Variations for Piano

Vladimir Stoupel

Label: CAvi
Catalogue number: AVI 8553388
EAN / barcode: 4260085533886
Release date: 7 September 2017
Type: Album

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The Unknown Russia “For me it has been a great joy to conceive and record the programme featured on this CD. The idea that inspired it was twofold: on the one hand, it is made up of variation cycles (with the exception of the Rondo brillante on a theme from Bellini’s opera ‘I Capuletti ed i Montecchi’). On the other hand, the programme’s chronological order not only traces the fascinating evolution of Glinka’s composition technique, but also the manner in which his successors used what he had invented: the “Glinka-type variation” where the theme and/or structure are usually not modified, but the accompaniment is subjected to a great variety of transformations. Glinka was held in high regard as the “father of Russian music”. Many Russian composers made his variation technique their own and developed it further – for example, Tchaikovsky in the Finale of his 4th Symphony. I therefore decided to include two further works that refer to Glinka: the Paraphrase on Glinka’s Song ‘The Lark’ by Mily Balakirev (1837-1910), and Variations on a Theme by Glinka by Anatoly Lyadov (1855-1914)………” (From the Booklet notes by Vladimir Stoupel)

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Tracklist

01 Variations brillantes on the Cavatina “Nel veder la tua costanza” from “Anna Bolena” by Gaetano Donizetti, op. 15 12:36
02 Air russe varié, op. 17 13:00
03 Grandes variations on a Theme by Count Gallenberg, op. 25 17:33
04 Variations on the Duet “C’est la fête de village” from “Le Colporteur” by George Onslow, op. 10 09:20

Source: MusicBrainz

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