Complete Preludes Vol 1
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SCRIABIN
Complete Preludes Vol 1
Piers Lane (piano)
[ Hyperion Helios / CD ]
Release Date: Thursday 15 January 2015
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Piers Lane's performances of the complete Scriabin Préludes are bold and compelling, matching technical bravura with a rich vein of poetry and colour and communicating the composer's vivid and exceptional imagination. Beautifully recorded and superbly annotated by Simon Nicholls, this set is a must for all lovers of Scriabin and the piano. The Préludes of Opp 17- 74 are available on CDH55451.
'Lane's flawless finger and inspired brain are totally attuned to Scriabin's hyper-expressive sound world. Gorgeous, flattering sonics help elevate this recording to reference version status among complete Scriabin cycles. Bravo!' (Classics Today, USA)
'Lane's technical brilliance and assurance captures the most elusive qualities of this music, as one dream-vision dissolves into another … [his] control and balance of their veiled sonorities is wonder-filled' (The Times)
'Lane is the perfect guide to Scriabin's shimmering miniature masterpieces' (The Independent)
'Piers Lane is easily the master of all this … you get the sense this music is in his blood. The preludes have been well worth waiting for' (Amazon.co.uk)
'Lane certainly knows how to tease out the music's textural subtleties; his emotional commitment is undeniable, as is his grasp of the poetic/virtuosic dichotomy inherent in Scriabin's music' (BBC Music Magazine)
Tracks:
COMPACT DISC 1
Prelude in B major, Op 2 No 2 (1889) [0'55]
Prelude for the left hand in C sharp minor, Op 9 No 1 (1894) [3'14]
Twenty-Four Preludes, Op 11 [31'03]
Part I (1888-1896) [8'07]
No 1 in C major: Vivace (1893) [0'49]
No 2 in A minor: Allegretto (1895) [1'59]
No 3 in G major: Vivo (1895) [0'49]
No 4 in E minor: Lento (1888) [2'03]
No 5 in D major: Andante cantabile (1896) [1'29]
No 6 in B minor: Allegro (1889) [0'42]
Part II (1894-1896) [8'05]
No 7 in A Major: Allegro assai (1895) [0'53]
No 8 in F sharp minor: Allegro agitato (1896) [1'06]
No 9 in E major: Andantino (1894) [1'33]
No 10 in C sharp minor: Andante (1894) [1'12]
No 11 in B major: Allegro assai (1895) [1'41]
No 12 in G sharp minor: Andante (1895) [1'26]
Part III (1895) [8'08]
No 13 in G flat major: Lento [1'36]
No 14 in E flat minor: Presto [0'57]
No 15 in D flat major: Lento [2'12]
No 16 in B flat minor: Misterioso [1'35]
No 17 in A flat major: Allegretto [0'40]
No 18 in F minor: Allegro agitato [0'55]
Part IV (1895-1896) [6'33]
No 19 in E flat major: Affettuoso (1895) [1'13]
No 20 in C minor: Appassionato (1895) [1'02]
No 21 in B flat major: Andante (1895) [1'43]
No 22 in G minor: Lento (1896) [1'05]
No 23 in F major: Vivo (1895) [0'32]
No 24 in D minor: Presto (1895) [0'44]
Six Preludes, Op 13 (1895) [8'23]
No 1 in C major: Maestoso [2'30]
No 2 in A minor: Allegro [0'41]
No 3 in G major: Andante [1'20]
No 4 in E minor: Allegro [1'09]
No 5 in D major: Allegro [1'08]
No 6 in B minor: Presto [1'20]
Five Preludes, Op 15 (1895-1896) [7'07]
No 1 in A major: Andante (1895) [3'58]
No 2 in F sharp minor: Vivo (1895) [0'49]
No 3 in E major: Allegro assai (1895) [1'03]
No 4 in C sharp minor: Andantino (1896) [1'38]
No 5 in C sharp minor: Andante (1895) [1'29]
Five Preludes, Op 16 (1894-1895) [8'24]
No 1 in B major: Andante (1894) [2'58]
No 2 in G sharp minor: Allegro (1895) [1'22]
No 3 in G flat major: Andante cantabile (1894) [1'59]
No 4 in E flat minor: Lento (1895) [1'20]
No 5 in F sharp major: Allegretto (1895) [0'34]
