Konstantin Shamway,

Konstantin Shamray - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eighteen Piano Pieces, Op.72 (2012)

Konstantin Shamray - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eighteen Piano Pieces, Op.72 (2012)
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Genre: Classical | Label: Naxos | # 8.572225 | Time: 01:07:07

Tchaikovsky completed his last set of piano pieces about six months before his death. Each bears a dedication to a friend or colleague including distinguished musicians such as Paul Pabst, Vasily Sapelnikov and Vasily Safonov. The 18 pieces are no mere salon effusions; rather they are richly characterised, sometimes virtuosic, and perfectly crafted miniatures. Schumann and Chopin are deliberately evoked, the music embracing a rich variety of dance, melancholy, fantasy and bravura. The set is played by the brilliant young prizewinner of the Sydney International Piano Competition in 2008, Konstantin Shamray.