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Prokofiev & Rachmaninoff: Piano Works
Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Rachmaninoff

Dzmitry Ulasiuk

Prokofiev & Rachmaninoff: Piano Works

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Format: CD
Label: Centaur Records, Inc.
UPC: 0044747369822
Catnr: CRC 3698
Release date: 27 March 2020
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Centaur Records, Inc.
UPC
0044747369822
Catalogue number
CRC 3698
Release date
27 March 2020
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Recommended by Musicweb: ... the Prokofiev Ten Pieces from Romeo and Juliet comes first and I was impressed right off, and then hoped his Rachmaninov Études Tableaux wouldn’t let me down. They didn’t — once again Ulasiuk’s performances were totally convincing. [...] he has fairly strong credentials, but it is his style of interpretation that sets him apart from many other pianists. [...] Ulasiuk rarely ever sounds pedestrian or bland or short on ideas as some pianists do in brief transitional passages, for example, or certain phrase endings. Ulasiuk more often than not gives seemingly less promising music meaning or vitality or greater weight, and with his subtle sense of phrasing — particularly in his dynamics — he often makes you hear things in a different and usually better way. [...] Here is a pianist rather new to the scene whose debut album must be regarded a major achievement.

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Dzmitry Ulasiuk (piano)

Born in Minsk, Belarus, Dzmitry Ulasiuk has performed widely in Europe, the U.S., China, and Japan.
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Born in Minsk, Belarus, Dzmitry Ulasiuk has performed widely in Europe, the U.S., China, and Japan.

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Composer(s)

Sergei Prokofiev

Sergei Prokofiev was born in the countryside of Ukraine. He studied from 1903 at the conservatory of St Petersburg, under Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Anatoli Liadov among others. He was educated as a composer, pianist and conductor. Initially, he made a name for himself as a pianist. In 1918, he left the Soviet Union for the USA, but wasn't able to succeed, and he decided to move to Paris in 1920. His concert tours brought him back to the Soviet Union in 1927, who lured him back for good in 1936. Prokofiev died in march 1953, on the same day as Joseph Stalin. Prokofiev is considered as one of the greatest Russian composers of the twentieth century, even though he wasn't a...
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Sergei Prokofiev was born in the countryside of Ukraine. He studied from 1903 at the conservatory of St Petersburg, under Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Anatoli Liadov among others. He was educated as a composer, pianist and conductor. Initially, he made a name for himself as a pianist. In 1918, he left the Soviet Union for the USA, but wasn't able to succeed, and he decided to move to Paris in 1920. His concert tours brought him back to the Soviet Union in 1927, who lured him back for good in 1936. Prokofiev died in march 1953, on the same day as Joseph Stalin.
Prokofiev is considered as one of the greatest Russian composers of the twentieth century, even though he wasn't a great innovator. He generally applied the strict classical forms and structures to his works and focused on a classical tonality, with a few exceptions of expressive dissonants and incidental bitonality. Yet, he is only explicitly neoclassicistic in his popular 'Classical Symphony', his first symphony composed in 1917. Many of his works show his humour, while his later works presented his darker, more serious side. One of his best known works is the musical fairytale Peter and the Wolf, which is popular among children all over the world.
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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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01.
10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75: Folk Dance: 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75No. 1, Folk Dance
04:20
(Sergei Prokofiev) Dzmitry Ulasiuk
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10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75: Scene: Street Awakens: 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75 No. 2, Street Awakens
01:38
(Sergei Prokofiev) Dzmitry Ulasiuk
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10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75: Minuet: 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75No. 3, Minuet
03:41
(Sergei Prokofiev) Dzmitry Ulasiuk
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10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75: Young Juliet: 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75No. 4, Young Juliet
04:06
(Sergei Prokofiev) Dzmitry Ulasiuk
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10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75: Masks: 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75No. 5, Masks
02:45
(Sergei Prokofiev) Dzmitry Ulasiuk
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10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75: Montagues and Capulets: 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75No. 6, Montagues and Capulets
04:16
(Sergei Prokofiev) Dzmitry Ulasiuk
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10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75: Friar Lawrence: 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75No. 7, Friar Lawrence
02:46
(Sergei Prokofiev) Dzmitry Ulasiuk
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10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75: Mercutio: 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75No. 8, Mercutio
02:35
(Sergei Prokofiev) Dzmitry Ulasiuk
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10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75: Dance of the Girls with Lilies: 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75 No. 9, Dance of the Girls with Lilies
02:31
(Sergei Prokofiev) Dzmitry Ulasiuk
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10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75: Romeo and Juliet before Parting: 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75No. 10, Romeo and Juliet Before Parting
08:10
(Sergei Prokofiev) Dzmitry Ulasiuk
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Études-tableaux, Op. 33: Allegro non troppo in F minor: Études-tableaux, Op. 33No. 1 in F Minor
02:51
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Dzmitry Ulasiuk
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Études-tableaux, Op. 33: Allegro in C Major: Études-tableaux, Op. 33No. 2 in C Major
02:29
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Dzmitry Ulasiuk
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Études-tableaux, Op. 33: Grave in C minor: Études-tableaux, Op. 33No. 3 in C Minor
05:22
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Dzmitry Ulasiuk
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Études-tableaux, Op. 33: Moderato in D minor: Études-tableaux, Op. 33No. 4 in D Minor
03:05
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Dzmitry Ulasiuk
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Études-tableaux, Op. 33: Non allegro-Presto in E-flat minor: Études-tableaux, Op. 33No. 5 in E-Flat Minor
02:01
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Dzmitry Ulasiuk
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Études-tableaux, Op. 33: Allegro con fuoco in E-flat major: Études-tableaux, Op. 33No. 6 in E-Flat Major
02:11
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Dzmitry Ulasiuk
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Études-tableaux, Op. 33: Moderato in G minor: Études-tableaux, Op. 33No. 7 in G Minor
04:22
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Dzmitry Ulasiuk
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Études-tableaux, Op. 33: Grave in C-sharp minor: Études-tableaux, Op. 33No. 8 in C-Sharp Minor
02:53
(Sergei Rachmaninoff) Dzmitry Ulasiuk
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