À La Russe

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Alexandre Kantorow released his first disc for BIS in 2015, performing Liszts piano concertos to critical acclaim: Im here to tell you that Alexandre Kantorow is Liszt reincarnated wrote one impressed reviewer, in Fanfare Magazine. Not yet 20 years old, the French pianist and son of violinist and conductor Jean-Jacques Kantorow now explores his Russian roots, in a recital that opens with Rachmaninovs weighty First Piano Sonata, inspired by Goethes play Faust, and its three main characters, the scholar Faust, his beloved Gretchen and Mephistopheles, the Devils emissary. The nostalgic intimacy of Méditation and Passé lointain, from Tchaikovskys Op. 72 collection, offers respite from the drama, but tension returns with Guido Agostis virtuosic piano arrangement of three extracts from Stravinskys Firebird. Kantorow closes his Russian recital with Mily Balakirevs oriental fantasy Islamey, one of the most iconic works of piano literature. Fiendishly difficult, the piece famously inspired Ravel to write something that would be even harder to play (his Gaspard de la nuit). A committed Russian nationalist, Balakirev himself found the inspiration for Islamey during a journey to the Caucasus when he was introduced to the local music tradition.

1: I. Allegro Moderato
2: II. Lento
3: III. Allegro Molto
4: Meditation
5: Passe Lointain
6: Danse Infernale
7: Berceuse
8: Finale
9: Scherzo a La Russe
10: Islamey, Op. 18

Composer: Mily Balakirev, Sergei Rachmaninov, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Igor Stravinsky

Number of Discs: 1

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