Grieg: Lyric Pieces - Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte / Kozhukhin

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Release Date
June 28, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      MENDELSSOHN GRIEG
    • PERFORMER
      Denis Kozhukhin
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 28, 2019
    • UPC
      827949073465
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      PTC5186734
    • LABEL
      PENTATONE
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1 in E Major, Op. 19b, No. 1, MWV U86

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

    2. No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 19b, No. 2, MWV U80

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

    3. No. 3 in A Major, Op. 19b, No. 3, MWV U89, "Jägerlied"

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

    4. No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 19b, No. 5, MWV U90

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

    5. No. 8 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 30, No. 2, MWV U77

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

    6. No. 12 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 30, No. 6, MWV U110, "Venezianisches Gondellied"

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

    7. No. 14 in C Minor, Op. 38, No. 2, MWV U115

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

    8. No. 18 in A-Flat Major, Op. 38, No. 6, MWV U119, "Duetto"

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

    9. Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 5, Op. 62: No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 62, No. 3, MWV U177, "Trauermarsch"

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

    10. No. 32 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 67, No. 2, MWV U145

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

    11. No. 34 in C Major, Op. 67, No. 4, MWV U182, "Spinnerlied"

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

    12. Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 8, Op. 102: No. 45 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 3, MWV U195

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

    13. No. 1. Arietta

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

    14. No. 2. Vals (Waltz)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

    15. No. 4. Alfedans (Elves' Dance)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

    16. No. 4. Halling

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

    17. No. 6. Elegi (Elegy)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

    18. No. 1. Sommerfugl (Butterfly)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

    19. No. 4. Smågfugl (Little Bird)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

    20. No. 6. Til våren (To the Spring)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

    21. Lyric Pieces, Book 4, Op. 47: No. 7. Elegi (Elegy)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

    22. No. 3. Trolltog (March of the Trolls)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

    23. No. 4. Notturno (Nocturne)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

    24. No. 5. Scherzo

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

    25. Lyric Pieces, Book 7, Op. 62: No. 4. Bekken (Brooklet)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

    26. Lyric Pieces, Book 8, Op. 65: No. 6. Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Wedding Day at Troldhaugen)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin




On his new solo album, Russian star pianist Denis Kozhukhin presents a personal and colourful collection of character pieces taken from Mendelssohn’s Lieder ohne Worte and Edvard Grieg’s Lyric Pieces. Combing these miniature gems by two outstanding poets of music, Kozhukhin provides a shining example of how disarmingly touching and penetrating a simple song or a vision of nature captured in sound can be. The programme features classics such as Mendelssohn’s Venetian Gondola Song and Grieg’s Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, as well as less famous but equally enchanting pieces. Kozhukhin lifts out the noble simplicity of these works with his delicate playing. Denis Kozhukhin has established himself as one of the greatest pianists of his generation. He now presents the fifth chapter to his exclusive collaboration with PENTATONE, after albums with the piano concertos of Grieg and Tchaikovsky (2016), Brahms Ballades and Fantasies (2017), Ravel and Gershwin piano concertos, as well as Richard Strauss’ Burleske (both 2018).

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REVIEW:

Once in a while a piano recording comes along that really plucks at the heart-strings. Denis Kozhukhin's compilation of miniatures by Mendelssohn and Grieg is one such. He brings to the table a perfect balance between spontaneity and control, teamed with infinite variety of touch and timbre. Every phrase is imbued with sensitivity and luminous beauty.

– Gramophone