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Vladimir Sofronitsky: Masterworks and Rarities | Documents 600566

Vladimir Sofronitsky: Masterworks and Rarities

Label: Documents

Cat No: 600566

Barcode: 4053796005663

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 10

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 7th August 2020

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Contents

Works

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Piano Sonata no.32 in C minor, op.111

Borodin, Alexander

Petite Suite

Chopin, Frederic

Ballades (4)
» no.3 in A flat major, op.47
Mazurkas (51)
» no.21 in C sharp minor, op.30 no.4
Nocturnes (21)
» no.4 in F major, op.15 no.1
» no.5 in F sharp major, op.15 no.2
Scherzi (4)
» no.1 in B minor, op.20
» no.2 in B flat minor, op.31
Waltzes (19)
» no.6 in D flat, op.64 no.1 'Minute'

Debussy, Claude

Children's Corner
» III Serenade for the Doll

Glazunov, Alexander

Pieces for piano (3), op.49
» no.1 Prelude in D flat major
Preludes and Fugues (4), op.101
» no.1 in A minor

Liadov, Anatol

A Musical Snuffbox, op.32
Barcarolle in F sharp major, op.44
Etude and Preludes for piano (4), op.40
» no.3 Prelude in D minor
Morceaux (2), op.31
» no.2 Prelude in B flat minor
Morceaux (3), op.10
» no.1 Prelude in D flat major
Morceaux (3), op.57
Novellette, op.20
Preludes for piano (3), op.36
» no.3 in G major

Liszt, Franz

Annees de Pelerinage, 2nd Year, S161
» no.7 Apres une lecture du Dante 'Fantasia quasi Sonata'
Lieder (12) von Franz Schubert, S558
» no.4 Erlkonig
» no.7 Fruhlingsglaube
Mullerlieder (6) von Franz Schubert, S565
» no.2 Der Muller und der Bach
Schwanengesang, S560 (Schubert)
» no.3 Aufenthalt
» no.12 Der Doppelganger

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Fantasia in C minor, K396
Fantasia in C minor, K475

Prokofiev, Sergei

Old Grandmother's Tales, op.31
Piano Sonata no.7 in B flat major, op.83
Pieces for Piano (10), op.12
» no.2 Gavotte
» no.3 Rigaudon
» no.6 Legend in A major
» no.7 Prelude
» no.8 Allemande
» no.9 Humorous Scherzo
Sarcasms, op.17
» no.5

Rachmaninov, Sergei

Moments musicaux (6), op.16
» no.2 in E flat minor
» no.5 in D flat major

Schubert, Franz

Impromptus (4), op.90 D899
» no.3 in G flat major
» no.4 in A flat major
Piano Sonata no.21 in B flat major, D960

Schumann, Robert

Arabeske in C major, op.18
Carnaval, op.9
Etudes symphoniques, op.13
Fantasie in C major, op.17
Fantasiestucke (8), op.12
» no.1 Des Abends
Kreisleriana, op.16
Piano Sonata no.1 in F sharp minor, op.11
Variations on a theme by Clara Wieck

Scriabin, Alexander

Etudes (12), op.8
» no.11 in B flat minor
» no.12 in D sharp minor
Mazurkas (2), op.40
» no.2 in F sharp major
Piano Sonata no.3 in F sharp minor, op.23
Piano Sonata no.4 in F sharp major, op.30
Piano Sonata no.5 in F sharp major, op.53
Piano Sonata no.8, op.66
Piano Sonata no.9, op.68 'Black Mass'
Piano Sonata no.10, op.70
Poemes (2), op.32
Poemes (2), op.63
» no.1 The Mask
Poemes (2), op.69
Poeme tragique, op.34
Prelude in C sharp minor, op.9 no.1 for the left hand
Preludes (5), op.16
» no.5 in F sharp major
Preludes (6), op.13
» no.6 in B minor
Preludes (24), op.11
» no.4 in E minor
» no.10 in C sharp minor
» no.17 in A flat major
» no.19 in E flat major
» no.20 in C minor
» no.23 in F major
Vers la flamme, op.72
Waltz in A flat major, op.38

Shostakovich, Dmitri

Preludes and Fugues (24), op.87
» no.3 in G major
» no.9 in E major

Artists

Vladimir Sofronitsky (piano)

Works

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Piano Sonata no.32 in C minor, op.111

Borodin, Alexander

Petite Suite

Chopin, Frederic

Ballades (4)
» no.3 in A flat major, op.47
Mazurkas (51)
» no.21 in C sharp minor, op.30 no.4
Nocturnes (21)
» no.4 in F major, op.15 no.1
» no.5 in F sharp major, op.15 no.2
Scherzi (4)
» no.1 in B minor, op.20
» no.2 in B flat minor, op.31
Waltzes (19)
» no.6 in D flat, op.64 no.1 'Minute'

