Grigory Sokolov - Purcell:Ground In Gamut / Mozart:Piano Sonata No.13 - Import 2 CD

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Grigory Sokolov

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Purcell & Mozart Scheduled to be recorded [CD 1] Purcell:. 1) Ground in whole scale Z.645. 2-5) Suite No.2 in G minor Z.661(I. Prelude/II. Allemande/III, 2-5) Suite No.2 in G minor, Z.661 (I. Prelude/II. Allemande/III. Courante/IV. Sarabande), 6) New Irish tune Z.646, 7) New Scottish Tune Z.655, 8) Trumpet Tune ZT678, 9-12) Suite No.4 in A minor, Z.663 (I. Prelude/II. Allemande/III. Courante/IV. Sarabande), 13) Round O ZT684, 14-16) Suite No. 7 in D minor, Z.668 (I. Allemande/II. Courante/III. Hornpipe), 17) Chaconne in G minor, ZT680 / [CD 2] Mozart: 1-3) Piano Sonatas 1-3) Piano Sonata No.13 in B-flat major, K.333 (1st movement: Allegro/ 2nd movement: Andante cantabile/ 3rd movement: Allegretto grazioso), 4) Adagio in B minor, K.540, [Encores], 4) Adagio in B minor, K.540, 5) Rameau: Untouched 5) Rameau: The savages (Suite in G major, RCT6, from "New Claventin Suite"), 5) Rameau: The savages (Suite in G major, RCT6, from "New Claventin Suite"), Chopin: "The Cultivators" (Suite in G major, RCT6) 6) Prelude No.15 in D flat major, Op.28 No.15, 7) Mazurka No.40 in F minor, Op.63 No.2, 8) Rameau: Tambourin (Suite in E minor, No.8 from RCT2), 9) J.S.Bach: Prelude in E minor, BWV855 (arranged by A. Giloti in B minor) Performers Grigory Sokolov (Piano) Recording] August 18, 2023, Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria, Santander, Spain (live) (CD 1, CD 2: 5-9), August 16, 2023, Cursal International Congress Center, San Sebastián, Spain (live) (CD 2: 1-4) An album of solo piano recitals by Russian pianist Grigory Sokolov, entitled Purcell & Mozart, will be released. After saying goodbye to orchestral and chamber music concerts and studio recordings, Sokolov has devoted himself to solo recitals, touring Europe each year to perform a single program. For fans, it has been a pilgrimage: in 2023 he gave about 70 concerts with music by Purcell and Mozart, always playing five or six encore pieces. This album includes two performances in Spain.The first half includes Purcell's three suites and six other works, plus an encore piece, at the Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria in Santander on August 18. And Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 13 and Adagio were recorded two days earlier at the Cursal International Congress Center in San Sebastián. Mozart's Adagio is perhaps the most melancholy piano work in Mozart's oeuvre. It is also the central work in this program, and everything moves toward it. Yet Sokolov does not emphasize the work's sombre mood. The musical journey concludes with a truly serene lament played as an encore. Rameau's "The Savages" and "Tambourin" evoke life, while Chopin's "Raindrops" Prelude and F minor Mazurka evoke melancholy. In the final Prelude in E minor from Bach's "Mean Clavier" Sokolov deliberately uses an arrangement in B minor by Alexandre Giloti. Born in 1950, Sokolov began playing the piano at the age of five and studied at the Leningrad Conservatory, where he gave his first major recital at the age of 12 and won international attention in 1966 when he won the International Tchaikovsky Competition at age 16. Sokolov treats every note like a precious gem, transcending time and transporting the audience to another era."-Der Standard (Vienna) "Always captivating."-South German Newspaper (Munich) His touch is exquisite, focused, sparkling and brilliant. This extraordinary artist never ceases to surprise. (UNIVERSAL MUSIC/IMS)