Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin - Scriabin: 5 Preludes - Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 21
2/5/2013, 15 Tracks, 1:13:11
Featuring
Alexander Schimpf
Maurice Ravel
Alexander Scriabin
Franz Schubert
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Interpretation
The pianist, Alexander Schimpf, chose the pieces for this album based purely on his personal interest, rather than marketability.
Performer Biography
Alexander Schimpf, the pianist on this recording, won first prize at the International Piano Competition in Cleveland/USA in 2011, becoming the first German pianist to do so.
Recording & Production
This album is Alexander Schimpf's second solo CD.
Historical Context
Ravel's Tombeau de Couperin and Scriabin's Préludes Op. 74 were composed around 1914, a highly charged period in Central Europe socially, artistically, and philosophically.
Composition History
Unintentionally, all three compositions on this album are the final piano works of their respective composers; Scriabin's Op. 74 is also his very last work before his death.
Composition History
Ravel's Tombeau de Couperin is dedicated to friends and colleagues who died in World War I.
Album & Artwork
The album combines works by Ravel, Scriabin, and Schubert, aiming to illuminate each composer's music by placing it in the context of the others.
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