Balakirev - Piano Concertos | Naxos 8570396

Balakirev - Piano Concertos

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Label: Naxos

Cat No: 8570396

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 2nd February 2009

Contents

Artists

Anastasia Seifetdinova (piano)
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Dmitry Yablonsky

Works

Balakirev, Mili

Grand Fantasia on Russian Folksongs, op.4
Piano Concerto no.1 in F sharp minor, op.1
Piano Concerto no.2 in E flat major, op.posth.

Artists

Anastasia Seifetdinova (piano)
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Dmitry Yablonsky

About

Leader of the ‘Mighty Handful’ of Russian composers, Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev was praised by Rimsky-Korsakov as “an excellent pianist … endowed by nature with a sense of correct harmony and part-writing”, qualities abundantly evident in his two piano concertos, the second of which was completed by Sergey Lyapunov.

Brimming with Romantic bravura, rich orchestrations and solo writing that, while distinctive, can often stand comparison with Tchaikovsky, these are highly appealing works.

With his Grande Fantaisie on Russian Folksongs, Balakirev made an important contribution to Russian nationalist music.

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