CDS44501/98 - Disc 53 Track 1 - Deux Mélodies russes 'Arabesques', S250

Deux Mélodies russes 'Arabesques', S250

composer

1842

composer

Alexander Alexandrovich Alyabyev (1787-1851)

Recordings

Liszt: Complete Piano Music
Leslie Howard (piano)

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Leslie Howard (piano)

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Details

No 1: Solovei 'Le rossignol' (second version)

Leslie Howard (piano)

Track 1 on CDA66984 [4'07]

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No 2: Chanson bohémienne

Leslie Howard (piano)

Track 2 on CDA66984 [7'58]

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Deux Mélodies russes 'Arabesques', S250

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The two transcriptions which Liszt eventually issued together under the title Arabesques were conceived separately, and Solovei appeared in an earlier, rather boisterous version with a title page which attempted to make Cyrillic letters from Roman ones—with laughable results. The revised version used to be a staple encore piece, refashioning a charming song by a rather neglected minor Russian master with attractive emphasis on the imitation of the nightingale’s song. The printed editions of the Chanson bohemienne make no mention of the melody’s origins, but it seems to be the work of one Pyotr Petrovich Bulakhov (not to be confused in any way with Konstantin Bulhakov—see below), about whom the present writer is sadly uninformed. As with many of Liszt’s song transcriptions, the piece is tantamount to a set of variations.

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Details for CDS44501/98 disc 53 track 1

No 1: Solovei 'Le rossignol' (second version)

Artists

Leslie Howard (piano)

ISRC

GB-AJY-95-98401

Duration

4'07

Recording date

21 October 1994

Recording venue

Recording producer

Tryggvi Tryggvason

Recording engineer

Tryggvi Tryggvason

Hyperion usage

Liszt: The complete music for solo piano, Vol. 35 – Arabesques (CDA66984)
Disc 1 Track 1
Release date: September 1995
Liszt: Complete Piano Music (CDS44501/98)
Disc 53 Track 1
Release date: February 2011
99CDs Boxed set + book (at a special price)

Hyperion Records