When Franz Liszt gave a solo recital in Moscow in 1842, the leading Russian art and music critic Vladimir Stassov described it as something 'we had never heard anything like'.
Composition History
Franz Liszt's Fantasy on two Themes from Mozart's 'The Marriage of Figaro' was first performed by Liszt himself in Berlin in 1843.
Composer Biography
Domenico Scarlatti, born in Naples in 1685, wrote over 550 keyboard sonatas, or 'essercizi', after relocating to Spain, for Queen Maria Barbara.
Interpretation
This album is Nikolai Tokarev's homage to Vladimir Horowitz, featuring works and composers that were part of Horowitz's core repertoire.
Cultural Impact
Alexander Scriabin's Étude in D-sharp minor, Op. 8 No. 12, is known in Russia as the 'storm petrel étude', referencing Maxim Gorky's 'Song of the Storm Petrel'.
Performer Biography
Nikolai Tokarev grew up listening to the playing of Vladimir Horowitz, a legendary 20th-century pianist, through his parents' record collection.
Composition History
Alexander Rosenblatt, a Russian composer and pianist, wrote his 'Liszt-Fantasy' in 2011 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Franz Liszt's birth.
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Festival Debuts 2019: Live Recording (Ruhr Piano Festival)
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