The Art of Yakov Flier | Scribendum SC841

The Art of Yakov Flier

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Cat No: SC841

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 15

Release Date: 6th October 2023

Contents

Works

Albeniz, Isaac

Chants d'Espagne, op.232
» IV Cordoba
» V Seguidillas
Navarra (arr. Alexander Kamensky for 2 pianos)
Suite espanola no.1, op.47
» I Granada

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Chorale Prelude BWV659 'Nun komm der Heiden Heiland' (arr. Busoni)
Partita for solo violin no.2 in D minor, BWV1004
» Ciaccona (arr. Busoni)
The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1, BWV846-869
» no.8 in E flat minor, BWV853
Trio Sonata no.5 in C major, BWV529
» Largo (arr. Feinberg)

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Piano Concerto no.3 in C minor, op.37
Piano Sonata no.17 in D minor, op.31 no.2 'Tempest'

Brahms, Johannes

Hungarian Dances (21), WoO1 (piano duet)
Klavierstucke (6), op.118
» no.2 Intermezzo in A major
Rhapsodies (2), op.79
» no.1 in B minor
Waltzes (16), op.39 (solo piano)
» no.1 in B major
» no.2 in E major
» no.3 in G sharp minor
» no.4 in E minor

Chopin, Frederic

Barcarolle in F sharp major, op.60
Mazurkas (51)
» no.21 in C sharp minor, op.30 no.4
Nocturnes (21)
» no.2 in E flat major, op.9 no.2
» no.13 in C minor, op.48 no.1
» no.14 in F sharp minor, op.48 no.2
» no.18 in E major, op.62 no.2
Piano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor, op.35 'Funeral March'
Polonaise no.2 in E flat minor, op.26 no.2
Polonaise no.5 in F sharp minor, op.44
Polonaise no.7 in A flat major, op.61 'Polonaise-Fantaisie'
Scherzi (4)
» no.1 in B minor, op.20
Waltzes (19)
» no.3 in A minor, op.34 no.2
» no.6 in D flat, op.64 no.1 'Minute'

Cui, Cesar

Morceaux (3), op.69
» no.1 Intermezzo
» no.2 Nocturne

Debussy, Claude

Preludes (12), Book 1
» no.10 La Cathedrale engloutie
» no.12 Minstrels
Preludes (12), Book 2
» no.5 Bruyeres
Suite bergamasque
» III Clair de Lune
» I Prelude
» IV Passepied

Dohnanyi, Erno

Concert Etudes (6), op.28
» no.6 in F minor

Dvorak, Antonin

Dumka and Furiant, op.12
Humoresques (8), op.101 B187
» no.7 in G flat major
Poetic Tone Pictures, op.85
» no.1 Nocni cestou (Nocturnal Route)
» no.7 Furiant
» no.9 Serenade
» no.13 Na svate hore (On the Holy Mountain)

Grunfeld, Alfred

Soiree de Vienne, concert paraphrase from Johann Strauss's waltzes, op.56

Kabalevsky, Dmitry

Preludes (24), op.38

Khachaturian, Aram

Piano Concerto in D flat major, op.38

Liszt, Franz

Ballade no.2 in B minor, S171
Consolations (6), S172
» no.3 in D flat major
Etudes d'execution transcendante (12), S139
» no.10 in F minor 'Appassionata'
» no.12 in B flat minor 'Chasse-neige'
Gretchen aus Faust-Symphonie, S513
Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, S173
» no.7 Funerailles
» no.10 Cantique d'amour
Isolde's Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde (Wagner), S447
Miserere from Il trovatore (Verdi), S433
O du, mein holder Abendstern from 'Tannhauser' (Wagner), S444
Piano Concerto no.2 in A major, S125
Romance oubliee, S132
» no.3 Nocturne in A flat major
Valses oubliees (4), S215
» no.2 in A flat major

Medtner, Nikolai

Forgotten Melodies, Cycle I, op.38
» no.1 Sonata reminiscenza

Mendelssohn, Felix

Rondo capriccioso in E major, op.14
Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 1, op.19b
» no.2 in A minor
Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 2, op.30
» no.4 in B minor
Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 4, op.53
» no.2 in E flat major
Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 8, op.102
» no.3 in C major
» no.4 in G minor

