Natalia Prass

In February 2016 the recording took place in the Studio 2 of the Bayerischer Rundfunk in Munich. Dina Ugorskaja pursued the finishing process of the master with great impulse and unbelievable energy during all the time when her health abated, even to the point where she selected and approved herself the booklet notes by Tatjana Frumkis. This project will stay simply as a singular milestone, there was a lot planned by the two artists They were also ambivalent toward one another. Prokofiev accused Shostakovich of devouring everything (the fact that the younger composer dared to incorporate the street genres of entertainment music into his classical compositions), and affirmed that Shostakovich had no gift for melody.

In their latest collaboration, violinist Natalia Lomeiko and pianist Dinara Klinton explore themes of resilience, mythology, and enchantment through the works of Clara Schumann, Karol Szymanowski, and Sergei Prokofiev. Clara Schumann's Three Romances offer introspective reflections on personal journeys with themes of perseverance and emotional expression, while Szymanowski's Mythes takes on an ancient mythological dimension, painting vivid musical landscapes inspired by Greek legends. Prokofiev's Five Pieces from Cinderella imbue the album with fantasy and romance, capturing the magic of the beloved fairy tale from the waltzes of the royal ball to the delicate beauty of the Winter Fairy.

SOMM Recordings announces Medtner in England, a revelatory new recording exploring the musical life of Nikolai Medtner, featuring violinist Natalia Lomeiko, pianist Alexander Karpeyev and baritone Theodore Platt.