Professor Oleg Maisenberg, a world-famous pianist and one of Natalia Nikolai's teachers, described her as an "exceptional pianist with great expressive power."
Performer Biography
Natalia Nikolai, the pianist on this album, began her piano training after her virtuoso accordionist father noticed her interest in his instrument.
Compositional Technique
Alexander Skryabin's 24 Préludes op. 11 are written in all major and minor keys and are ordered according to the circle of fifths, similar to Frédéric Chopin's 24 Préludes.
Performer Biography
Pianist Natalia Nikolai graduated with distinction from music school at the early age of twelve.
Performer Biography
Natalia Nikolai studied with the acclaimed Professor Evgeny Liebermann at the famous Gnesin Conservatory in Moscow.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Pianist Natalia Nikolai is fascinated by Alexander Skryabin's genius for capturing a moment from eternity and his playful subtleties and nuances.
Composition History
Frédéric Chopin composed his 24 Préludes op. 28, Ballade no. 2 op. 38, and Polonaise op. 40 in a Carthusian monastery cell in Valldemossa, Majorca, which he called his "large coffin."
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