About this Release
“In this volume is the heart of "Russian" Tcherepnin: the Rondo à la Russe and Slavic Transcriptions Op. 27, both works that for me are among the finest examples of the Russian music of all centuries, now presented for the first time on a CD.” — Giorgio Koukl
TCHEREPNIN, ALEXANDER (1899–1977)
Complete Piano Music • 6
- Giorgio Koukl, piano
Selected from particularly fertile and contrasting periods of Tcherepnin’s career, these works include a remarkable version of the Volga Boatman’s Song in the bravura Slavic Transcriptions, and the vividly imaginative Le monde en vitrine influenced by Stravinsky. Song and Refrain combines beautiful melody with rhythmic freedom, while Rondo à la Russe is a three-minute gem.
This recording was made on a modern instrument: Steinway, Model D
Tracklist
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Songs without Words, Op. 82 (1953) (00:11:00 )
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1
No. 1. Elegy (00:02:01)
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2
No. 2. Rondel (00:01:51)
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3
No. 3. Enigma (00:02:34)
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4
No. 4. The Juggler (00:01:05)
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5
No. 5. Hymn to Our Lady (00:02:42)
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Chant et Refrain, Op. 66 (1940) (00:04:44 )
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Chant (00:03:02)
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Refrain (00:02:32)
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Le Monde en Vitrine, Op. 75 (1946) (00:11:03 )
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I. The Greyhounds and the Cow (00:01:58)
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II. Crabs (00:02:11)
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III. The Frog (00:01:48)
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IV. The Weasel (00:02:04)
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12
V. The Deer (00:03:02)
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13
La Quatriéme (1849) (00:03:01)
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2 Novelettes, Op. 19 (1922) (00:08:59 )
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14
Novelette No. 1 * (00:05:01)
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15
Novelette No. 2 * (00:04:41)
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Prayer () * (00:02:35)
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Rondo a la Russe (1946) (00:03:06)
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Slavic Transcriptions, Op. 27 (1924) (00:15:58 )
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No. 1. Les Bateliers du Volga * (00:05:35)
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No. 2. Chanson pour la Chérie * (00:03:40)
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No. 3. Chanson Grandrussienne * (00:02:04)
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No. 4. Le Long du Volga * (00:02:26)
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No. 5. Chanson Tchéque * (00:02:19)
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The Artist(s)
Giorgio Koukl is a Czech pianist/harpsichordist and composer. He studied at both the Conservatories of Zürich and Milan, where he took part in the masterclasses of Nikita Magaloff, Jacques Février, and Stanislaus Neuhaus, and with Rudolf Firkušný, friend and advocate of Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů. It was through Firkušný that Koukl first encountered Martinů‘s music, and is now considered one of the world’s leading interpreters of Martinů’s piano music. As a logical continuation of this work, Koukl has recorded the complete solo piano works of Paul Le Flem, Alexander Tcherepnin, Arthur Lourié, Vítězslava Kaprálová, Witold Lutosławski, and more recently, Alexandre Tansman and Tibor Harsányi. The Composer(s)
Alexander began playing piano and composing at an early age. By his late teens he had composed several hundred pieces, thirteen piano sonatas among them. For a more extensive biography of Alexander Tcherepnin, and information about his works and compositional techniques, visit the Tcherepnin Society website at www.tcherepnin.com. Reviews
“From delightful childlike pieces to full blown turbulence to pieces that display nostalgia and regret, it has been one of the most satisfying musical journeys I’ve ever been on.” – MusicWeb International
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