Tcherepnin: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 4

Featuring

Lan Shui
Noriko Ogawa
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Tcherepnin

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Later in his career, Tcherepnin viewed his work as a composer as a mission, stating, "to serve the community by art is to guide the community, just as a priest guides his congregation."

Compositional Technique

Tcherepnin's Piano Concerto No. 2 features a major/minor ambivalence, such as G minor with a major third (B natural), which is characteristic of his style.

Composer Biography

Alexander Tcherepnin's family fled revolutionary unrest in St. Petersburg in 1918, eventually emigrating to Paris in 1921, a hub of neo-classical modernity.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Tcherepnin found inspiration in folk music, including Georgian and Chinese folklore, viewing it as a "genuine recuperation" from the complexities of modernism.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Alexander Tcherepnin's musical language incorporated unique six- and nine-note scales, which were essential features of his compositions.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Tcherepnin sought reduction and constructive procedures in his music, influenced by figures like Ravel and Stravinsky, and held anti-Wagnerian and anti-Impressionist inclinations.

Performer Biography

Noriko Ogawa, the pianist on this recording, was awarded third prize in the 1987 Leeds International Piano Competition and is a national celebrity in her native Japan.