Kapustin: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 6 / Dupree, Beykirch, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
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Kapustin: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 6 / Dupree, Beykirch, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

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Composer
Nikolai Kapustin
Artist
Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Capriccio
Released
Nov 15, 2024
Catalog #
C5528
UPC
845221055282

About

When the music of Nikolai Kapustin was discovered by a wider audience in the West, it was positively shocking: Who was this Soviet (!) composer, whose music sounded more like an Oscar Peterson improvisation than anything else - but who wrote detailed scores, black with notes?! As we discover more and more of his music and as we again can hear on the present recording, Kapustin developed his style subtly and steadily. He went with the times. As the music that influenced him changed, so did Kapustin's. The development of Big Band Jazz can be traced in his work. In that sense Kapustin never settled on one style (within the parameters of his unique fusion of jazz and classical, granted) but remained flexible about the musical material and the way he related it to the orchestra.

Critic reviews

  • “…Frank Dupree has succeeded in creating another Kapustin album that effortlessly takes its place at the top of the discography and cannot be praised highly enough for its skillful advocacy of music that is still too little known.”

    Pizzicato, Supersonic, November 2024

  • “Here, the worlds of classical and jazz are perfectly fused… in the talented hands of pianist Frank Dupree and the assembled SWR forces, it’s unadulterated fun from the very first flourish.”

    BBC Music Magazine, 5 stars, February 2025

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  • “This is another splendid Kapustin disc from Capriccio. It’s played with just the right level of orchestral jazz elements.”

    MusicWeb International, Recommended, November 2024

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 Variations, Op. 3 03:23
    Track
    1
    Title
    Variations, Op. 3
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Meinhard Jenne, Jakob Krupp
    Ensemble
    SWR Big Band
    Conductor
    Dominik Beykirch
  2. 2 Toccata, Op. 8 04:33
    Track
    2
    Title
    Toccata, Op. 8
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Meinhard Jenne, Jakob Krupp
    Ensemble
    SWR Big Band
    Conductor
    Dominik Beykirch
  3. 3 I. Allegro molto 05:39
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Allegro molto
    Duration
    05:39
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Meinhard Jenne, Jakob Krupp
    Ensemble
    SWR Big Band, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dominik Beykirch
  4. 4 II. Andante 05:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Meinhard Jenne, Jakob Krupp
    Ensemble
    SWR Big Band, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dominik Beykirch
  5. 5 III. Rondo - Toccata 04:42
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Rondo - Toccata
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Meinhard Jenne, Jakob Krupp
    Ensemble
    SWR Big Band, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dominik Beykirch
  6. 6 Nocturne in G Major, Op. 16 05:00
    Track
    6
    Title
    Nocturne in G Major, Op. 16
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Meinhard Jenne, Jakob Krupp
    Ensemble
    SWR Big Band, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dominik Beykirch
  7. 7 I. Introduction 04:11
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Introduction
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Meinhard Jenne, Jakob Krupp
    Ensemble
    SWR Big Band, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dominik Beykirch
  8. 8 II. Humoresque 06:15
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Humoresque
    Duration
    06:15
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Meinhard Jenne, Jakob Krupp
    Ensemble
    SWR Big Band, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dominik Beykirch
  9. 9 I. Allegro 08:48
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    08:48
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Meinhard Jenne, Jakob Krupp
    Ensemble
    SWR Big Band
    Conductor
    Dominik Beykirch
  10. 10 II. Larghetto 04:14
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Larghetto
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Meinhard Jenne, Jakob Krupp
    Ensemble
    SWR Big Band
    Conductor
    Dominik Beykirch
  11. 11 III. Allegro giocoso 04:55
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Allegro giocoso
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Meinhard Jenne, Jakob Krupp
    Ensemble
    SWR Big Band
    Conductor
    Dominik Beykirch