Simon Trpceski: Tales from Russia:

Description

Simon Trpceski presents a fascinating programme of Russian classics, two of which are heard in unfamiliar guises as works for solo piano – Mussorgsky’s ‘Night On a Bare Mountain’, in the arrangement by Rimsky and then the latter’s Scheherazade. The programme starts with Prokofiev’s delightful ‘Tales of an Old Grandmother’. Trpceski’s album is a pianistic tour de force and will delight pianophiles.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. I. Moderato (Sergei Prokofiev) – Simon Trpceski
2. II. Andantino (Sergei Prokofiev) – Simon Trpceski
3. III. Andante Assai (Sergei Prokofiev) – Simon Trpceski
4. IV. Sostenuto (Sergei Prokofiev) – Simon Trpceski
5. A Night On the Bare Mountain (Modest Mussorgsky) – Simon Trpceski
6. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship. Largo E Maestoso – Lento – Allegro Non Troppo – Tranquillo (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov) – Simon Trpceski
7. The Kalandar Prince. Lento – Andantino – Allegro Molto – Vivace Scherzando – Moderato Assai – Allegro Molto Ed Animato (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov) – Simon Trpceski
8. The Young Prince and the Young Princess. Andantino Quasi Allegretto – Pochissimo Pi— Mosso – Come Prima – Pochissimo Pi— Animato (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov) – Simon Trpceski
9. Festival at Baghdad. The Sea. The Ship Breaks Against a Cliff. Surmounted By a Bronze Horseman. Allegro Molto – Lento – Vivo – … (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov) – Simon Trpceski