Glazunov: Piano Music

Contents:

Three études

Allegro [3'10]
Allegro [4'26]
Night: Allegretto quasi andantino [3'58]
Two pieces Op 22 [7'39]
Barcarolle [4'05]
Novelette [3'34]
Trois morceaux Op 49 [9'46]
Prelude [2'25]
Caprice-Impromptu [3'12]
Gavotte [4'09]
Nocturne Op 37 [5'38]
Miniature in C 1883 [1'25]
Easy sonata ?1880 [1'33]
Sonatina ?1880 [1'45]
Two prelude-improvisations 1918 [9'52]
Lento patetico — Andantino quasi allegretto [3'41]
Andante mesto [6'11]
Theme and variations Op 72 [17'57]
Theme: Andante [0'30]
Variation 1: Più mosso [0'25]
Variation 2: L’istesso tempo [0'28]
Variation 3: Andante [0'33]
Variation 4: Poco più mosso [0'27]
Variation 5: Andante sostenuto [0'35]
Variation 6: Largo [0'53]
Variation 7: Allegro [0'39]
Variation 8: Vivo [0'38]
Variation 9: Adagio tranquillo [2'16]
Variation 10: Allegro assai [0'40]
Variation 11: Allegretto [1'32]
Variation 12: Andante sostenuto [1'53]
Variation 13: Allegro [1'06]
Variation 14: Andante tranquillo [2'53]
Variation 15: Finale — Allegro moderato [2'29]

'A dazzling series of salon and genre pieces full of the easy charm and winning tunefulness that also mark Glazunov's ballet The Seasons. Stephen Coombs proves a most persuasive advocate, consistently conveying sheer joy in keyboard virtuosity ... which gives magic to pieces which might otherwise seem trivial. It makes a feast for any lover of piano music' (The Guardian)

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