{"product_id":"7318599921891","title":"Nikola Stavi - B.Tishchenko: Piano Sonatas No.7, No.8 - Import SACD Hybrid","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNikola Stavi\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSACD hybrid disc. Boris Tishchenko (1939–2010) was a composer from the former Soviet Union. A student of Shostakovich, he was also the person who introduced Solomon Volkov—author of *Shostakovich’s Testimony*—to his teacher (though Tishchenko himself co-authored a denunciation of the book as a forgery). He was also a master pianist and composed 11 piano sonatas during his lifetime; his Seventh Sonata, composed in 1982, is an unprecedented masterpiece that not only has a playing time of 40 minutes but also features bells playing a prominent role, almost like a solo instrument. When a Melodia recording featuring the composer performing his own work was released immediately after its premiere, it became a talking point in some circles. In any case, I’d never heard music like this before—it’s incredibly fascinating.\nIn stark contrast, his Eighth Piano Sonata, composed in 1986, is a powerful work of about 30 minutes written in a conventional style. The second movement, a set of variations, contains a meaningful quotation from his mentor Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 4.\nThe renowned French pianist Nicolas Stavie studied under Dominique Merlet and later received guidance from Brendel and Shevach. A highly accomplished pianist, he won a special prize at the 2000 Chopin Competition—won by Yundi Li—and took second place at the 2001 Geneva International Music Competition. Tishchenko’s piano works are notoriously difficult, but he performs them with a sensibility characteristic of the new generation.\nKing International\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Sonata No. 7 for piano with bells, Op. 85: 1. Andante - Allegro - Andante - Allegro - Andante\u003cbr\u003e2.Sonata No. 7 for piano with bells, Op. 85: 2. Lento - attacca\u003cbr\u003e3.Sonata No. 7 for piano with bells, Op. 85: 3. Allegro\u003cbr\u003e4.Sonata No. 8 for piano, Op. 99: 1. Allegro energico\u003cbr\u003e5.Sonata No. 8 for piano, Op. 99: 2. Andantino\u003cbr\u003e6.Sonata No. 8 for piano, Op. 99: 3. Allegro molto\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BIS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53595423408417,"sku":"7318599921891","price":3490.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/7318599921891.jpg?v=1790481063","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/7318599921891","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}