Tchaikovsky: The Seasons

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Tchaikovsky: The SeasonsOpis:Product Description Pavel Kolesnikov became Laureate of the Honens Prize for Piano in 2012 and gave his Wigmore Hall debut at the beginning of 2013. In his five-star review for The Daily Telegraph, John Allison praised the Russian-born, London-based artist for his recitals intelligent programming and outstanding pianism one of the most memorable of such occasions London has witnessed. Hyperion is delighted to present this brilliant young artist in an album of Tchaikovskys Les saisons and Six morceaux. Tchaikovskys symphonies and ballets are perhaps the most popular and frequently performed in the entire canoncompared to them his piano music is little-known. It is generally of a much more intimate nature than that of his compatriots, and has more in common with the emotional subtletiesand melodic beautiesof Schumanns music. The seasons is a cycle of twelve pieces, taking the listener through the months of the year. Each piece also has an atmospheric epigraph. The Six morceaux, Op 19, conclude with the Thème original et variations, which is often performed alone as a concert piece, but is particularly satisfying in context, as recorded here. Review Tchaikovsky's The Seasons was first published in 1876 in instalments in Nuvellist, a Russian cultural journal. The pieces are a far cry from the spectacular brand of pianism found in the concertos and were intended to be within the reach of the talented amateur, though from time to time Tchaikovsky forgets himself leaping into life in the Carnival of February or the August Harvest . The young Siberian-born but internationally trained pianist Pavel Kolesnikov, winner of the 2012 Honens piano competition, has an innate understanding of the poetry of this music, and conveys it with a rapturous range of tone. He s equally persuasive in the more extrovert numbers though July could be more unabashedly rustic. Sometimes his pacing seems a little slow (March, or in the outer sections of May), though again shaping of melodic lines is always a delight. It's amazing that Tchaikovsky's Six morceaux aren't better known. In Kolesnikov's hands the scherzo-ish No.2, with its balletic faster sections, has real airiness, while the best-known of them, the soulful Nocturne, strikes the right note of plaintiveness without sentimentality. The highly characterful Theme and Variations ends the set with a flourish. Bravo to Hyperion for giving this highly gifted musician a break: watch this space. **** --Sinfini Music, 12/6/14 A Tchaikovsky recital of such musical quality that it makes you challenge the composer's dim view of his piano works. --Gramophone, Aug'14 Full of character, sparkle and invention. Performance ***** Recording *** --BBC Music Magazine, Sept'14 It would be difficult to imagine a finer or more impressive debut for this young pianist. Very strongly recommended. --IRR, Sept'14Autor:Pavel KolesnikovNośnik:Audio CDPłyt:Język: English: Published; English: Original Language; EnglishData wydania: 2025-09-12Waga: 0.18 gramWysokość: 0.6 cmSzerokość: 5 cmDługość: 5.6 cmNew Store StockUWAGA: Kupując produkt na tej aukcji zgadzasz się na wydłużony termin realizacji wysyłki (10-14 dni roboczych). Podany towar pochodzi z zagranicznego magazynu, stąd wydłużony czas realizacji który podany jest obok.