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Tchaikovsky: Grand Sonata & The Seasons / Kempf
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Tchaikovsky: Grand Sonata & The Seasons / Kempf

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Details

Composer
TCHAIKOVSKY, PYOTR IL'YICH
Artist
Freddy Kempf
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Jan 08, 2016
Catalog #
BIS-2140
UPC
7318599921402

About

Peter Tchaikovsky composed one of the most popular piano concertos in the repertory, but in solo recital programmes his name is rarely seen. Although little known, his solo piano music can nevertheless be surprisingly rewarding. It includes two large-scale sonatas, a youthful work in C-Sharp Minor, and the Grand Sonata in G major recorded here and a large number of mainly short pieces published either singly or as collections throughout the composer's life. This type of work was profitable for composer and publishers, and an indication of the relative commercial value comes from a letter in which Tchaikovsky offers his publisher the Grand Sonata for only 50 roubles, but asks 240 roubles for the twenty-four little pieces of his Children’s Album, Op. 39. A work of big, public gestures, the sonata is anything but childish and to a large extent Tchaikovsky keeps the lyrical ideas that came so naturally to him firmly under control.

In contrast, lyricism was given free rein two years earlier, in the twelve pieces that make up The Seasons. They were the result of a commission for a series of piano pieces to appear in a monthly St Petersburg journal. Some ten years after the serial publication in the journal the pieces appeared in print as a collection which has become Tchaikovsky’s best-known solo piano music. As with much of his work in this genre, the ultimate model is Schumann: January, for example, combines hints of Schumannesque Innigkeit with Tatiana’s music in Eugene Onegin. With the present recording Freddy Kempf, who made his acclaimed début recording with Schumann's Carnaval and has gone on to demonstrate his versatility in programmes taking in Bach as well as Liszt and Stravinsky, now adds Tchaikovsky to his discography.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 I. Moderato e risoluto 11:06
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Moderato e risoluto
    Duration
    11:06
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Freddy Kempf
  2. 2 II. Andante non troppo quasi moderato 06:48
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante non troppo quasi moderato
    Duration
    06:48
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Freddy Kempf
  3. 3 III. Scherzo. Allegro giocoso 02:43
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo. Allegro giocoso
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Freddy Kempf
  4. 4 IV. Finale. Allegro vivace 05:35
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    05:35
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Freddy Kempf
  5. 5 I. January. By the Hearth 04:40
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. January. By the Hearth
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Freddy Kempf
  6. 6 II. February. The Carnival 02:45
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. February. The Carnival
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Freddy Kempf
  7. 7 III. March. Song of the Lark 02:15
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. March. Song of the Lark
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Freddy Kempf
  8. 8 IV. April. Snowdrop 02:46
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. April. Snowdrop
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Freddy Kempf
  9. 9 V. May. White Nights 03:25
    Track
    9
    Title
    V. May. White Nights
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Freddy Kempf
  10. 10 VI. June. Barcarolle 04:30
    Track
    10
    Title
    VI. June. Barcarolle
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Freddy Kempf
  11. 11 VII. July. Reaper's Song 01:40
    Track
    11
    Title
    VII. July. Reaper's Song
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Freddy Kempf
  12. 12 VIII. August. The Harvest 03:21
    Track
    12
    Title
    VIII. August. The Harvest
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Freddy Kempf
  13. 13 IX. September. The Hunt 02:15
    Track
    13
    Title
    IX. September. The Hunt
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Freddy Kempf
  14. 14 X. October. Autumn Song 04:35
    Track
    14
    Title
    X. October. Autumn Song
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Freddy Kempf
  15. 15 XI. November. On the Troika 02:40
    Track
    15
    Title
    XI. November. On the Troika
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Freddy Kempf
  16. 16 XII. December. Christmas 04:12
    Track
    16
    Title
    XII. December. Christmas
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Freddy Kempf