Tcherepnin – Complete Symphonies & Piano Concertos

Label BIS
Periods Modern
Genres Orchestral
Composers Tcherepnin, Alexander
Performers Ogawa, Noriko
Instruments Piano
Orchestras / Ensembles Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Conductors Shui, Lan
This boxed set includes the first complete recorded cycle of Alexander Tcherepnin’s symphonies and piano concertos, along with four shorter orchestral scores. The striking stylistic diversity within this body of work illustrates the complex evolution of Tcherepnin’s style during a half-century-long odyssey both artistic and geographic. Born in St Petersburg Tcherepnin would pursues his dual career as composer and pianist all over the world: from Tbilisi in Georgia to Paris and central Europe, from Shanghai and Tokyo to Brussels and back to Paris, and ultimately from Chicago and New York to England and Switzerland. His inspiration came from sources as diverse as Prokofiev, avant-garde circles in Paris during the 1920s and Far Eastern pentatonic idioms explored during lengthy stays in China and Japan.

Tcherepnin’s development can be charted throughout these four discs, from the First Piano Concerto, composed in 1919, to the works of the 1960s. In the words of Benjamin Folkman, Tcherepnin’s biographer and the compiler of the liner notes for this title, ‘what one hears is the music of a composer who is not so much reinventing himself as seeking an artistic orientation that gains in coherence by growing ever more comprehensive: a composer secure in his faith that, while the musical impulse is a universal human phenomenon, each musical work is a world unto itself.’

The recordings included in this set were originally released on single CDs, and have all received lavish praise, both for the fascinating repertoire and for the highly sympathetic performances by Singapore Symphony Orchestra under Lan Shui (Classica-Répertoire: ‘The orchestra possesses a high degree of virtuosity and plays with conviction and impressive musicality’) and for Noriko Ogawa’s interpretations (Fanfare: ‘In everything Noriko Ogawa tackles, she comes up shining: Her playing customarily blends brilliance and power in equal measure, and here again she's just as good as she has now led us to expect.’)
 
 
$ 20.13 USD
 

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  • Disc 1
    Composer: Tcherepnin, Alexander
    Symphony No.1 in E major, Op.42 (1927) 24:27
    1 I. Moderato - Allegro risoluto 06:57
    2 II. Vivace 02:33
    3 III. Andante 08:28
    4 IV. Allegretto con anima - Presto 06:29
    Composer: Tcherepnin, Alexander
    Piano Concerto No.5, Op.96 (1963) 23:50
    5 I. Allegro moderato 11:27
    6 II. Andantino 04:12
    7 III. Animato, ma poco rubato - Molto animato - Tranquillo - Animato 08:11
    Composer: Tcherepnin, Alexander
    Symphony No.2 in E flat major, Op.77 (1947-51) 25:15
    8 I. Sostenuto - Allegro 09:57
    9 II. Lento 04:57
    10 III. Allegro 04:20
    11 IV. Poco sostenuto - Allegretto 06:01
  • Disc 1
    Composer: Tcherepnin, Alexander
    Symphony No.3 in F sharp major, Op.83 (1952) 26:14
    1 I. Lento - Animato, risoluto - Allegretto 10:54
    2 II. Allegro pesante 02:36
    3 III. Adagio 07:05
    4 IV. Allegro - Maestoso - Allegro risoluto 05:39
    Composer: Tcherepnin, Alexander
    Piano Concerto No.6, Op.99 (1965) 25:41
    5 I. Allegro 10:01
    6 II. Andantino 08:57
    7 III. Animato 06:43
    Composer: Tcherepnin, Alexander
    Symphony No.4 in E major, Op.91 (1958-59) 26:39
    8 I. Moderato 09:14
    9 II. Allegro, tempo di valse 06:33
    10 III. Andante con moto 10:52
  • Tcherepnin - Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4
    Disc 1
    Composer: Tcherepnin, Alexander
    Symphonic Prayer, Op.93 (1959) 06:51
    1 Maestoso 06:51
    Composer: Tcherepnin, Alexander
    Piano Concerto No.2, Op.26 (1923) 17:38
    2 Vivo 17:38
    Composer: Tcherepnin, Alexander
    Magna mater, Op.41 (1926/27) 09:01
    3 Moderato tranquillo 09:01
    Composer: Tcherepnin, Alexander
    Piano Concerto No.4 (Fantaisie), Op.78 (1947) 28:51
    4 I. Eastern Chamber Dream 16:06
    5 II. Yan Kuei Fei´s Love Sacrifice 08:13
    6 III. Road to Yunnan 04:32
  • Disc 1
    Composer: Tcherepnin, Alexander
    Piano Concerto No.1, Op.12 18:44
    1 Allegro tumultuoso 18:44
    Composer: Tcherepnin, Alexander
    Piano Concerto No.3, Op.48 17:55
    2 I. Moderato 09:57
    3 II. Allegro 07:58
    Composer: Tcherepnin, Alexander
    Festmusik, Op.45a 11:36
    4 I. Ouverture. Presto 03:08
    5 II. Einzug. Maestoso 02:26
    6 III. Tanz. Allegro 01:52
    7 IV. Finale. Allegro grazioso 04:10
    Composer: Tcherepnin, Alexander
    Symphonic March, Op.80 05:36
    8 Symphonic March, Op.80 05:36