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Fantasia in C minor, K475

Rachmaninov, Sergei

Cello Sonata in G minor, op.19
Morceaux de fantaisie, op.3
» no.2 Prelude in C sharp minor
Piano Concerto no.3 in D minor, op.30
Preludes (10), op.23
» no.3 in D minor
» no.4 in D major
» no.5 in G minor
» no.6 in E flat major
Preludes (13), op.32
» no.5 in G major
» no.12 in G sharp minor

Ravel, Maurice

Piano Concerto in D major for the left hand

Schumann, Robert

Etudes symphoniques, op.13
Fantasie in C major, op.17
Fantasiestucke (8), op.12
» no.1 Des Abends
» no.2 Aufschwung
» no.3 Warum?
» no.4 Grillen
» no.5 In der Nacht

Scriabin, Alexander

Etudes (12), op.8
» no.11 in B flat minor
» no.12 in D sharp minor
Mazurkas (9), op.25
» no.1 in F minor
» no.2 in C major
» no.3 in E minor
» no.7 in F sharp minor
Piano Sonata no.3 in F sharp minor, op.23

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Album for the Young, op.39
The Seasons, op.37a
» no.6 June: Barcarolle

Wagner, Richard

Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
» Die selige Morgentraum-Deutweise (Act 3) (arr. Hans von Bulow)

Artists

Yakov Flier (piano)
Igor Aptekarev (piano)
Emil Gilels (piano)
Daniil Shafran (cello)
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Moscow State Symphony Orchestra
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
USSR TV and Radio Orchestra

Conductors

Leonard Bernstein
Konstantin Ivanov
Boris Khaikin
Kirill Kondrashin
Evgeny Svetlanov

Works

Albeniz, Isaac

Chants d'Espagne, op.232
» IV Cordoba
» V Seguidillas
Navarra (arr. Alexander Kamensky for 2 pianos)
Suite espanola no.1, op.47
» I Granada

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Chorale Prelude BWV659 'Nun komm der Heiden Heiland' (arr. Busoni)
Partita for solo violin no.2 in D minor, BWV1004
» Ciaccona (arr. Busoni)
The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1, BWV846-869
» no.8 in E flat minor, BWV853
Trio Sonata no.5 in C major, BWV529
» Largo (arr. Feinberg)

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Piano Concerto no.3 in C minor, op.37
Piano Sonata no.17 in D minor, op.31 no.2 'Tempest'

Brahms, Johannes

Hungarian Dances (21), WoO1 (piano duet)
Klavierstucke (6), op.118
» no.2 Intermezzo in A major
Rhapsodies (2), op.79
» no.1 in B minor
Waltzes (16), op.39 (solo piano)
» no.1 in B major
» no.2 in E major
» no.3 in G sharp minor
» no.4 in E minor

Chopin, Frederic

Barcarolle in F sharp major, op.60
Mazurkas (51)
» no.21 in C sharp minor, op.30 no.4
Nocturnes (21)
» no.2 in E flat major, op.9 no.2
» no.13 in C minor, op.48 no.1
» no.14 in F sharp minor, op.48 no.2
» no.18 in E major, op.62 no.2
Piano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor, op.35 'Funeral March'
Polonaise no.2 in E flat minor, op.26 no.2
Polonaise no.5 in F sharp minor, op.44
Polonaise no.7 in A flat major, op.61 'Polonaise-Fantaisie'
Scherzi (4)
» no.1 in B minor, op.20
Waltzes (19)
» no.3 in A minor, op.34 no.2
» no.6 in D flat, op.64 no.1 'Minute'

Cui, Cesar

Morceaux (3), op.69
» no.1 Intermezzo
» no.2 Nocturne

Debussy, Claude

Preludes (12), Book 1
» no.10 La Cathedrale engloutie
» no.12 Minstrels
Preludes (12), Book 2
» no.5 Bruyeres
Suite bergamasque
» III Clair de Lune
» I Prelude
» IV Passepied

