Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Following the pianists highly praised recordings of chopins etudes and solo music by rachmaninoff, these wondrously fluid interpretations of rachmaninoffs first and third piano concertos reveal a cool sensualist at work. In his first recording for harmonia mundi, nikolai lugansky brilliantly meets the challenge, offering a programme of the finest gems in his repertory of choice. Nikolai luganskys 2018 release on harmonia mundi of rachmaninovs 24 preludes consists of the two sets of the preludes, op. Nikolai lugansky chopin preludes, ballades, nocturnes.
Browse nikolai lugansky tour dates and order tickets for upcoming concerts near you. City of birmingham symphony orchsakari oramo, cond. Following his muchpraised liszt recital, released in 2011, this new recording is the second project on naiveambroisie from renowed russian pianist nikolai lugansky. On this disc lugansky presents the earlier opus 3 set of the preludes preceded by the famous opus 32 prelude. Rachmaninov is an incredible figure in russian music history.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and. Charles dutoit nikolai lugansky 2 national and international radio broadcast the program will be broadcast the week of november 21, 2012 on the new york philharmonic this week, a radio concert series syndicated weekly to more than 300 stations nationally, and to 122 outlets internationally, by the wfmt radio network. Since its launch in the summer of 2000, this site has been regularly visited by the lugansky family, who have. Famous for his seemingly effortless athletic performances, lugansky rattles off this challenging work with apparent ease. The iconic examples of such works are those of johann sebastian bach appearing in his the welltempered clavier, much of which was composed in. Nikolai lugansky was born on 26 april 1972 in moscow, russia, to research scientist parents. However, each of bachs preludes leads to a fugue in the same key, and bachs pieces are arranged, in each of the works two volumes, in ascending chromatic order with major preceding parallel minor, while chopin s are arranged in a circle of fifths with major preceding relative minor. Nikolai lugansky born 26 april 1972 in moscow is a russian pianist. Nikolai lugansky chopinrachmaninoff beethovenprokofieff. The second piano sonata, composed five years later in 19, is most often heard in its shortened and tautened 1932 revision, but lugansky has here created a unique text of his own, going back to the longer and more complex 19 version but incorporating a number of passages from the 1932 edition that he feels were positive improvements. Oct 15, 2016 rachmaninov is an incredible figure in russian music history. He made his american debut at the hollywood bowl in 1996 as a part of a tour with the kirov orchestra and valery gergiev. Nikolai lugansky described by the famous magazine gramophone as the most innovative and transcendent interpreter of all so much for the others, truly an extraordinarily deep and polyvalent pianist decided to present the preludes in the order prescribed by partitions, rather than reorganising them according to some.
Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Following the pianists highly praised recordings of chopin s etudes and solo music by rachmaninoff, these wondrously fluid interpretations of rachmaninoffs first and third piano concertos reveal a cool sensualist at work. Frederic chopin 1810 1849, prelude in csharp minor, op. Bbc music magazine said, lugansky captures the depth of emotion and. Jan 08, 2009 24 videos play all nikolai lugansky chopin etudes op. The preludes and moments musicaux on this disc give him ample opportunity to explore the dark side of rachmaninov, and bearing in mind what we know about rachmaninovs own character, this emphasis seems to be completely justified. Chopin wrote them between 1835 and 1839, partly at valldemossa, majorca, where he spent the winter of 183839 and where he had fled with george sand and her children to escape the damp paris weather. Considered as one of the best performers of rachmaninov in the world, nikolai lugansky is offering his very personal and accurate vision of the two piano sonatas of the composer. Known for his fearless virtuosity, artistic refinement and strikingly individual musicianship, nikolai lugansky stands at the height of his powers. His interpretation of tchaikovskys the seasons, hailed by the new york times for its entrancing mix of roomy expressive freedom and textural clarity, is presented in company with an equally rich selection of characterful chopin. Russian pianist nikolai lugansky is certainly no stranger to this repertoire having previously recorded chopins preludes, ballades, nocturnes and etudes. Every time i listen to him or play him, i fall more in love with this music. Unfortunately no, dear reader, there is no such thing as a cycle of 24 preludes by rachmaninoff. At the age of five, before he had learned to read music, he played a beethoven piano sonata learned completely by ear.
The notes pose no problems for luganskys pliable, welllubricated fingers. Nikolai lugansky, whose most recent recital album was praised by the guardian for its insightful and mature interpretations, returns to wigmore hall to explore composers central to his repertoire with a programme spanning a vast emotional landscape. May 08, 2018 rachmaninoff took the genre of the prelude to its highest degree of perfection with his boundless musical invention and fearsome technical demands. In 1901, rachmaninoff wrote his prelude in g minor. His dazzling technique is exceptionally secure, balanced and. Lugansky is at his best in the windswept landscapes of the c minor prelude op. He studied piano at the moscow central music school and the moscow conservatory. Since its launch in the summer of 2000, this site has been regularly visited by the lugansky family, who have helped to ensure the accuracy of information presented on certain pages. Nikolai lugansky, aged 27 when this recording was made in 1999, gives us a promising and generally pretty good set of fredric chopins magnificent etudes, including the op. Jan 12, 2011 pianist nikolai luganskys programme chopin, brahms, liszt was terribly difficult, typically generous and dispatched with a minimum of fuss, writes tim ashley.
Nikolai lugansky offers a new refined and brilliant version of chopin s piano concertos, with the orchestra that probably has the best connection to the soul and the spirit of frenchpolish composer, sinfonia varsovia, under russian conductor alexander vedernikov. Pianist nikolai lugansky takes us on a guided tour through rachmaninovs much loved second piano concerto. Tugan sokhiev and nikolai lugansky digital concert hall. Lugansky is a somewhat emotionally restrained performer but he is a musical one. Nikolai lugansky, who when just 19 recorded a cd of all the etudestableaux by his great role model, is now considered one of the worlds best rachmaninov interpreters he approaches the polychromatic, shimmering melancholy of the russian. May 15, 2014 c omparisons between nikolai lugansky s accounts of the two chopin concertos here and ingrid fliters fine pairing of them that appeared on linn a few months ago are inevitable, and not all to the. Nikolai lugansky, piano candlelight concert society. And chopin was also the focus of another lugansky recording, released in 2002. Charles dutoit nikolai lugansky 3 tchaikovsky international competition in 1994. Pianist nikolai luganskys programme chopin, brahms, liszt was terribly difficult, typically generous and dispatched with a minimum of fuss, writes tim ashley. Nikolai lugansky offers a new refined and brilliant version of chopins piano concertos, with the orchestra that probably has the best connection to the soul and the spirit of frenchpolish composer, sinfonia varsovia, under russian conductor alexander vedernikov.
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