Piers Lane - Russian Variations [CD]

HYPERION RECORDS LTD

£17.73

Cat. no: CDA68428
Format: CD
Barcode: 034571284286
Release Date: 05 Apr 2024
Genre: Classical

Three substantial sets of variations - by Glazunov, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov - plus a delightful amuse-bouche from John Field, who settled in St Petersburg in the early years of the nineteenth century, make up Piers Lane's attractive and virtuosic programme

Tracks: Variations on a Russian folk song / Theme and variations, Op 72 Theme. Andante / Variation 01. Piu mosso / Variation 02. L'istesso tempo / Variation 03. Andante / Variation 04. Poco piu mosso / Variation 05. Andante sostenuto / Variation 06. Largo / Variation 07. Allegro / Variation 08. Vivo / Variation 09. Adagio tranquillo / Variation 10. Allegro assai / Variation 11. Allegretto / Variation 12. Andante sostenuto / Variation 13. Allegro / Variation 14. Andante tranquillo / Variation 15. Finale: Allegro moderato / Six morceaux composes sur un seul theme, Op 21 No 1 in G sharp minor / No 2 in G sharp minor. Fugue a 4 voix / No 3 in C sharp minor. Impromptu / No 4 in A fat minor. Marche funebre / No 5 in A fat minor. Mazurque / No 6 in A fat major. Scherzo / Variations on a theme of Chopin, Op 22 Theme in C minor. Largo / Variation 01 in C minor. Moderato / Variation 02 in C minor. Allegro / Variation 03 in C minor. L'istesso tempo / Variation 04 in C minor. L'istesso tempo / Variation 05 in C minor. Meno mosso / Variation 06 in C minor. Meno mosso / Variation 07 in C minor. Allegro / Variation 08 in C minor. L'istesso tempo / Variation 09 in C minor. L'istesso tempo / Variation 10 in C minor. Piu vivo / Variation 11 in E fat major. Lento / Variation 12 in C minor. Moderato / Variation 13 in C minor. Largo / Variation 14 in C minor. Moderato / Variation 15 in F minor. Allegro scherzando / Variation 16 in F minor. Lento / Variation 17 in B fat minor. Grave / Variation 18 in B fat minor. Piu mosso / Variation 19 in A major. Allegro vivace / Variation 20 in C sharp minor. Presto / Variation 21 in D fat major. Andante - Piu vivo / Variation 22 in C major. Maestoso - Meno mosso - Presto