Ekaterina Derzhavina

Ekaterina Derzhavina - Alexey Wladimirowich Stanchinsky: Piano Works (2017)

Ekaterina Derzhavina - Alexey Wladimirowich Stanchinsky: Piano Works (2017)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 191 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 144 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Profil | # PH17003 | Time: 00:59:45

The life of the Russian composer Alexey Stanchinsky makes for a sad read. Afflicted by mental illness, initially brought to a head by the death of his father, he met an untimely end in October 1914 next to a stream. The exact circumstances remain unclear to this day. What is certain is that he was only 26 years old, and had already made an impression with the musical cognoscenti of the time, being admired by the likes of Prokofiev and Medtner. As a teenager he had benefited from the tutelage of such distinguished figures as Josef Lhévinne and Alexander Grechaninov, and later at the Moscow Conservatoire with Sergei Taneyev and Konstantin Igumnov. Although he was acutely receptive to the musical influences of the day, he wasn't slow in finding his own individual voice. Having said that, I can hear echoes of Rachmaninov and Scriabin in these works, the melodic generosity of the former and the adventurous harmony of the latter.
Ekaterina Derzhavina - Haydn: Variations & Pieces for Piano (2019)

Ekaterina Derzhavina - Haydn: Variations & Pieces for Piano (2019)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 302 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 232 Mb | 01:41:21
Classical | Label: Profil Melden

Ekaterina Derzhavina records ‘Variations & Pieces for Piano’, a double disc with Haydn classics. The release of Haydn's Complete Piano Sonatas on 9 CDs in 2013 was critically acclaimed throughout the world and nominated 2014 for the International Classical Music Award. The Boston Globe, USA, wrote: 'Ekaterina Derzhavina's name was new to me, but this 9-CD set of Haydn's complete piano sonatas should broaden her recognition considerably. Her playing is elegant, stylish, and above all imaginative, showing just how creative the composer was … her feel for Haydn's originality comes through brilliantly.'