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Pejačević: Piano Music / Litvintseva
Piano Classics

Pejačević: Piano Music / Litvintseva

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Details

Composer
PEJACEVIC, DORA
Artist
Ekaterina Litvintseva
Format
CD
Label
Piano Classics
Released
Oct 22, 2021
Catalog #
PCL10226
UPC
5029365102261

About

When the Siberian-born ‘Arctic Circle Pianist’ Ekaterina Litvintseva heard “Blumenleben” (‘Life of Flowers’) for the first time, she immediately resolved to find out more about the life and music of Dora Pejačević (1885-1923). This resolution prompted her to investigate an extraordinary corpus of music, remarkable not least for its sheer diversity, which she has attempted to convey in this selection of Pejačević’s piano output. Among 57 extant works, 24 are scored for solo piano; there would surely have been many more in both categories had she not died of kidney failure on 5 March 1923, aged 37, having suffered complications in giving birth to her first child. This newly recorded recital marks Ekaterina Litvinseva’s debut on Piano Classics, and should attract the attention of pianophiles everywhere.

REVIEW:

The 30-something Ekaterina Litvintseva has been amassing a distinguished discography—and this, apparently her first recorded sojourn beyond canonical composers, is a fine addition, exhibiting the combination of sensitivity and self-assurance that have marked her playing up until now. Her tempos are flexible, but her rubato never threatens the music’s line (note, as but one example, the way she navigates the tempo shifts in the slightly off-kilter Caprice-Waltz No. 2); her balances are lucid; and her technique easily meets the needs of the music. Veljkovic, fine though she is, is relatively stolid in the bigger moments. Either way, though, unless you’re allergic to piano music of the period, you owe it to yourself to make the acquaintance of Dora Pejačević if you haven’t done so already. Piano Classics, as usual, has clean sound and solid notes. 

-- Fanfare

Tracklist 29 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Sehnsucht 03:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Sehnsucht
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  2. 2 No. 2. Leid 01:27
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Leid
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  3. 3 No. 3. Frage 01:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Frage
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  4. 4 No. 4. Klage 02:36
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Klage
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  5. 5 No. 5. Bitte 00:59
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Bitte
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  6. 6 No. 6. Wahn 01:23
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. Wahn
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  7. 7 No. 1. Schneeglöckchen 01:59
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1. Schneeglöckchen
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  8. 8 No. 2. Veilchen 02:31
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 2. Veilchen
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  9. 9 No. 3. Maiglöckchen 01:19
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 3. Maiglöckchen
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  10. 10 No. 4. Vergißmeinnicht 01:25
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 4. Vergißmeinnicht
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  11. 11 No. 5. Rose 01:45
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 5. Rose
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  12. 12 No. 6. Rote Nelken 02:58
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 6. Rote Nelken
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  13. 13 No. 7. Lilien 02:33
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 7. Lilien
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  14. 14 No. 8. Chrysanthemen 03:24
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 8. Chrysanthemen
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  15. 15 No. 1. Moderato 01:04
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 1. Moderato
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  16. 16 No. 2. Grazioso 01:33
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 2. Grazioso
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  17. 17 No. 3. Im Ländler-Tempo 01:29
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 3. Im Ländler-Tempo
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  18. 18 No. 4. Wiegend 01:32
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 4. Wiegend
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  19. 19 No. 5. Lento 02:54
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 5. Lento
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  20. 20 No. 6. Tempo giusto 01:06
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 6. Tempo giusto
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  21. 21 No. 7. Allegretto 01:40
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 7. Allegretto
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  22. 22 No. 8. Grazioso, allegremente 01:06
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 8. Grazioso, allegremente
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  23. 23 No. 9. Moderato 01:25
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 9. Moderato
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  24. 24 No. 1. An Dich! 01:49
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 1. An Dich!
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  25. 25 No. 2. Vor deinem Bild 02:09
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 2. Vor deinem Bild
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  26. 26 Capriccio, Op. 47 03:00
    Track
    26
    Title
    Capriccio, Op. 47
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  27. 27 No. 1. Sehr ruhig, mit innigem Ausdruck 02:37
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 1. Sehr ruhig, mit innigem Ausdruck
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  28. 28 No. 2. Leicht bewegt und verträumt 02:10
    Track
    28
    Title
    No. 2. Leicht bewegt und verträumt
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
  29. 29 Piano Sonata in A-Flat Major, Op. 57 11:15
    Track
    29
    Title
    Piano Sonata in A-Flat Major, Op. 57
    Duration
    11:15
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva