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Nikolai Tcherepnin: Piano Music / David Witten
Toccata

Nikolai Tcherepnin: Piano Music / David Witten

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Details

Composer
TCHEREPNIN, NIKOLAI
Artist
David, Witten
Format
CD
Label
Toccata
Released
Jul 12, 2011
Catalog #
TOCC0117
UPC
5060113441171

About

[Nikolai Tcherepnin]...student of Rimsky-Korsakov and teacher of Prokofiev, is revealed in all his pianistic glory in these fascinating first recordings, from the lushly romantic early "Three Pieces", with their tinges of Chopin and Rachmaninov, to a charmingly original set of tone poems based on children's alphabet sketches, which display just why his friends teasingly called him "Debussy Ravelovich".

- Stephen Pritchard, The Observer, [15 May 2011]

Nikolai Tcherepnin (1873–1945) – a student of Rimsky-Korsakov and teacher of Prokofiev – was a Russian-born composer and conductor, and the first of his family’s musical dynasty. His piano music reveals a diversity of influences: the Three Pieces (c. 1890) have echoes of Chopin and Rachmaninov; the Fourteen Sketches on Pictures from the Russian Alphabet (1908) are miniature tone-poems inspired by Alexander Benois’ beautifully illustrated alphabet book for children; [reproduced in the CD booklet] and The Fisherman and the Fish (c. 1914) is a vivid musical depiction of this Pushkin poem, complete with watery splashes!

- Toccata Classics

Pianist David Witten's international career has included numerous concert tours in Ireland, Finland, Russia, Ukraine, Europe, Mexico, and South America. As the recipient of a 1990 Fulbright Scholar award, Witten spent five months teaching and concertizing throughout Brazil, and he is frequently invited back to give concerts and masterclasses.

Tracklist 23 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Reverie 03:42
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Reverie
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Nikolai Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Witten
  2. 2 No. 2. Etude 04:41
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Etude
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Nikolai Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Witten
  3. 3 No. 3. Idylle 06:15
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Idylle
    Duration
    06:15
    Composer
    Nikolai Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Witten
  4. 4 No. 1. Moor 01:08
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 1. Moor
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Nikolai Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Witten
  5. 5 No. 2. Baba-Yaga 01:19
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2. Baba-Yaga
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Nikolai Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Witten
  6. 6 No. 3. General 01:18
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 3. General
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Nikolai Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Witten
  7. 7 No. 4. Dacha 02:51
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 4. Dacha
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Nikolai Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Witten
  8. 8 No. 5. Egypt 02:43
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 5. Egypt
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Nikolai Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Witten
  9. 9 No. 6. Stars 02:33
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 6. Stars
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Nikolai Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Witten
  10. 10 No. 7. Mama 01:41
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 7. Mama
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Nikolai Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Witten
  11. 11 No. 8. The Lake 01:52
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 8. The Lake
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Nikolai Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Witten
  12. 12 No. 9. Bed-time 04:37
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 9. Bed-time
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Nikolai Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Witten
  13. 13 No. 10. The Forest 03:55
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 10. The Forest
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Nikolai Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Witten
  14. 14 No. 11. Sweets 01:44
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 11. Sweets
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Nikolai Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Witten
  15. 15 No. 12. The Khan 02:50
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 12. The Khan
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Nikolai Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Witten
  16. 16 No. 13. The Tzarina 02:37
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 13. The Tzarina
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Nikolai Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Witten
  17. 17 No. 14. Stuffed Bear 01:41
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 14. Stuffed Bear
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Nikolai Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Witten
  18. 18 I. Andantino commodo 02:14
    Track
    18
    Title
    I. Andantino commodo
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Nikolai Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Witten
  19. 19 II. Moderato assai 03:20
    Track
    19
    Title
    II. Moderato assai
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Nikolai Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Witten
  20. 20 III. Moderato assai molto risoluto 03:18
    Track
    20
    Title
    III. Moderato assai molto risoluto
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Nikolai Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Witten
  21. 21 IV. Andantino mosso 01:49
    Track
    21
    Title
    IV. Andantino mosso
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Nikolai Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Witten
  22. 22 V. Marziale maestoso 02:58
    Track
    22
    Title
    V. Marziale maestoso
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Nikolai Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Witten
  23. 23 VI. Andantino con moto 04:29
    Track
    23
    Title
    VI. Andantino con moto
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Nikolai Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Witten