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Sonata No. 2 / Complete 24 Preludes

Marietta Petkova

Sonata No. 2 / Complete 24 Preludes

Format: CD
Label: Challenge Classics
UPC: 0608917216820
Catnr: CC 72168
Release date: 02 October 2006
2 CD
 
Label
Challenge Classics
UPC
0608917216820
Catalogue number
CC 72168
Release date
02 October 2006
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About the album

Rachmaninov (Russia, 1873 - Los Angeles, US, 1943) wrote almost all of his major works between 1901 and 1917. In the same period, Schönberg, Stravinsky, Bartók and Hindemith were paving the way for entirely new musical goals. Rachmaninov was one of the last romantics, a stranger in his time. But for piano music and playing, Rachmaninov was an innovator and a revolutionary. One of the greatest pianists of his time, he created a new way of playing the piano. An entirely new 'symphonic' concept of piano music was born. He was, perhaps, the first to exploit the fabulous percussion possibilities of the instrument to the full, to create intense effects of expression and colour.
With his Second Sonata opus 36, Rachmaninov wrote a masterpiece that is still relatively unknown among the general public. At the time, the composer was obsessed with the carillons of Russian Orthodox churches, which he incorporated impressively into the sonata. In 1931, Rachmaninov modified the sonata. The Preludes opus 3 (1892), opus 23 (1901-04) and opus 32 (1910) all contain characteristics of Rachmaninov's more popular style, with an abundance of memorable melodies and a unique combination of endearing, deceptively simple harmonies and complex chromaticism. Marietta Petkova (b. 1968, Bulgaria) won the Grand Prix of the 1978 National Piano Competition. She graduated from the local conservatory in 1986 with the school's Gold Medal, spent a year at the Music Academy Sofia, studying with Lili Atanassova and Gina Tabakova, and two years at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Vienna, under Paul Badura-Skoda. In 1989/90 she was Resident Artist at The Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada. In 1990 she decided to live in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where she studied with Jan Wijn at the Sweelinck Conservatorium, graduating in 1994 with the highest possible distinction. Since 1989, she took lessons with György Sebök (1922-1999), who turned out to be an invaluable source of inspiration for her. She won prizes in prizes in Italy, Czechoslovakia , Bulgaria, Portugal, Austria, Switzerland and The Netherlands. In 1993 she was awarded the prestigious title Lauréate Juventus in France. She is Steinway Artist. For her CD's, she prefers the authenticity of live recordings to studio work.
Spiritual profoundness, virtuosity and versatility seem to have melted together into veritable artistry, received with open arms by press and public. She performs all over Europe, in Northern America, and in Japan, mostly with solorecitals and as a soloist with renowned orchestras, but also as a beloved chamber musician.
Meesterwerken van Rachmaninov voor piano
Sergej Rachmaninov schreef bijna al zijn grote werken tussen 1901 en 1917. In diezelfde periode sloegen Schönberg, Stravinsky, Bartók en Hindemith een nieuwe weg in met experimenten rond atonaliteit. Rachmaninov was een van de laatste romantische componisten, maar voor pianomuziek was hij minstens net zo revolutionair. Met zijn muziek creëerde hij een nieuwe, “symfonische” manier van piano spelen waarbij naast de melodieuze en harmonische eigenschappen de piano ook als een percussie-instrument werd ingezet met intense, harde slagen en allerlei expressie en timbre-effecten.

Met zijn 2e Sonate, opus 36, schreef Rachmaninov een meesterwerk dat nog steeds relatief onbekend is bij het grote publiek. Toen hij de sonate schreef had hij een grote interesse voor de carillons − klokkenspelen − van de Russische orthodoxe kerken: de muziek van deze carillons is op een indrukwekkende wijze in deze sonate verwerkt. Rachmaninov bewerkte de sonate in 1931. De drie preludes op dit album (opus 3, 23 en 32) bevatten allemaal kenmerkende eigenschappen van de meer bekende stijl van Rachmaninov, met een overvloed aan memorabele melodieën en een unieke combinatie van lange, bedrieglijk eenvoudige harmonieën en complexe chromatiek.

De werken worden uitgevoerd door Marietta Petkova. Deze Bulgaarse pianiste heeft na een opleiding onder Jan Wijn aan het Sweelinck Conservatorium prijzen gewonnen in meerdere landen. Voor de opnames van haar albums verkiest ze de authenticiteit van live opnames boven het opnemen en bewerken in een studio.

Artist(s)

