Elmas: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1 / Ayrapetyan
Details
- Composer
- Stephan Elmas
- Artist
- Mikael Ayrapetyan
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Grand Piano
- Released
- Oct 14, 2022
- Catalog #
- GP914
- UPC
- 747313991426
About
Armenian pianist and composer Stephan Elmas was a child prodigy who met Franz Liszt and became closely acquainted with Rubinstein and Massenet. Elmas’s life was darkened by illness and the tragedy of his homeland, but his music reflects the ease and facility of his technique, harking back to the Romanticism of Chopin, Liszt and Schumann, rather than the challenging times in which he lived, and with a quality of craftsmanship that gives his music a magnetic attractiveness. Mikael Ayrapetyan continues his acclaimed exploration of rediscovered Armenian piano repertoire with the first in this series of Elmas’s complete works for piano.
REVIEWS:
All in all, this was a highly enjoyable recital…What Elmas, and in turn Ayrapetyan, prove throughout this recital is that there is still quite a bit to say in these styles and musical language.
-- Fanfare
this first volume in a complete series is to be welcomed. Mikael Ayrapetan’s performances bring this music to life and make for a very enjoyable collection. This volume places the Seven Nocturnes together with a number of Ballades, Barcarolles and Romance in Eb Major.
-- Lark Reviews
Tracklist 13 tracks
-
1 Ballade No. 1 in E-Flat Major 08:22
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Ballade No. 1 in E-Flat Major
- Duration
- 08:22
- Composer
- Stephan Elmas
- Performer
- Mikael Ayrapetyan
-
2 Ballade No. 2 in B Major 08:35
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Ballade No. 2 in B Major
- Duration
- 08:35
- Composer
- Stephan Elmas
- Performer
- Mikael Ayrapetyan
-
3 Ballade in G Major 03:36
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Ballade in G Major
- Duration
- 03:36
- Composer
- Stephan Elmas
- Performer
- Mikael Ayrapetyan
-
4 Romance for Piano in E-Flat Major 03:11
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Romance for Piano in E-Flat Major
- Duration
- 03:11
- Composer
- Stephan Elmas
- Performer
- Mikael Ayrapetyan
-
5 Barcarolle No. 1 in E-Flat Minor 05:24
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Barcarolle No. 1 in E-Flat Minor
- Duration
- 05:24
- Composer
- Stephan Elmas
- Performer
- Mikael Ayrapetyan
-
6 Barcarolle No. 2 in C Minor 07:00
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Barcarolle No. 2 in C Minor
- Duration
- 07:00
- Composer
- Stephan Elmas
- Performer
- Mikael Ayrapetyan
-
7 Nocturne No. 1 in B Major 04:55
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Nocturne No. 1 in B Major
- Duration
- 04:55
- Composer
- Stephan Elmas
- Performer
- Mikael Ayrapetyan
-
8 Nocturne No. 2 in E Major 04:39
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Nocturne No. 2 in E Major
- Duration
- 04:39
- Composer
- Stephan Elmas
- Performer
- Mikael Ayrapetyan
-
9 Nocturne No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor 04:17
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Nocturne No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor
- Duration
- 04:17
- Composer
- Stephan Elmas
- Performer
- Mikael Ayrapetyan
-
10 Nocturne No. 4 in D Major 03:37
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Nocturne No. 4 in D Major
- Duration
- 03:37
- Composer
- Stephan Elmas
- Performer
- Mikael Ayrapetyan
-
11 Nocturne No. 5 in G-Flat Major 04:41
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Nocturne No. 5 in G-Flat Major
- Duration
- 04:41
- Composer
- Stephan Elmas
- Performer
- Mikael Ayrapetyan
-
12 Nocturne No. 6 in A-Flat Major 05:24
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Nocturne No. 6 in A-Flat Major
- Duration
- 05:24
- Composer
- Stephan Elmas
- Performer
- Mikael Ayrapetyan
-
13 Nocturne No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor 04:49
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Nocturne No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor
- Duration
- 04:49
- Composer
- Stephan Elmas
- Performer
- Mikael Ayrapetyan