Dmitry Kabalevsky Wolfram SchmittLeonardy - Kabalewsky Sonatas Preludes (15 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Dmitry Kabalevsky, Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy
Kabalewsky: Sonatas & Preludes
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (15) - Disc #1
1. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F major, Op. 46: Allegro con moto
2. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F major, Op. 46: Andante Cantabile
3. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F major, Op. 46: Allegro giocoso
4. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 38: No. 1, prelude in C major, andantino
5. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 38: No. 10, prelude in C sharp minor, non troppo allegro ma agitato, Recit
6. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 38: No. 4, prelude, andantino
7. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 38: No. 6, prelude, allegro molto
8. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 38: No. 16, prelude, allegro tenebroso in B minor
9. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 38: No. 17, prelude, andantino tranquillo in A sharp major
10. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 38: No. 3, prelude, vivace leggiero in G major
11. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 38: No. 22, prelude, scherzando, non troppo allegro in G minor
12. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 38: No. 14, prestissimo possibile
13. Piano Sonata No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 45: I. Allegro moderato. Festivamente
14. Piano Sonata No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 45: II. Andante sostenuto
15. Piano Sonata No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 45: III. Presto assai

CD Details

All Artists: Dmitry Kabalevsky, Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy
Title: Kabalewsky: Sonatas & Preludes
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Ebs
Release Date: 2/26/2002
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Sonatas, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 675754485924, 4013106061246

CD Reviews

Great music performed extraordinarily well

Alscribji | Washington, D.C. | 11/09/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"My introducation to the music of Dmitri Kabalewsky was through the old Horowitz recordings of the 3rd sonata (both live and studio version) and some of the preludes. The music here is not as phantasmagoric as Scriabin, not as lush as Rachmaninov, and certainly not as "modern" as Prokofiev. Yet Kabalewsky is very original and falls within the Romantic range of Russian pianism. His music evokes various moods that might remind one of Prokofiev but there also seems to be an element of the fantasy there as well, especially in the preludes. The Sonatas are tight pieces well worth frequent performances on today's concert stage. The pianist, Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy, is excellent with this music and plays it to the hilt. The sound and recording quality is very good as well. In all, a worth while CD for pianophiles looking for something new and good."