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1.3 Piano Concerto in C-Sharp minor, Op. 30-Allegro1.4 Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16-I. Andantino - Allegretto1.11 Jazz Suite-IV. Career. Presto |
 | | Description: | Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakov & Tsfasman: Works For Piano And Orchestra by Zlata Chochieva, released 18 October 2024.
This version of Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakov & Tsfasman: Works For Piano And Orchestra comes as a 1xCD. - The pianist Zlata Chochieva is well known for creating unexpected associations. In "Chiaroscuro", her first album for naive (V7542, 2022), she had combined the worlds of Scriabin and Mozart, in whom she hears not only the same desire for clarity and weightlessness but also a similar poetic sense of rhetoric. Her next album ("i'm Freien", V7959, 2023), a homage to nature, revealed alongside Ravel's Miroirs and Schumann's Waldszenen a short cycle, so little known and graceful (Petite Histoire), by Felix Draeseke! No wonder she is now offering us, for her first album with orchestra, one of the most obscure works of Russian Romanticism, the Piano Concerto by Rimsky-Korsakov.Written in 1883 in memory of Franz Liszt, whose two opuses in the genre strongly influenced the author of Scheherazade, this Concerto, with it's monothematic structure, built on a Russian folk theme, had greatly impressed Balakirev, who was surprised to hear such an idiomatically written soloist part, from a composer who was not a pianist himself. At the age of fourteen, Zlata Chochieva had played the work under the direction of Mikhail Pletnev, then head of the Russian National Orchestra. This Concerto remains for her a "miracle of taste, poetry and inspiration". Her intelligent and limpid playing is ideally suited to the very delicate lyricism that Rimsky-Korsakov deploys throughout this astonishing score full of numerous and subtle contrasts.At the heart of this recording, where Zlata Chochieva is joined by the musicians of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the German conductor Karl-Heinz Steffens, surges the merciless ardor of Sergei Prokofiev's Second Piano Concerto. In a departure from the stormy way in which this formidable score (for the fingers) is generally approached by pianists, Zlata Chochieva prefers a certain sense of phantasmagoria, rightly recalling that Prokofiev, as a spiritual disciple of Alexander Borodin and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, enjoyed stories, old Russian fairy tales and legends.After this, we have a total change of atmosphere with the Jazz Suite for piano and orchestra by Alexander Tsfasman which concludes the album. An eminent disciple of Felix Blumenfeld, an incredibly talented pianist, to whom Shostakovich intended piano part of one of his film scores, Tsfasman introduced American jazz to the Soviet Union, and formed the first orchestra dedicated to the genre. In Russia, he premiered Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin, a composer for whom he had the deepest admiration. A brilliantly written, comforting and sincere score, his Jazz Suite sometimes evokes the American composer but above all Hollywood and Soviet film scores. Not without a most contagious and mischievous pleasure, Zlata Chochieva and Karl-Heinz Steffens revel in it's ingenuous charms (Snowflakes).17 July 2024"Works For Piano And Orchestra" is a captivating CD release by the acclaimed pianist Zlata Chochieva, presented by Naive Classique / Indigo. This album showcases Chochieva's extraordinary artistry as she interprets masterworks for piano and orchestra, blending technical brilliance with deep musical sensitivity. The repertoire spans iconic pieces that highlight her nuanced touch and expressive range, making this recording an essential addition to any classical music collection. Zlata Chochieva has garnered international recognition through prestigious competitions such as the International Tchaikovsky Competition and the Grand Piano Competition in Moscow. Her previous albums have been praised for their poetic depth and virtuosic command of the instrument.
Naive Classique / Indigo is renowned for its commitment to high-quality classical recordings, supporting both established artists and emerging talents. Their productions are celebrated for exceptional sound quality and artistic integrity, earning them a respected place among classical music labels worldwide. | | | No. of tracks: |
11 |
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05265422 |
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- Accordion 6- Bassoon 18- Bugle 35- Cello 201- Clarinet 62- Double Bass 8- Early Instrum. 11- Flute 84- Guitar 28- Harp 17- Harpsichord 26- Lute 4- Mandolin 4- Oboe 45- Organ 34- Other Concerto 9- Other Concerto 1.299- Percussion 7- Piano 729- Recorder 18- Saxophone 19- Solo Instruments 33- Trombone 15- Trumpet 85- Tuba 9- Viola 23- Violin 559Other Classic 3.451Symphonic Music 14.562
