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Tchaikovsky Plus One, Vol. 1 / Douglas
Chandos

Tchaikovsky Plus One, Vol. 1 / Douglas

$21.99

Details

Composer
MODEST PETROVICH MUSSORGSKY P
Artist
Barry Douglas
Format
CD
Label
Chandos
Released
Nov 16, 2018
Catalog #
CHAN 10991
UPC
095115199121

About

Two of the most popular romantic Russian piano works from the mid-1870s are heard on this new album from the celebrated Barry Douglas. Lyricism lies at the heart of the twelve movements of Tchaikovsky’s ‘The Seasons’ (1875-76), commissioned by the periodical Nouvelliste to appear monthly, accompanied by poetic epigraphs. Tchaikovsky got his servant to remind him of his duty on a certain day in the month, and composed each piece in a single sitting. Each reflects characteristics of a different month, the style is simple, the mood introspective. While the poetic aspect of The Seasons was prompted by the individual musical contributions, ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ (1874) was provoked by a visit which Mussorgsky made to an exhibition of sketches and paintings by his late friend Viktor Hartmann. The technically demanding memorial, a popular genre in Russian romanticism, is here played thoughtfully and sympathetically by Barry Douglas.

REVIEWS:

Musorgsky’s magnum opus requires pianism of dazzling virtuoso panache, and here Douglas is really in his element. His supreme technical ease and tonal control when the notes start flying – as in the ‘Ballet of the Chicks in their Shells’, ‘Limoges’, and (especially) ‘Baba Yaga’ – brings a special sense of frisson.

– BBC Music Magazine

I don’t know how long he has had these works in his repertoire but they sound like old friends, well played-in. Few performances of Pictures have been imbued with such musical and textual integrity; each section is deftly characterised; the full tonal and dynamic range of the piano brought appropriately to bear.

– Gramophone

Tracklist 28 tracks

  1. 1 I. January: By the Fireside 05:09
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. January: By the Fireside
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  2. 2 II. February: Carnival 02:53
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. February: Carnival
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  3. 3 III. March: Song of the Lark 02:52
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. March: Song of the Lark
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  4. 4 IV. April: Snowdrop 02:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. April: Snowdrop
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  5. 5 V. May: May Nights 04:18
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. May: May Nights
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  6. 6 VI. June: Barcarolle 04:57
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. June: Barcarolle
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  7. 7 VII. July: Song of the Reaper 01:53
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. July: Song of the Reaper
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  8. 8 VIII. August: The Harvest 03:05
    Track
    8
    Title
    VIII. August: The Harvest
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  9. 9 IX. September: The Hunt 02:36
    Track
    9
    Title
    IX. September: The Hunt
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  10. 10 X. October: Autumn Song 04:34
    Track
    10
    Title
    X. October: Autumn Song
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  11. 11 XI. November: Troika 02:52
    Track
    11
    Title
    XI. November: Troika
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  12. 12 XII. December: Christmas 04:09
    Track
    12
    Title
    XII. December: Christmas
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  13. 13 Promenade 01:22
    Track
    13
    Title
    Promenade
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  14. 14 I. Gnomus 02:41
    Track
    14
    Title
    I. Gnomus
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  15. 15 Promenade 00:58
    Track
    15
    Title
    Promenade
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  16. 16 II. Old Castle 04:14
    Track
    16
    Title
    II. Old Castle
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  17. 17 Promenade 00:28
    Track
    17
    Title
    Promenade
    Duration
    00:28
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  18. 18 III. Tuileries 01:02
    Track
    18
    Title
    III. Tuileries
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  19. 19 IV. Bydlo 03:08
    Track
    19
    Title
    IV. Bydlo
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  20. 20 Promenade 00:46
    Track
    20
    Title
    Promenade
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  21. 21 V. Ballet of the Chickens in their Shells 01:04
    Track
    21
    Title
    V. Ballet of the Chickens in their Shells
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  22. 22 VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle 02:14
    Track
    22
    Title
    VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  23. 23 Promenade 01:23
    Track
    23
    Title
    Promenade
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  24. 24 VII. The Market-Place at Limoges 01:24
    Track
    24
    Title
    VII. The Market-Place at Limoges
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  25. 25 VIII. Catacombae (Sepulcrum romanum) - 01:54
    Track
    25
    Title
    VIII. Catacombae (Sepulcrum romanum) -
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  26. 26 VIII. Con mortuis in lingua mortua 02:10
    Track
    26
    Title
    VIII. Con mortuis in lingua mortua
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  27. 27 IX. The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yaga) 03:21
    Track
    27
    Title
    IX. The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yaga)
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas
  28. 28 X. The Great Gate at Kiev 05:18
    Track
    28
    Title
    X. The Great Gate at Kiev
    Duration
    05:18
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Barry Douglas