Vladimir Sofronitsky: Concert Recordings
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Label: Melodiya
Cat No: MELCD1002312
Format: CD + DVD
Number of Discs: 6
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 26th February 2016
Contents
Works
Nocturnes (21)Annees de Pelerinage, 2nd Year, S161
Fantasia in C minor, K475
Piano Sonata no.7 in B flat major, op.83
Sarcasms, op.17
Arabeske in C major, op.18
Carnaval, op.9
Etudes symphoniques, op.13
Fantasie in C major, op.17
Fantasiestucke (8), op.12
Romances (3), op.28
Piano Sonata no.5 in F sharp major, op.53
Piano Sonata no.8, op.66
Piano Sonata no.9, op.68 'Black Mass'
Piano Sonata no.10, op.70
Poemes (2), op.32
Poemes (2), op.63
Poeme tragique, op.34
Prelude in C sharp minor, op.9 no.1 for the left hand
Preludes (5), op.16
Preludes and Fugues (24), op.87
Artists
Vladimir Sofronitsky (piano)Works
Nocturnes (21)Annees de Pelerinage, 2nd Year, S161
Fantasia in C minor, K475
Piano Sonata no.7 in B flat major, op.83
Sarcasms, op.17
Arabeske in C major, op.18
Carnaval, op.9
Etudes symphoniques, op.13
Fantasie in C major, op.17
Fantasiestucke (8), op.12
Romances (3), op.28
Piano Sonata no.5 in F sharp major, op.53
Piano Sonata no.8, op.66
Piano Sonata no.9, op.68 'Black Mass'
Piano Sonata no.10, op.70
Poemes (2), op.32
Poemes (2), op.63
Poeme tragique, op.34
Prelude in C sharp minor, op.9 no.1 for the left hand
Preludes (5), op.16
Preludes and Fugues (24), op.87
Artists
Vladimir Sofronitsky (piano)About
Simple words are not enough to speak about the musician. His art and his performing style are beyond any definitions. It’s difficult to compare him with the others, even the greatest of his contemporary peers. “…A seal of something unusual, sometimes almost supernatural, mysterious, unexplainable and imperiously attractive is always on his play,” Heinrich Neuhaus wrote. When Maria Yudina, Sviatoslav Richter and other outstanding pianists spoke about Sofronitsky, they always stressed their admiration for him without a shadow of artistic jealousy.
Sofronitsky, who tolerated no clichés, strongly objected to the reputation of a Scriabinist, although he found his own inimitable key to Scriabin’s music at an early age. Those who had a chance to hear the composer play said that only Sofronitsky was congenial to Scriabin’s interpretations.
With a hostile attitude to studio work, the pianist felt truly free only in concert. He was able to perform the same piece differently even just a few days later. Every time Sofronitsky played, he re-experienced music, let it through himself as if he confessed before the audience. Perhaps that was the main secret of his magical impact. Many of the remaining concert recordings still preserve that sensation.
Five of the six discs include recordings made at Vladimir Sofronitsky’s recitals in 1951 to 1960, including works of Scriabin, Schumann, Chopin, Schubert, Liszt, Mozart, Rachmaninov, Liadov, Debussy, Prokofiev and Shostakovich.
The DVD sixth disc of the set includes a documentary on Vladimir Sofronitsky (from the series Geniuses) filmed by the outstanding contemporary director Andrei Konchalovsky.
Disc 6 (DVD):
“Geniuses: Vladimir Sofronitsky” - a film by Andrei Konchalovsky (2007, 44 min.)
Screenplay by Andrei Konchalovsky
Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky
Directors of photography: Igor Ryabtsev, Dmitri Koval, Igor Skromny
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