About this Release
“Stanchinsky’s piano music is an unparalleled phenomenon. His talent is vivid and his music melodic in nature. It connects the musicality of the Baroque and Romantic eras with the uniqueness of Russian folk music. His melodies are characterised by a special sinuous quality, which relates it to ancient Russian church music. This second volume of Stanchinsky’s complete piano works includes all of the published works written after 1910, during the last four years of his short life, and also contains the premiere recordings of Stanchinsky's early pieces, which were recently discovered. Some of the later works are tragic in tone but their finales are always enlightened, providing hope; in the finale the music achieves peace with either a light conclusion, or a heroic conclusion. In the last two decades, the interest in Stanchinsky’s music has been increasing, and I believe that a new complete critical edition of his piano music is now very much needed.” — Olga Solovieva
STANCHINSKY, ALEXEI VLADIMIROVICH (1888–1914)
Complete Piano Works • 2
- Olga Solovieva, piano
This second and final volume of Olga Solovieva’s complete edition contains all of Alexey Stanchinsky’s published piano pieces composed after 1910, as well as recently discovered early works. Stanchinsky’s piano music is an unparalleled phenomenon, anticipating future musical developments and including the invention of new ‘canonprelude’ and ‘sketch’ genres. From the dramatic Sonatas to the miniature universes captured in his Sketches, Stanchinsky’s vivid and heartfelt melodies are relatable to us all. ‘Stanchinsky’s music is like an exposed nerve, all at the limits of the senses. It reveals the innermost feelings, expressing what is in the soul.’ – Olga Solovieva
Tracklist
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1
Allegro in F Major, Op. 2 (1912) (00:05:27)
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Canon-Preludes (1914) (00:14:00 )
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No. 1. Canon à 2 voix en renversement in C Major: Allegro risoluto (00:01:59)
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No. 2. Canon à 3 voix in G Major: Vivace (00:02:47)
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No. 3. Canon à 4 voix in A Major (E Mixolydian): Andante sostenuto (00:05:35)
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No. 4. Canon à 2 voix en augmentation in E-Flat Minor: Veloce (00:02:36)
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Prelude in C Minor (1912) (1912) (00:02:00)
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Variations (1911) (00:04:13)
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3 Sketches (1913) (00:03:00 )
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No. 1. Allegro moderato (00:00:34)
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No. 2. Allegretto (00:01:19)
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No. 3. Presto tempestoso (00:01:02)
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12 Sketches, Op. 1 (1913) (00:01:00 )
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No. 1. Moderato (00:02:21)
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No. 2. Presto (00:00:46)
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No. 3. Vivace (00:00:37)
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No. 4. Lento cantabile (00:02:03)
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No. 5. Allegro (00:00:56)
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No. 6. Andante epico (00:02:28)
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No. 7. Adagio teneramente (00:02:48)
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No. 8. Molto vivace (00:00:53)
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No. 9. Largamente (00:02:30)
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No. 10. Con moto (00:00:52)
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No. 11. Allegro con spirito (00:00:50)
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No. 12. Presto assai (00:01:03)
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Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Major (1912) (00:17:00 )
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I. Allegro (00:06:05)
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II. Adagio (00:05:53)
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III. Presto (00:02:43)
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Piano Sonata No. 2 in G Major (1912) (00:13:00 )
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I. Fuga: Lento espressivo (00:06:34)
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II. Presto (00:06:09)
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Musical Sketch in E Minor (c. 1904) (1904) (00:03:32)
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Sorrowful Motive in C-Sharp Minor (1903) (00:02:08)
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Musical Fragment in C Major (1908) (1908) (00:00:52)
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Prelude in F Minor (1907) (1907) (00:01:44)
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The Artist(s)
Russian pianist Olga Solovieva is a laureate of several international competitions, and in May 2019 she received the Glinka Medal for her contribution to musical art. She has performed in Russia and internationally and collaborated with musicians and ensembles including the Vanbrugh Quartet, Vilnius String Quartet, Christopher Marwood, Roel Dieltiens, Haik Kazazyan, Fanny Clamagirand, Julian Bliss and Sergey Kostylev, among others.
A graduate of the Russian Academy of Music, she has recorded two albums for Grand Piano, including Stanchinsky’s Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1 (GP766) and Boris Tchaikovsky's Piano and Chamber Works (GP716) together with compatriot Dmitry Korosteyov. Olga has been a professor at the Gnessin State Musical College since 2004. The Composer(s)
A pupil of Zhilayev and Taneyev at the Moscow Conservatory, Stanchinsky later destroyed many of his earlier compositions, while composing only intermittently during the final years of his short life. Influenced at first by Mussorgsky and then by Skryabin, he left a series of interesting and experimental piano compositions that promised much. Also Available
Grand Piano has gained a reputation for producing high quality recordings of rare keyboard gems. Dedicated to the exploration of undiscovered piano repertoire, the label specialises in complete cycles of piano works by many lesser-known composers, whose output might otherwise have remained unknown and unrecorded.
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