Tcherepnin: Piano Music, Vol. 3

Featuring

Giorgio Koukl
Alexander Tcherepnin

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Composer Biography

Tcherepnin's father, Nikolay, was a respected conductor, pianist, and composer who studied under Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov.

Composer Biography

Alexander Tcherepnin, a Russian-born composer, pianist, and conductor, was raised in an artistic family in St. Petersburg, where their home was a gathering place for the Russian creative intelligentsia.

Performer Biography

Giorgio Koukl, who has maternal Russian ancestry, has undertaken the project of recording the complete solo piano works of Alexander Tcherepnin.

Historical Context

Tcherepnin's family fled Russia due to famine, cholera, and the political turmoil of the Russian Revolution, eventually settling in Paris after Georgia was annexed by the Soviet Union.

Composer Biography

Tcherepnin began playing piano and composing at an early age, completing several hundred pieces, including thirteen piano sonatas, by his late teens.

Recording & Production

This album features several world première recordings, including 'Feuilles libres, Op. 10', '4 Préludes, Op. 24', 'Intermezzo, Op. 33a', and 'Tanz, Op. posth.'.

Performer Biography

Giorgio Koukl, the pianist on this recording, is considered one of the world's leading interpreters of Bohuslav Martinů's piano music, having recorded his complete solo piano works.