Dohnanyi, Erno

Concert Etudes (6), op.28
» no.6 in F minor

Dvorak, Antonin

Dumka and Furiant, op.12
Humoresques (8), op.101 B187
» no.7 in G flat major
Poetic Tone Pictures, op.85
» no.1 Nocni cestou (Nocturnal Route)
» no.7 Furiant
» no.9 Serenade
» no.13 Na svate hore (On the Holy Mountain)

Grunfeld, Alfred

Soiree de Vienne, concert paraphrase from Johann Strauss's waltzes, op.56

Kabalevsky, Dmitry

Preludes (24), op.38

Khachaturian, Aram

Piano Concerto in D flat major, op.38

Liszt, Franz

Ballade no.2 in B minor, S171
Consolations (6), S172
» no.3 in D flat major
Etudes d'execution transcendante (12), S139
» no.10 in F minor 'Appassionata'
» no.12 in B flat minor 'Chasse-neige'
Gretchen aus Faust-Symphonie, S513
Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, S173
» no.7 Funerailles
» no.10 Cantique d'amour
Isolde's Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde (Wagner), S447
Miserere from Il trovatore (Verdi), S433
O du, mein holder Abendstern from 'Tannhauser' (Wagner), S444
Piano Concerto no.2 in A major, S125
Romance oubliee, S132
» no.3 Nocturne in A flat major
Valses oubliees (4), S215
» no.2 in A flat major

Medtner, Nikolai

Forgotten Melodies, Cycle I, op.38
» no.1 Sonata reminiscenza

Mendelssohn, Felix

Rondo capriccioso in E major, op.14
Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 1, op.19b
» no.2 in A minor
Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 2, op.30
» no.4 in B minor
Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 4, op.53
» no.2 in E flat major
Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 8, op.102
» no.3 in C major
» no.4 in G minor

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Fantasia in C minor, K475

Rachmaninov, Sergei

Cello Sonata in G minor, op.19
Morceaux de fantaisie, op.3
» no.2 Prelude in C sharp minor
Piano Concerto no.3 in D minor, op.30
Preludes (10), op.23
» no.3 in D minor
» no.4 in D major
» no.5 in G minor
» no.6 in E flat major
Preludes (13), op.32
» no.5 in G major
» no.12 in G sharp minor

Ravel, Maurice

Piano Concerto in D major for the left hand

Schumann, Robert

Etudes symphoniques, op.13
Fantasie in C major, op.17
Fantasiestucke (8), op.12
» no.1 Des Abends
» no.2 Aufschwung
» no.3 Warum?
» no.4 Grillen
» no.5 In der Nacht

Scriabin, Alexander

Etudes (12), op.8
» no.11 in B flat minor
» no.12 in D sharp minor
Mazurkas (9), op.25
» no.1 in F minor
» no.2 in C major
» no.3 in E minor
» no.7 in F sharp minor
Piano Sonata no.3 in F sharp minor, op.23

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Album for the Young, op.39
The Seasons, op.37a
» no.6 June: Barcarolle

Wagner, Richard

Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
» Die selige Morgentraum-Deutweise (Act 3) (arr. Hans von Bulow)

Artists

Yakov Flier (piano)
Igor Aptekarev (piano)
Emil Gilels (piano)
Daniil Shafran (cello)
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Moscow State Symphony Orchestra
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
USSR TV and Radio Orchestra

Conductors

Leonard Bernstein
Konstantin Ivanov
Boris Khaikin
Kirill Kondrashin
Evgeny Svetlanov

About

Trained by iconic pianist, Konstantin Igumnov, Yakov Flier is remembered primarily as a teacher; over the years his students included Rodion Shchedrin, Viktoria Postnikova, Mikhail Pletnev, Vladimir Feltsman, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Bella Davidovich and Mikhail Rudy.

Yakov Flier was one of the leading Soviet pianists; his impeccable technique made him one of the most prominent concert pianists of his day in Russia and later worldwide

He might have had far greater success internationally, had he lived longer after the easing of the Cold War politics, which encumbered his career.

In 1936 he won first prize at the Vienna International Piano Competition, ahead of his friend and competitor, Emil Gilels. Gilels’s daughter, Elena, graduated from Flier’s Conservatoire class in Moscow.

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