Anatoly Lyadov: Complete Piano Music, Volume One

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Anatoly Lyadov: Complete Piano Music, Volume One

Catalogue Number: TOCC0082
EAN: 5060113440822
Release Date: 15 April 2010
Duration: 64:38

Biryulki, Op. 2
Six Morceaux, Op. 3
Arabesques, Op. 4
Etude, Op. 5
Impromptu, Op. 6
Deux Intermezzi, Op. 7
Deux Intermezzi, Op. 8
Deux Morceaux, Op. 9
Trois Morceaux, Op. 10
Trois Morceaux, Op. 11

Olga Solovieva, piano

Anatoly Lyadov (1855–1914) is remembered these days chiefly for his Musical Snuffbox, once a favourite encore. Lyadov was indeed a miniaturist – but a far more productive one than his reputation for laziness suggests. His substantial output for piano – never previously recorded in its entirety – reveals a composer with an energetic keyboard manner reminiscent of Schumann, often coloured with a hint of Russian folk-music.

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Track No.	Track Title / Details	Duration

	DOWNLOAD COMPLETE ALBUM	64:38

1-14	Biryulki, Op. 2 (1876) Anatoly Lyadov, composer Olga Solovieva, piano	11:54
1	1, Presto	0:51
2	2, Allegro	0:28
3	3, Allegretto	0:57
4	4, Allegro con fuoco	1:09
5	5, Vivace	0:46
6	6, Allegro	0:34
7	7, Moderato	0:50
8	8, Allegro moderato	0:56
9	9, Allegretto tranquillo	1:12
10	10, Allegro	0:52
11	11, Tempo di Valse	0:56
12	12, Prestissimo	0:39
13	13, Vivace	0:28
14	14, Presto	1:16

15-20	Six Morceaux, Op. 3 (1876-77) Anatoly Lyadov, composer Olga Solovieva, piano (first complete recording)	11:36
15	No. 1: Prelude	1:19
16	No. 2: Gigue	2:08
17	No. 3: Fugue (Moderato)	2:24
18	No. 4: Mazurka (Allegro)	2:26
19	No. 5: Mazurka (Allegro energico)	2:05
20	No. 6: Mazurka (Allegro non troppo)	1:14

21-24	Arabesques, Op. 4 (1878) Anatoly Lyadov, composer Olga Solovieva, piano (first complete recording)	10:21
21	No. 1 (Allegro con fuoco)	1:26
22	No. 2 (Allegretto)	3:46
23	No. 3 (Allegro grazioso)	1:59
24	No. 4 (Ad libitum - Vivace)	3:10

25	Etude, Op. 5 (1881) Anatoly Lyadov, composer Olga Solovieva, piano	2:55

26	Impromptu, Op. 6 (1881) Anatoly Lyadov, composer Olga Solovieva, piano (first recording)	1:27

27-28	Deux Intermezzi, Op. 7 (1881) Anatoly Lyadov, composer Olga Solovieva, piano (first complete recording)	4:45
27	No. 1 (Allegro vivace)	2:39
28	No. 2 (Allegro energico)	2:06

29-30	Deux Intermezzi, Op. 8 (1883) Anatoly Lyadov, composer Olga Solovieva, piano (first recording)	4:51
29	No. 1 (Allegro con fuoco)	2:02
30	No. 2 (Allegretto)	2:49

31-32	Deux Morceaux, Op. 9 (1883) Anatoly Lyadov, composer Olga Solovieva, piano (first complete recording)	3:56
31	No. 1: Valse	1:29
32	No. 2: Mazurka	2:27

33-35	Trois Morceaux, Op. 10 (1884) Anatoly Lyadov, composer Olga Solovieva, piano	5:33
33	No. 1: Prelude	1:31
34	No. 2: Mazurka in C major	1:47
35	No. 3: Mazurka in D major	2:15

36-38	Trois Morceaux, Op. 11 (1885) Anatoly Lyadov, composer Olga Solovieva, piano	7:20
36	No. 1: Prelude	2:47
37	No. 2: Mazurka (in Dorian Mode)	2:03
38	No. 3: Mazurka in F sharp minor	2:30

Artists

Anatoly Lyadov, composer

Olga Solovieva, piano

Reviews

Olga Solovieva on Lyadov's music

My thanks to Pyotr Klimov for suggesting that I might consider recording the complete piano works of Lyadov. As I learned these pieces, I understood with what thoroughness, accuracy and attention to detail they were composed – Lyadov’s art is that of the jeweller. In the early works one can hear the influence of Schumann and Chopin, but even here the typical ‘Lyadovian’ traits are always audible. In my view Lyadov’s piano output is not only highly individual; it is of a quality that makes it both important for Russian music and of world significance.

Olga Solovieva TOCC0082 liner notes

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