In addition to possessing staggeringly accurate and flexible fingers, the 25yearold pianist commands a wide palette of nuance and tone color, and is quite fond of milking inner voices and shaping fanciful phrases. Daniil trifonov is a russian pianist who won one of the prizes at the 2010 international chopin competition when he was only 19. This release commemorates maurizio pollinis 70th birthday year with new recordings of chopins 24 preludes op. Some could be described as difficult as the studies. Rachmaninov variations by daniil trifonov 28947949701 cd.
He takes a deep dive into the music of chopin, exploring the polish geniuss world and the music he inspired. In 1894, belaiev challenged scriabin to produce 48 preludes within the year. After a thirdplace finish at the 2010 chopin competition where the extraordinary lukas geniusas was robbed of a win trifonov won the 2011 tchaikovsky competition in decisive fashion. In october 2016, the label released transcendental, a recording that featured etudes by liszt. Chopin evocations daniil trifonov, mikhail pletnev. It was george sand who named them on her own but the score with her inscriptions is lost.
He is an avid composer, too, including a recent piano concerto. Trifonov s carnegie hall recital debut is bound to be a. List of musical works recorded by daniil trifonov wikipedia. Daniil trifonov in recital robert schumann 18101856 kinderszenen childhood scenes, op. Daniil trifonov the carnegie recital 1 cd download.
In a charming performance, trifonov brought out both the scores poetry and. Nov 09, 2017 a fter daniil trifonovs exceptional recording of the liszt studies last year, the bulk of this chopin collection comes as a major disappointment. Scriabin rose to the challenge, but his preference for black notes over white ones and for the darker, richer colours of the sharp and flat keys forced him to depart from chopins key pattern. Daniil trifonovs interpretation of the chopin piano concertos together with the mahler chamber orchestra under the guidance of mikhail pletnev. Daniil trifonov thinks nothing of coming on stage with one wrist in a bandage, no explanation offered, or of asking the audience not to applaud at any time through a 90minute recital. Internationally acclaimed concert pianist grigorios zamparas brings the preludes to life with masterfully sensitive and articulate technique. Chopins 24 preludes are not only significant as a cycle of beautiful piano compositions. Russian pianist danil trifonov plays the rhapsody on a theme of paganini, the variations on a theme of chopin, and the variations on a theme of corelli on this 2015 deutsche grammophon release, and he offers his own special tribute to the composer in his solo piano suite, rachmaniana. The ninth now pays tribute to the chopin waltz and the tenth, headed evocation, both quotes mompou himself and transforms a melody from chopins fantaisieimpromptu, op. In the past thirty years, deutsche grammophon has bestowed the honour. 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. Chopin preludes by frederic chopin 18101849 softcover. Described by the globe and mail as arguably todays leading classical virtuoso and by the times as without question the most astounding pianist of our age, trifonovs honors include a grammy award win in 2018 and the gramophone classical music.
Trifonovs first three albums were devoted entirely to the music of chopin. Oct 28, 2017 daniil trifonovs hommage a chopin surveys the polish masters enduring influence on composers as diverse as the russian rachmaninoff and the catalan mompou, who each wrote highly virtuosic sets of variations inspired by chopins piano preludes. Now 26, this dazzling russian pianist makes his ums recital debut after a wildly successful appearance with the montreal symphony in 2016. University of wollongong thesis collection university of. Trifonovs not quite transcendental liszt classics today. It quickly entered the repertoire of scriabin and countless other pianists since. He was born fryderyk franciszek chopin, of polish and french parentage, on 1st march 1810 in the village of zelazowa wola, poland. There are the two early piano concertos, premiered in new orchestrations by mikhail pletnev, who plays the role of conductor this time out. Title 10 10 prelyudiy composer rachmaninoff, sergei. The album is entitled chopin evocations, but it consists of more than that.
The introspective etude in c sharp minor was scriabins earliest published etude, written when he was 14, and published as the first of the trois pieces, op. Chopins 24 preludes are universally recognized as some of the composers most. They are sketches, beginnings of etudes, or, so to speak, ruins, individual eagle pinions, all disorder and wild confusions. Daniil trifonov and yuja wang play at carnegie hall the new. In addition to schumanns intimate pen portrait, this evenings program includes short. In warsaw he was hailed as a child prodigy and as the second mozart for his piano and composition skill, for which the compos frederic francois chopin 1810 1849 is one of the most famous, influential. Onclassical is a small independent label for classical music which produces its own recordings without profitsharing with intermediaries andor authors societies. From a technical standpoint, daniil trifonov can do anything he wants with liszts music. The chopin preludes are magical and are poetry in music. The chopin preludes from van bloss at wyastone and trifonov at carnegie hall. He has had a burgeoning career since then and he has recorded two previously released chopin cds. Conductor michael tilson thomas leads a program that features pianist daniil trifonov in chopins piano concerto no.
