Vassily Primakov - Sonatas - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

It was natural that the piano sonata occupied so important a place in the compositions of Ferdinand Ries, given Beethoven's friend and pupil was one of the greatest piano virtuosos of the age. He wrote only three sonatas for piano duet but they reflect, as do his solo sonatas, a perfect synthesis of classicism and incipient Romantic influence. In particular the Sonata in A major, Op 160 is a tour de force of rich, almost orchestral writing. Fanfare lauded the previous volume in this series, adding that it was 'a voyage of discovery that guarantees to delight and fascinate'. Album Tracks 1. Allegretto 2. Marche 3. Andante 4. Rondino Allegretto 5. Allegro Moderato 6. Larghetto Cantabile 7. Rondo Allegretto 8. Allegro Con Spirito 9. Adagio Con Espressione 10. Finale Allegro

Album Tracks 1. Piano Concerto No. 2 1. Fluente 2. Piano Concerto No. 2 2. Semplice 3. Piano Concerto No. 2 3. Avanti Risoluto 4. Bel Canto, for Violin 5. Serenade on the Shores of the Cosmic Ocean, for Accordion & String Quartet 1. Introduction (Presto 'Wildly Pulsating') 6. Serenade on the Shores of the Cosmic Ocean, for Accordion & String Quartet 2. One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue (Adagio 'Dreaming') 7. Serenade on the Shores of the Cosmic Ocean, for Accordion & String Quartet 3. Floating on the Wind (Prestissimo 'Flying') 8. Serenade on the Shores of the Cosmic Ocean, for Accordion & String Quartet 4. the Backbone of the Night 9. Serenade on the Shores of the Cosmic Ocean, for Accordion & String Quartet 5. Stardust (Rubato) 10. Serenade on the Shores of the Cosmic Ocean, for Accordion & String Quartet 6. Threnos 11. Serenade on the Shores of the Cosmic Ocean, for Accordion & String Quartet 7. Dream Catcher (Dolce Sognante) 12. Serenade on the Shores of the Cosmic Ocean, for Accordion & String Quartet 8. Heart of Darkness 13. Serenade on the Shores of the Cosmic Ocean, for Accordion & String Quartet 9. Finale Blinded By the Light

Album Tracks 1. Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, Maestoso 2. Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, Larghetto 3. Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, Allegro Vivace 4. Concerto No. 1 I E minor, Op. 11, Allegro Maestoso 5. Concerto No. 1 I E minor, Op. 11, Romanze 6. Concerto No. 1 I E minor, Op. 11, Rondo (Vivace)