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Yevgeny Sudbin plays Medtner & Rachmaninov
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Yevgeny Sudbin plays Medtner & Rachmaninov

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Composer
MEDTNER RACHMANINOV
Artist
Yevgeny Sudbin
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Feb 12, 2016
Catalog #
BIS-1848
UPC
7318599918488

About



Having previously released recordings of Medtner's three piano concertos as well as three of Rachmaninov's five concertante works, Yevgeny Sudbin on the present disc combines solo pieces by the two friends and fellow-composers. From Sergei Rachmaninov's rich and varied production he has chosen six of the celebrated preludes, including 'Alla marcia' in G minor (Op.23 No.5) as well as the much-loved Prelude No.12 in G sharp minor from the Op.32 set. But Sudbin, who is a great admirer of Nikolai Medtner, opens his new disc with a generous selection of that composer's solo piano music. This section begins with the Prologue from Stimmungsbilder, the eighteen-year-old composer's Opus 1, and closes with Sonata tragica, composed shortly before Medtner left Russia in 1921, never to return. It also includes three of the thirty-some Fairy Tales that Medtner composed throughout his life. ‘No one tells such tales as Kolya’, Rachmaninov used to joke affectionately, and with these pieces Medtner created his own, unique genre. He himself used the Russian word skazka or German Märchen to describe them, and in his liner notes Yevgeny Sudbin suggests that the creative impulse came not only from folklore but also from such diverse sources as Push­kin, Shakespeare and even the Bible. As an interpreter of both these composers, Sudbin has proven himself both in concert and on disc, with previous recordings being named Disc of the Month in Gramophone, 'Essential Recording' in BBC Music Magazine and '10/10' on ClassicsToday.com, to mention just a few of the distinctions awarded them.

Review:

This is a wondrous disc. Sudbin seems to have an exceptional affinity with Medtner’s language. He brings both his heart and his head into play when performing these pieces. His head tackles and illuminates textures and harmonies that might seem opaque and knotty on a first study of the scores; his heart is then harnessed to convey the extraordinary sensibility, passion and thoroughly individual cast of melody that courses through the music.

Medtner’s natural companion on this disc is his intimate friend, Rachmaninov, from whose Preludes Opp 23 and 32 Sudbin draws six pieces. In all six of these preludes Sudbin deploys a luminous spectrum of timbre, a clear interpretative focus and a finely tuned imagination to encapsulate their very essence.

– Gramophone

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 8 Stimmungsbilder: No. 1. Prologue: Andante cantabile 03:45
    Track
    1
    Title
    8 Stimmungsbilder: No. 1. Prologue: Andante cantabile
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Nikolai Medtner
    Performer
    Yevgeny Sudbin
  2. 2 6 Marchen, Op. 51: No. 3 in A Major 03:24
    Track
    2
    Title
    6 Marchen, Op. 51: No. 3 in A Major
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Nikolai Medtner
    Performer
    Yevgeny Sudbin
  3. 3 Forgotten Melodies, Op. 38: No. 1. Sonata reminiscenza 13:09
    Track
    3
    Title
    Forgotten Melodies, Op. 38: No. 1. Sonata reminiscenza
    Duration
    13:09
    Composer
    Nikolai Medtner
    Performer
    Yevgeny Sudbin
  4. 4 2 Fairy Tales, Op. 20: No. 1. Allegro con espressione 02:37
    Track
    4
    Title
    2 Fairy Tales, Op. 20: No. 1. Allegro con espressione
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Nikolai Medtner
    Performer
    Yevgeny Sudbin
  5. 5 4 Skazki, Op. 26: No. 1. Allegretto frescamente 02:31
    Track
    5
    Title
    4 Skazki, Op. 26: No. 1. Allegretto frescamente
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Nikolai Medtner
    Performer
    Yevgeny Sudbin
  6. 6 No. 4. Canzon matinata 04:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 4. Canzon matinata
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Nikolai Medtner
    Performer
    Yevgeny Sudbin
  7. 7 No. 5. Sonata tragica 09:50
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 5. Sonata tragica
    Duration
    09:50
    Composer
    Nikolai Medtner
    Performer
    Yevgeny Sudbin
  8. 8 No. 4 in D Major: Andante cantabile 04:02
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 4 in D Major: Andante cantabile
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Yevgeny Sudbin
  9. 9 No. 5 in G Minor: Alla marcia 03:38
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 5 in G Minor: Alla marcia
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Yevgeny Sudbin
  10. 10 No. 5 in G Major: Moderato 02:41
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 5 in G Major: Moderato
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Yevgeny Sudbin
  11. 11 No. 6 in F Minor: Allegro appassionato 01:21
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 6 in F Minor: Allegro appassionato
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Yevgeny Sudbin
  12. 12 No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor: Allegro 02:18
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor: Allegro
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Yevgeny Sudbin
  13. 13 No. 13 in D-Flat Major: Grave - Allegro 04:40
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 13 in D-Flat Major: Grave - Allegro
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Yevgeny Sudbin