Oct 25, 2017 at 20, daniil trifonov won first prize at both the tchaikovsky and rubinstein competitions. Concert daniil trifonov plays bach, beethoven and liszt. Close for 20 years we provide a free and legal service for free sheet music without asking you anything in exchange. Trifonovs carnegie hall recital debut is bound to be a landmark event. Before chopin wrote his cycle, the word prelude referred to two musical constructions. Concert daniil trifonov plays scriabin, liszt, chopin, and. Pdf digital sheet music to download and print, videos, midi and mp3 audio files once you buy or access this item as a member, youll be able to download everything included as a single. Everybody will have their own particular favourite prelude. Onclassical shares 50% of profits with the artists who sign a nonexclusive and free a. Daniil trifonov and yuja wang play at carnegie hall the. Their originality and the composers innovative approach has changed the shape of preludes as a genre forever.
Piano street subject digital piano score urtext sheet music of chopin s very popular piano piece prelude no 4 in e minor keywords. Disappearing into chopin hear the 21yearold russian play chopin etudes, colorful fairy tales by nikolai medtner and an explosive arrangement of music from stravinskys. A twotime grammy nominee for his album rachmaninoff variations, and winner of the rubinstein and tchaikovsky piano competitions, this concert showcases trifonovs prodigious talent with music written and inspired by the master of the romantic era, and offers a timely sampling of his brand new album release, chopin evocations. Daniil trifonov, the carnegie recital in highresolution. The thesis includes a general study of the history and development of the piano prelude genre, specific historical stud preludes,y of chopin ands chopins contribution as pianist and teacher. Shostakovich selections from 24 preludes and fugues, op. Prelude in e minor opus 28 no 4 piano sheet music author. Daniil trifonov chopin evocations 2 cddeluxe edition music. Contains 26 chopin preludes edited by ignacy paderewski.
Dec, 2014 the superstar pianists daniil trifonov and yuja wang gave annual concerts at carnegie hall within days of each other. A darkhued answer to a chopin prelude, griegs hommage offers glimpses of. Oct 04, 2017 in both cases, the starting point for the exercise will be the preludes to chopin s opus 28. Dec 05, 2012 a fter winning the tchaikovsky competition in moscow and the rubinstein piano competition in tel aviv last year, daniil trifonov made his recital debut in london in march.
Dec 10, 2014 after bursting onto the music scene in 2010, winning the third prize at the prestigious international frederic chopin piano competition in warsaw, daniil trifonov won the tchaikovsky competition in moscow in 2011 and received the prize from valery gergiev in person, and won the first prize of the arthur rubinstein piano competition in tel. The iconic examples of such works are those of johann sebastian bach appearing in his the welltempered clavier, much of which was composed in. Trifonov and pletnev are both russians, pianists and composers. Jul 18, 2012 daniil trifonov performs chopin 10 etudes op. Rachmaninov variations by daniil trifonov 28947949701. Recital in berlin, may 8, 20 debut on deutschlandradio kultur. Theres a lot packed into this doublecd set by russian pianist daniil trifonov.
However, some other recordings using the perhaps touchedup standard score do a better job of bringing out chopins orchestral countermelodies. It is one of the most fascinating classical recordings of the year 2017. In the case of mompou, trifonov will seek to recreate the catalan composers sonic universe, while rachmaninov will concentrate on the russians great piano technique and virtuosity. Russian pianist daniil trifonov daneel treefonov has made a spectacular ascent in the world of classical music since winning first prize at both the tchaikovsky and rubinstein competitions in 2011 at the age of 20. Chopin was the inspiration for the russian pianists latest recital, pairing.
Chopin evocations daniil trifonov, mikhail pletnev, mahler. Written partly during chopin s catastrophic wintertime stay on majorca, these are some of the composer s most mysterious works. A great romantic composer, who nevertheless wrote absolute music with formal titles such as mazurkas, impromptus, waltzes, nocturnes. 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 chopins are arranged in a circle of fifths with major preceding relative minor. Daniil trifonov, piano ums university musical society. Trifonov has a reputation for his dazzling technique, which he has shown to best advantage in performances of romantic repertoire, and his live readings of alexander scriabins piano sonata no. Daniil trifonov plays scriabin, liszt, chopin, and trifonov verbier festival 20 about the young russian piano virtuoso daniil trifonov performs works by scriabin, liszt, and chopin in recital at the 20 verbier festival. Trifonov strikes a wonderful balance, keeping the forwardmovement alive in the service of telling this wonderful pieces emotionally moving tale. Daniil trifonov chopin evocations 2 cddeluxe edition amazon. In 2012, on the mariinsky label, an album that included a recording of tchaikovskys piano concerto no.
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