Marietta Petkova

Marietta Petkova (b. 1968, Bulgaria) won the Grand Prix of the 1978 National Piano Competition. She graduated from the local conservatory in 1986 with the school's Gold Medal, spent a year at the Music Academy Sofia, studying with Lili Atanassova and Gina Tabakova, and two years at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Vienna, under Paul Badura-Skoda. In 1989/90 she was Resident Artist at The Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada. In 1990 she decided to live in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where she studied with Jan Wijn at the Sweelinck Conservatorium, graduating in 1994 with the highest possible distinction. Since 1989, she took lessons with György Sebök (1922-1999), who turned out to be an invaluable source of...
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Marietta Petkova (b. 1968, Bulgaria) won the Grand Prix of the 1978 National Piano Competition. She graduated from the local conservatory in 1986 with the school's Gold Medal, spent a year at the Music Academy Sofia, studying with Lili Atanassova and Gina Tabakova, and two years at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Vienna, under Paul Badura-Skoda. In 1989/90 she was Resident Artist at The Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada. In 1990 she decided to live in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where she studied with Jan Wijn at the Sweelinck Conservatorium, graduating in 1994 with the highest possible distinction. Since 1989, she took lessons with György Sebök (1922-1999), who turned out to be an invaluable source of inspiration for her. She won prizes in prizes in Italy, Czechoslovakia , Bulgaria, Portugal, Austria, Switzerland and The Netherlands. In 1993 she was awarded the prestigious title Lauréate Juventus in France. She is Steinway Artist. For her CD's, she prefers the authenticity of live recordings to studio work. Spiritual profoundness, virtuosity and versatility seem to have melted together into veritable artistry, received with open arms by press and public. She performs all over Europe, in Northern America, and in Japan, mostly with solorecitals and as a soloist with renowned orchestras, but also as a beloved chamber musician.

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Composer(s)

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov was a Russian pianist, composer, and conductor of the late-Romantic period, some of whose works are among the most popular in the classical repertoire. Born into a musical family, Rachmaninov took up the piano at age four. He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 1892 and had composed several piano and orchestral pieces by this time. In 1897, following the critical reaction to his Symphony No. 1, Rachmaninoff entered a four-year depression and composed little until successful therapy allowed him to complete his enthusiastically received Piano Concerto No. 2 in 1901. After the Russian Revolution, Rachmaninov and his family left Russia and resided in the United States, first in New York City. Demanding piano concert tour schedules caused...
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Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov was a Russian pianist, composer, and conductor of the late-Romantic period, some of whose works are among the most popular in the classical repertoire.
Born into a musical family, Rachmaninov took up the piano at age four. He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 1892 and had composed several piano and orchestral pieces by this time. In 1897, following the critical reaction to his Symphony No. 1, Rachmaninoff entered a four-year depression and composed little until successful therapy allowed him to complete his enthusiastically received Piano Concerto No. 2 in 1901. After the Russian Revolution, Rachmaninov and his family left Russia and resided in the United States, first in New York City. Demanding piano concert tour schedules caused his output as composer to slow tremendously; between 1918 and 1943, he completed just six compositions, including Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Symphony No. 3, and Symphonic Dances. In 1942, Rachmaninov moved to Beverly Hills, California. One month before his death from advanced melanoma, Rachmaninov acquired American citizenship.
Early influences of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Balakirev, Mussorgsky, and other Russian composers gave way to a personal style notable for its song-like melodicism, expressiveness and his use of rich orchestral colors.[3] The piano is featured prominently in Rachmaninov's compositional output, and through his own skills as a performer he explored the expressive possibilities of the instrument.

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Disc #1
01.
Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Opus 36: Allegro Agitato
08:31
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
02.
Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Opus 36: Non Allegro - Lento
07:11
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
03.
Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Opus 36: Allegro Molto
06:43
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
04.
Prelude Opus 3 No.2 in C Sharp Minor: Lento
04:18
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
05.
Preludes Opus 23 No.1, F Sharp Mior: Largo
03:44
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
06.
Preludes Opus 23 No.2, B Flat Major: Maestoso
03:39
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
07.
Preludes Opus 23 No.3, D Minor: Tempo Di Minuetto
03:56
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
08.
Preludes Opus 23 No.4, D Major: Andante Cantabile
04:30
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
09.
Preludes Opus 23 No.5, G Minor: Alla Marcia
04:11
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
10.
Preludes Opus 23 No.6, E Flat Major: Andante
02:42
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
11.
Preludes Opus 23 No.7, C Minor: Allegro
02:54
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
12.
Preludes Opus 23 No.8, A Flat Major: Allegro Vivace
03:48
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
13.
Preludes Opus 23 No.9, E Flat: Presto
02:04
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
14.
Preludes Opus 23 No.10, G Flat Major: Largo
03:31
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova

Disc #2
01.
Preludes Opus 32 No.1, Do Majeur: Allegro Vivace
01:20
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
02.
Preludes Opus 32 No.2, Si Bémol Mineur: Allegretto
03:36
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
03.
Preludes Opus 32 No.3, Mi Majeur: Allegro Vivace
02:39
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
04.
Preludes Opus 32 No.4, Mi Mineur: Allegro Con Brio
06:01
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
05.
Preludes Opus 32 No.5, Sol Majeur: Moderato
03:04
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
06.
Preludes Opus 32 No.6, Fa Mineur: Allegro Appassionato
01:29
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
07.
Preludes Opus 32 No.7, Fa Majeur: Moderato
02:08
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
08.
Preludes Opus 32 No.8, La Mineur: Vivo
02:08
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
09.
Preludes Opus 32 No.9, La Majeur: Allegro Moderato
03:02
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
10.
Preludes Opus 32 No.10, Si Mineur: Lento
06:03
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
11.
Preludes Opus 32 No.11, Si Majeur: Allegretto
02:44
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
12.
Preludes Opus 32 No.12, Sol Dièse Mineur: Allegro
02:40
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
13.
Preludes Opus 32 No.13, Ré Bémol Majeur: Grave
05:31
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Marietta Petkova
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