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Russian Variations

Piers Lane

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Format: CD

Cat No: CDA68428

Release Date:  05 April 2024

Label:  Hyperion Records Ltd

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  034571284286

Genres:  Classical  Solo Instrumental  

  • Description

    Three substantial sets of variations - by Glazunov, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov - plus a delightful amuse-bouche from John Field, who settled in St Petersburg in the early years of the nineteenth century, make up Piers Lane's attractive and virtuosic programme.

    "With playing that's never less than well-considered, gleaming and enjoyable, Lane is an excellent guide to these impassioned worlds" – BBC Music Magazine, ****



    "The meatiest and finest work here – also the best played – is the Rachmaninov, which Lane executes with transparently more freedom and pure relish" – Gramophone



    "A typically impressive Hyperion release; an interesting and well-planned programme of attractive music, played with brilliance and insight by Piers Lane and recorded with understated sophistication. […] In Lane's insightful and assured company, this proves to be an illuminating journey." – MusicWeb International



    "From the fanciful, folklore influenced touches by Glazunov, to the boldly dark brushstrokes by Rachmaninov, it's all on display in this recording. Exactly what variations are all about." – Classical Music Sentinel



    "Lane once again balances the various factors at work here nicely, and in general, listeners to this album will discover a side of Russian music that they may not have known existed." – AllMusic

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Variations on a Russian folk song
      • 2. Theme and variations, Op 72 Theme. Andante
      • 3. Variation 01. Piu mosso
      • 4. Variation 02. L'istesso tempo
      • 5. Variation 03. Andante
      • 6. Variation 04. Poco piu mosso
      • 7. Variation 05. Andante sostenuto
      • 8. Variation 06. Largo
      • 9. Variation 07. Allegro
      • 10. Variation 08. Vivo
      • 11. Variation 09. Adagio tranquillo
      • 12. Variation 10. Allegro assai
      • 13. Variation 11. Allegretto
      • 14. Variation 12. Andante sostenuto
      • 15. Variation 13. Allegro
      • 16. Variation 14. Andante tranquillo
      • 17. Variation 15. Finale: Allegro moderato
      • 18. Six morceaux composes sur un seul theme, Op 21 No 1 in G sharp minor
      • 19. No 2 in G sharp minor. Fugue a 4 voix
      • 20. No 3 in C sharp minor. Impromptu
      • 21. No 4 in A flat minor. Marche funebre
      • 22. No 5 in A flat minor. Mazurque
      • 23. No 6 in A flat major. Scherzo
      • 24. Variations on a theme of Chopin, Op 22 Theme in C minor. Largo
      • 25. Variation 01 in C minor. Moderato
      • 26. Variation 02 in C minor. Allegro
      • 27. Variation 03 in C minor. L'istesso tempo
      • 28. Variation 04 in C minor. L'istesso tempo
      • 29. Variation 05 in C minor. Meno mosso
      • 30. Variation 06 in C minor. Meno mosso
      • 31. Variation 07 in C minor. Allegro
      • 32. Variation 08 in C minor. L'istesso tempo
      • 33. Variation 09 in C minor. L'istesso tempo
      • 34. Variation 10 in C minor. Piu vivo
      • 35. Variation 11 in E flat major. Lento
      • 36. Variation 12 in C minor. Moderato
      • 37. Variation 13 in C minor. Largo
      • 38. Variation 14 in C minor. Moderato
      • 39. Variation 15 in F minor. Allegro scherzando
      • 40. Variation 16 in F minor. Lento
      • 41. Variation 17 in B flat minor. Grave
      • 42. Variation 18 in B flat minor. Piu mosso
      • 43. Variation 19 in A major. Allegro vivace
      • 44. Variation 20 in C sharp minor. Presto
      • 45. Variation 21 in D flat major. Andante - Piu vivo
      • 46. Variation 22 in C major. Maestoso - Meno mosso - Presto