Debussy, Claude

Children's Corner
» III Serenade for the Doll

Glazunov, Alexander

Pieces for piano (3), op.49
» no.1 Prelude in D flat major
Preludes and Fugues (4), op.101
» no.1 in A minor

Liadov, Anatol

A Musical Snuffbox, op.32
Barcarolle in F sharp major, op.44
Etude and Preludes for piano (4), op.40
» no.3 Prelude in D minor
Morceaux (2), op.31
» no.2 Prelude in B flat minor
Morceaux (3), op.10
» no.1 Prelude in D flat major
Morceaux (3), op.57
Novellette, op.20
Preludes for piano (3), op.36
» no.3 in G major

Liszt, Franz

Annees de Pelerinage, 2nd Year, S161
» no.7 Apres une lecture du Dante 'Fantasia quasi Sonata'
Lieder (12) von Franz Schubert, S558
» no.4 Erlkonig
» no.7 Fruhlingsglaube
Mullerlieder (6) von Franz Schubert, S565
» no.2 Der Muller und der Bach
Schwanengesang, S560 (Schubert)
» no.3 Aufenthalt
» no.12 Der Doppelganger

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Fantasia in C minor, K396
Fantasia in C minor, K475

Prokofiev, Sergei

Old Grandmother's Tales, op.31
Piano Sonata no.7 in B flat major, op.83
Pieces for Piano (10), op.12
» no.2 Gavotte
» no.3 Rigaudon
» no.6 Legend in A major
» no.7 Prelude
» no.8 Allemande
» no.9 Humorous Scherzo
Sarcasms, op.17
» no.5

Rachmaninov, Sergei

Moments musicaux (6), op.16
» no.2 in E flat minor
» no.5 in D flat major

Schubert, Franz

Impromptus (4), op.90 D899
» no.3 in G flat major
» no.4 in A flat major
Piano Sonata no.21 in B flat major, D960

Schumann, Robert

Arabeske in C major, op.18
Carnaval, op.9
Etudes symphoniques, op.13
Fantasie in C major, op.17
Fantasiestucke (8), op.12
» no.1 Des Abends
Kreisleriana, op.16
Piano Sonata no.1 in F sharp minor, op.11
Variations on a theme by Clara Wieck

Scriabin, Alexander

Etudes (12), op.8
» no.11 in B flat minor
» no.12 in D sharp minor
Mazurkas (2), op.40
» no.2 in F sharp major
Piano Sonata no.3 in F sharp minor, op.23
Piano Sonata no.4 in F sharp major, op.30
Piano Sonata no.5 in F sharp major, op.53
Piano Sonata no.8, op.66
Piano Sonata no.9, op.68 'Black Mass'
Piano Sonata no.10, op.70
Poemes (2), op.32
Poemes (2), op.63
» no.1 The Mask
Poemes (2), op.69
Poeme tragique, op.34
Prelude in C sharp minor, op.9 no.1 for the left hand
Preludes (5), op.16
» no.5 in F sharp major
Preludes (6), op.13
» no.6 in B minor
Preludes (24), op.11
» no.4 in E minor
» no.10 in C sharp minor
» no.17 in A flat major
» no.19 in E flat major
» no.20 in C minor
» no.23 in F major
Vers la flamme, op.72
Waltz in A flat major, op.38

Shostakovich, Dmitri

Preludes and Fugues (24), op.87
» no.3 in G major
» no.9 in E major

Artists

Vladimir Sofronitsky (piano)

About

Vladimir Sofronitsky (1901-1961) is still somewhat of an insider’s tip among the great Russian pianists of the 20th century. This 10-CD documentation is the first to present a comprehensive overview of his legacy.

As the husband of a daughter of Alexander Scriabin, his name has always been very closely linked to the works of this composer, and they are also extensively represented here. However, the impressive Schubert and Schumann recordings, which make for a more accurate evaluation of this pianist, are also highly interesting. His conflicts with the guidelines of Soviet cultural policy prevented – especially in the 1930s – longer concert tours in Western countries. At this time Sofronitsky taught at the Conservatory in Leningrad (1936-42) and then from 1942 to 1961 in Moscow. He avoided glamorous appearances as much as possible.

His recordings were made in the Great Hall and in the Chamber Music Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Prokofiev’s Sonata no.7 and the Preludes and Fugues, op.87, by Shostakovich in the Scriabin Memorial Museum. Along with the recordings of works by Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Debussy and Liszt, as well as the lesser known Liadov, Borodin and Glazunov, they now provide the opportunity to perceive this pianist struggling with alcohol and drug abuse in all his artistic significance.

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