Barry Douglas – Tchaikovsky Plus One, Vol. 2 (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Barry Douglas – Tchaikovsky Plus One, Vol. 2 (2019)
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Tchaikovsky’s Grande Sonate, in G major was dedicated to Karl Klindworth, and first performed at a private hearing in 1879, by Nikolay Rubinstein, founder of the Moscow Conservatory. Composed in the autumn of 1896, the Six Moments musicaux of Rachmaninoff adopt musical forms from previous eras: the nocturne, song without words, barcarolle, virtuoso étude, and theme and variations. Written in haste in order to meet the commission deadline (the twenty-three-year-old Rachmaninoff was desperately short of funds), the set evidences his virtuosity, and is full of portent of the music to come. Barry Douglas writes: ‘This recording project with Chandos Records is a personal salute from me to great masterworks of the Russian repertoire. I am an Irish pianist who, nevertheless, feels a deep affinity with Russian culture, and felt it even before I had the good fortune to win the Tchaikovsky Competition in 1986. Our own Irish composer and virtuoso pianist John Field, who invented the Nocturne and taught a whole generation of Russian musicians, fermented the linkage between Ireland and Russia, and I feel very proud to help keep this synergy alive!’

Tracklist:

1. Barry Douglas – Grand Sonata in G Major, Op. 37, TH 139: I. Moderato e risoluto (12:47)
2. Barry Douglas – Grand Sonata in G Major, Op. 37, TH 139: II. Andante non troppo quasi moderato (09:48)
3. Barry Douglas – Grand Sonata in G Major, Op. 37, TH 139: III. Scherzo. Allegro giocoso (03:06)
4. Barry Douglas – Grand Sonata in G Major, Op. 37, TH 139: IV. Finale. Allegro vivace (06:42)
5. Barry Douglas – 18 Pieces, Op. 72, TH 151: No. 5, Méditation. Andante mosso (05:35)
6. Barry Douglas – 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 16: No. 1, Andantino (07:18)
7. Barry Douglas – 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 16: No. 2, Allegretto (03:50)
8. Barry Douglas – 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 16: No. 3, Andante cantabile (07:12)
9. Barry Douglas – 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 16: No. 4, Presto (03:06)
10. Barry Douglas – 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 16: No. 5, Adagio sostenuto (03:39)
11. Barry Douglas – 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 16: No. 6, Maestoso (05:00)

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