Evgeni Koroliov - Koroliov Series 7: Claude Debussy Preludes - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Carpe Diem String Quartet' first volume of Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev' string quartets gained critical accolades both for the revival of this important repertoire and for the ensemble' sensitive and assured interpretations. Album Tracks 1. I. Allegro 2. II. Scherzo Allegro Vivace 3. III. Adagio Espressivo 4. IV. Finale Allegro Vigorosamente 5. I. Introduzione Adagio - Allegro 6. II. Divertimento Allegro Vivace E Scherzando 7. III. Adagio 8. IV. Finale Introduzione Adagio - Allegro

In a sense, this new recording from Evgeni Koroliov of pieces by Frédéric Chopin that he played in his youth, continues on from his last one (Intermezzi by Johannes Brahms TACET 256). Contemplative, intimate music that reaches out calmly and fondly to the listener, allowing him/her to breathe deeply, forgetting the concerns and worries of the world outside. Evgeni Alexandrovich Koroliov is a Russian classical pianist. Koroliov studied at the Moscow Conservatory. Since 1978 he has been a teacher at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg. He lives in Hamburg with his wife Ljupka Hadzigeorgieva. Together they also form a musical duo (InchDuo KoroliovInch). He is mainly associated with the keyboard repertoire of J.S. Bach, but he is also known for his performances of Haydn, Chopin, Debussy, some Mozart and Schumann, and contemporary works like those of Shostakovich. Album Tracks 1. Nocturne Op. 9 No. 1 in B Flat minor - Larghetto 2. Nocturne Op. 15 No. 3 in G minor - Lento 3. Valse Op. 70 No. 2 in F minor - Tempo Giusto 4. Valse Op. 64 No. 3 in a Flat Major - Moderato 5. Valse Op. 64 No. 2 in C Sharp minor - Tempo Giusto 6. Nocturne Op. 37 No. 1 in G minor - Lento 7. Nocturne Op. 55 No. 1 in F minor - Andante 8. Étude Op. 10 No. 6 in E Flat minor - Andante. Con Molta Espressione 9. Étude Op. 25 No. 1 in a Flat Major - Allegro Sostenuto 10. Étude Op. 25 No. 2 in F minor - Presto 11. Trois Nouvelles Études No. 1 in F minor - Andantino 12. Nocturne Op. 62 No. 1 in B Major - Andante 13. Nocturne Op. 72 No. 1 in E minor - Andante 14. Mazurka Op. 33 No. 4 in B minor 15. Mazurka Op. 59 No. 1 in a Minor - Moderato 16. Mazurka (Notre Temps No. 2) in a Minor - Allegretto 17. Nocturne Op. Posth. in C Sharp minor - Lento Con Gran Espressione

One has not been able to experience it as beautifully as with the great Russian pianist Evgeni Koroliov for a very long time. Koroliov plays this music with a fascinating feeling for time and rhythm, essentially strict without exaggerated rubati and delays, without anything extrinsic, perfumed or making an effect. This is a pure, pensive, internally directed Chopin that doesn't get lost in Parisian salons but rather in the landscape of Masovia and Kuiavia. This is already now surely one of the most beautiful Chopin CDs of the upcoming anniversary year. (BR, InchLeporelloInch) Album Tracks 1. Mazurka Op. 6 No. 1 in F Sharp minor 2. Mazurka Op. 24 No. 1 in G minor 3. Mazurka Op. 7 No. 1 in B Flat Major 4. Mazurka Op. 17 No. 2 in E minor 5. Mazurka Op. 24 No. 2 in C Major 6. Mazurka Op. 17 No. 4 in A minor 7. Mazurka Op. 24 No. 4 in B Flat Major 8. Mazurka Op. 63 No. 3 in C Sharp minor 9. Mazurka Op. 7 No. 4 in a Flat Major 10. Mazurka Op. 30 No. 4 in C Sharp minor 11. Mazurka Op. 30 No. 2 in B minor 12. Mazurka Op. 56 No. 2 in C Major 13. Mazurka Op. 56 No. 3 in C minor 14. Mazurka Op. 67 No. 4 in A minor (Posthumous) 15. Mazurka Op. 30 No. 1 in C minor 16. Mazurka Op. 63 No. 2 in F minor 17. Mazurka Op. 41 No. 4 in a Flat Major 18. Mazurka Op. 50 No. 3 in C Sharp minor 19. Mazurka Op. 63 No. 1 in B Major 20. Mazurka Op. 41 No. 2 in E minor 21. Mazurka Op. 68 No. 2 in A minor (Posthumous) 22. Mazurka Op. 68 No. 1 in C minor (Posthumous) 23. Mazurka Op.33 No. 1 in G Sharp minor 24. Mazurka 'À Emilie Gaillard' in A minor 25. Mazurka Op. 68 No, 4 in F minor (Posthumous)