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Godowsky, Franck & Rachmaninoff: Chiaroscuro

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Composer
Cesar Franck, Leopold Godowsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff
Artist
Roman Borisov
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Feb 14, 2025
Catalog #
ALPHA1080
UPC
3701624510803

About

In 2022, 19-year-old pianist Roman Borisov became the youngest winner of the prestigious Kissinger KlavierOlymp competition. After taking part in Alpha's 'Next Generation Mozart Soloists' collection (ALPHA991), he now presents his first solo recital in Alpha's ongoing 'Piano Stories' series, which he sees as a 'conversation with the past', featuring composers inspired by earlier styles to create new works. Born in 1870, the brilliant virtuoso pianist Leopold Godowsky composed twenty-four 'free arrangements' of music by masters of the Baroque. Among these, Roman Borisov has selected pieces based on works by Rameau, Corelli, Scarlatti and John Loeillet (whose pieces were originally mis-attributed to Lully)... In 1931, Rachmaninoff composed his last original work for solo piano: a set of variations on 'La Folia', a 15th-century dance theme that Corelli famously used in one of his violin sonatas. The encounter between the Baroque style and the harmonic richness of the Russian composer is fascinating. The superb Prelude, Chorale and Fugue composed by Cesar Franck in 1884, an obvious tribute to J.S. Bach, concludes Roman's pianistic journey through time.

Tracklist 31 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Sarabande in E Major (Rameau) 02:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Sarabande in E Major (Rameau)
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  2. 2 No. 3. Menuet in A Minor (Rameau) 05:24
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 3. Menuet in A Minor (Rameau)
    Duration
    05:24
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  3. 3 No. 8. Pastorale (Angelus) in G Major (Corelli) 05:21
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 8. Pastorale (Angelus) in G Major (Corelli)
    Duration
    05:21
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  4. 4 No. 10. Courante in E Minor (Lully) 03:58
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 10. Courante in E Minor (Lully)
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  5. 5 Renaissance, Book 4: No. 19. Concert-Allegro in A Major (Scarlatti) 05:43
    Track
    5
    Title
    Renaissance, Book 4: No. 19. Concert-Allegro in A Major (Scarlatti)
    Duration
    05:43
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  6. 6 Prélude - 04:43
    Track
    6
    Title
    Prélude -
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    César Franck
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  7. 7 Choral (Chorale) - 06:07
    Track
    7
    Title
    Choral (Chorale) -
    Duration
    06:07
    Composer
    César Franck
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  8. 8 Fugue 07:27
    Track
    8
    Title
    Fugue
    Duration
    07:27
    Composer
    César Franck
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  9. 9 Theme: Andante 00:51
    Track
    9
    Title
    Theme: Andante
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  10. 10 Variation 1: Poco più mosso 00:32
    Track
    10
    Title
    Variation 1: Poco più mosso
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  11. 11 Variation 2: L'istesso tempo 00:32
    Track
    11
    Title
    Variation 2: L'istesso tempo
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  12. 12 Variation 3: Tempo di menuetto 00:33
    Track
    12
    Title
    Variation 3: Tempo di menuetto
    Duration
    00:33
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  13. 13 Variation 4: Andante 00:53
    Track
    13
    Title
    Variation 4: Andante
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  14. 14 Variation 5: Allegro (ma non tanto) 00:20
    Track
    14
    Title
    Variation 5: Allegro (ma non tanto)
    Duration
    00:20
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  15. 15 Variation 6: L'istesso tempo 00:22
    Track
    15
    Title
    Variation 6: L'istesso tempo
    Duration
    00:22
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  16. 16 Variation 7: Vivace 00:25
    Track
    16
    Title
    Variation 7: Vivace
    Duration
    00:25
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  17. 17 Variation 8: Adagio misterioso 01:07
    Track
    17
    Title
    Variation 8: Adagio misterioso
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  18. 18 Variation 9: Un poco più mosso 01:02
    Track
    18
    Title
    Variation 9: Un poco più mosso
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  19. 19 Variation 10: Allegro scherzando 00:39
    Track
    19
    Title
    Variation 10: Allegro scherzando
    Duration
    00:39
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  20. 20 Variation 11: Allegro vivace 00:22
    Track
    20
    Title
    Variation 11: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    00:22
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  21. 21 Variation 12: L'istesso tempo 00:37
    Track
    21
    Title
    Variation 12: L'istesso tempo
    Duration
    00:37
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  22. 22 Variation 13: Agitato 00:32
    Track
    22
    Title
    Variation 13: Agitato
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  23. 23 Intermezzo 01:23
    Track
    23
    Title
    Intermezzo
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  24. 24 Variation 14: Andante (come prima) 00:58
    Track
    24
    Title
    Variation 14: Andante (come prima)
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  25. 25 Variation 15: L'istesso tempo 01:35
    Track
    25
    Title
    Variation 15: L'istesso tempo
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  26. 26 Variation 16: Allegro vivace 00:32
    Track
    26
    Title
    Variation 16: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  27. 27 Variation 17: Meno mosso 01:04
    Track
    27
    Title
    Variation 17: Meno mosso
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  28. 28 Variation 18: Allegro con brio 00:34
    Track
    28
    Title
    Variation 18: Allegro con brio
    Duration
    00:34
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  29. 29 Variation 19: Più mosso, Agitato 00:28
    Track
    29
    Title
    Variation 19: Più mosso, Agitato
    Duration
    00:28
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  30. 30 Variation 20: Più mosso 00:54
    Track
    30
    Title
    Variation 20: Più mosso
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Roman Borisov
  31. 31 Coda: Andante 01:40
    Track
    31
    Title
    Coda: Andante
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Roman Borisov