically sarcastic character; which has nothing in common with traditional lullabies.’ The sheer diversity of composers makes for a continually varied sequence. George Crumb evokes a magical night-time stillness with a minimum of notes. Mompou’s Berceuse is likewise remarkable for its distilled serenity; whereas the examples by Granados; John Field and Liszt bring comfort with more Romantically moulded melodies in the tradition of Chopin. Anna Geniushene closes the album with two Russian Berceuses; by Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky; lyrical; simple and utterly beguiling in her hands.

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 Berceuse triste, Op. 14 04:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    Berceuse triste, Op. 14
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Alfredo Casella
    Performer
    Anna Geniushene
  2. 2 Enfantillages pittoresques: II. Berceuse 02:22
    Track
    2
    Title
    Enfantillages pittoresques: II. Berceuse
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Anna Geniushene
  3. 3 Berceuse 00:47
    Track
    3
    Title
    Berceuse
    Duration
    00:47
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Anna Geniushene
  4. 4 Au gré des ondes: I. Prélude et berceuse 03:01
    Track
    4
    Title
    Au gré des ondes: I. Prélude et berceuse
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Henri Dutilleux
    Performer
    Anna Geniushene
  5. 5 24 Pieces: No. 4. Lopšinė (Berceuse) 01:45
    Track
    5
    Title
    24 Pieces: No. 4. Lopšinė (Berceuse)
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Balys Dvarionas
    Performer
    Anna Geniushene
  6. 6 Berceuse in D Major, Op. 83 03:58
    Track
    6
    Title
    Berceuse in D Major, Op. 83
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    York Bowen
    Performer
    Anna Geniushene
  7. 7 Moscow: Berceuse 05:22
    Track
    7
    Title
    Moscow: Berceuse
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Leonid Arkad'yevich Desyatnikov
    Performer
    Anna Geniushene
  8. 8 Impresiones intimas: IV. Cuna (Cradle) 02:14
    Track
    8
    Title
    Impresiones intimas: IV. Cuna (Cradle)
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Federico Mompou
    Performer
    Anna Geniushene
  9. 9 Escenas románticas: No. 2. b. Berceuse 03:30
    Track
    9
    Title
    Escenas románticas: No. 2. b. Berceuse
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Enrique Granados
    Performer
    Anna Geniushene
  10. 10 Rêveries d'automne, Op. 8: No. 16. Berceuse (Lullaby) 01:45
    Track
    10
    Title
    Rêveries d'automne, Op. 8: No. 16. Berceuse (Lullaby)
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Vladimir Rebikov
    Performer
    Anna Geniushene
  11. 11 Berceuse, Op. 1 03:43
    Track
    11
    Title
    Berceuse, Op. 1
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Anna Geniushene
  12. 12 Nocturne No. 6 in F Major, H. 40A 05:51
    Track
    12
    Title
    Nocturne No. 6 in F Major, H. 40A
    Duration
    05:51
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Anna Geniushene
  13. 13 Élégien: No. 7. Berceuse 04:41
    Track
    13
    Title
    Élégien: No. 7. Berceuse
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Ferruccio Busoni
    Performer
    Anna Geniushene
  14. 14 Wiegenlied (Chant du berceau), S198/R58 04:49
    Track
    14
    Title
    Wiegenlied (Chant du berceau), S198/R58
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Anna Geniushene
  15. 15 A Little Suite for Christmas, AD 1979: II. Berceuse for the Infant Jesus 01:58
    Track
    15
    Title
    A Little Suite for Christmas, AD 1979: II. Berceuse for the Infant Jesus
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    George Crumb
    Performer
    Anna Geniushene
  16. 16 Berceuse héroïque 04:14
    Track
    16
    Title
    Berceuse héroïque
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Anna Geniushene
  17. 17 Ballet Suite, No. 3: IV. Elegy (arr. for piano) 04:14
    Track
    17
    Title
    Ballet Suite, No. 3: IV. Elegy (arr. for piano)
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Anna Geniushene
  18. 18 18 Morceaux, Op. 72: No. 2. Berceuse 06:20
    Track
    18
    Title
    18 Morceaux, Op. 72: No. 2. Berceuse
    Duration
    06:20
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Anna Geniushene