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

$21.99

Details

Composer
MENDELSSOHN GRIEG
Artist
Denis Kozhukhin
Format
SACD
Label
PENTATONE
Released
Jun 28, 2019
Catalog #
PTC5186734
UPC
827949073465

About



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

Tracklist 26 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1 in E Major, Op. 19b, No. 1, MWV U86 02:58
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1 in E Major, Op. 19b, No. 1, MWV U86
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin
  2. 2 No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 19b, No. 2, MWV U80 02:38
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 19b, No. 2, MWV U80
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin
  3. 3 No. 3 in A Major, Op. 19b, No. 3, MWV U89, "Jägerlied" 02:33
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3 in A Major, Op. 19b, No. 3, MWV U89, "Jägerlied"
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin
  4. 4 No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 19b, No. 5, MWV U90 03:33
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 19b, No. 5, MWV U90
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin
  5. 5 No. 8 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 30, No. 2, MWV U77 02:13
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 8 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 30, No. 2, MWV U77
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin
  6. 6 No. 12 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 30, No. 6, MWV U110, "Venezianisches Gondellied" 02:52
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 12 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 30, No. 6, MWV U110, "Venezianisches Gondellied"
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin
  7. 7 No. 14 in C Minor, Op. 38, No. 2, MWV U115 02:13
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 14 in C Minor, Op. 38, No. 2, MWV U115
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin
  8. 8 No. 18 in A-Flat Major, Op. 38, No. 6, MWV U119, "Duetto" 03:17
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 18 in A-Flat Major, Op. 38, No. 6, MWV U119, "Duetto"
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin
  9. 9 Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 5, Op. 62: No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 62, No. 3, MWV U177, "Trauermarsch" 02:56
    Track
    9
    Title
    Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 5, Op. 62: No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 62, No. 3, MWV U177, "Trauermarsch"
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin
  10. 10 No. 32 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 67, No. 2, MWV U145 02:38
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 32 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 67, No. 2, MWV U145
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin
  11. 11 No. 34 in C Major, Op. 67, No. 4, MWV U182, "Spinnerlied" 02:00
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 34 in C Major, Op. 67, No. 4, MWV U182, "Spinnerlied"
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin
  12. 12 Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 8, Op. 102: No. 45 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 3, MWV U195 01:17
    Track
    12
    Title
    Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 8, Op. 102: No. 45 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 3, MWV U195
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin
  13. 13 No. 1. Arietta 01:10
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 1. Arietta
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin
  14. 14 No. 2. Vals (Waltz) 01:40
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 2. Vals (Waltz)
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin
  15. 15 No. 4. Alfedans (Elves' Dance) 00:58
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 4. Alfedans (Elves' Dance)
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin
  16. 16 No. 4. Halling 00:58
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 4. Halling
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin
  17. 17 No. 6. Elegi (Elegy) 02:26
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 6. Elegi (Elegy)
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin
  18. 18 No. 1. Sommerfugl (Butterfly) 02:04
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 1. Sommerfugl (Butterfly)
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin
  19. 19 No. 4. Smågfugl (Little Bird) 01:49
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 4. Smågfugl (Little Bird)
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin
  20. 20 No. 6. Til våren (To the Spring) 02:45
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 6. Til våren (To the Spring)
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin
  21. 21 Lyric Pieces, Book 4, Op. 47: No. 7. Elegi (Elegy) 02:57
    Track
    21
    Title
    Lyric Pieces, Book 4, Op. 47: No. 7. Elegi (Elegy)
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin
  22. 22 No. 3. Trolltog (March of the Trolls) 03:07
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 3. Trolltog (March of the Trolls)
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin
  23. 23 No. 4. Notturno (Nocturne) 03:02
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 4. Notturno (Nocturne)
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin
  24. 24 No. 5. Scherzo 03:10
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 5. Scherzo
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin
  25. 25 Lyric Pieces, Book 7, Op. 62: No. 4. Bekken (Brooklet) 01:53
    Track
    25
    Title
    Lyric Pieces, Book 7, Op. 62: No. 4. Bekken (Brooklet)
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin
  26. 26 Lyric Pieces, Book 8, Op. 65: No. 6. Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Wedding Day at Troldhaugen) 06:09
    Track
    26
    Title
    Lyric Pieces, Book 8, Op. 65: No. 6. Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Wedding Day at Troldhaugen)
    Duration
    06:09
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Denis Kozhukhin