Tchaikovsky's Testament
Tchaikovsky's final complete opus for piano as complete cycle of 18 Pieces op. 72
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GEN 24880 EAN: 4260036258806
3.5.202418.90 €
Peter Tchaikovsky's Testament: These are the 18 Pieces, Op. 72, which the great Russian composer crafted for the piano just a year before his death – and they transcend any sense of idealism or otherworldliness. They are vibrant, soulful musical character portraits, brought to life anew on a new GENUIN album and under the magical fingers of the internationally acclaimed pianist Evgenia Rubinova. This final, comprehensive piano opus by Tchaikovsky comprises a treasury of miniature masterpieces, unfairly overshadowed by the global fame of works like the "Pathétique" and the "Nutcracker", both of which emerged during the same period: from nostalgic reveries to homages to great colleagues and even to outright miniature ballets!
MusicWeb International
"Rubinova attends to all the details, the outcome moving." Review by Michael Greenhalgh, August 1, 2024
Radio Klassik Stephansdom - CD of the Week
"[...] An accomplished interpreter plays here. Highly virtuosic and always at the core, at the heart of the small compositions. [...] It is pure pleasure to close your eyes and listen to Tchaikovsky's review of his life." Review by Ursula Magnes, July 27, 2024
Radio Bremen Zwei
"Evgenia Rubinova plays these highly virtuoso and also sonically delicate pieces with poetry, pomp and power - great record!" Review by Wilfried Schäper in the Klassikwelt broadcast from June 30, 2024
hr2 Am Sonntagmorgen
Catherine Mundt talks to Evgenia Rubinova in the broadcast Morning programme from 23 June 2024 about her new album, her life for music and why the piano is simply HER instrument.
PIANIST
"Evgenia Rubinova is an outstanding pianist, she moves confidently through this unpretentious world of beauty, which demands something quite different from the piano concerto: namely, engaging with one's own sound and deepening it through the feeling of the soul. [...] It is a narrative. And with her outstanding qualities, Rubinova is a great storyteller." Review by Florestane Crochee, published in 2/2024 issue
Fono Forum
"Evgenia Rubinova allows this bouquet of pianistic petitessen to blossom with sovereignty and lovingly brings out the expressive finesse of each piece." Review by Frank Siebert, June 2024 issue
Concerti
"Melancholy and joy, lightness and pain. This is exactly what Evgenia Rubinova expresses in these eighteen miniatures." Review by Christoph Vratz, May 29, 2024
Rheinische Post
"The disc is a poem. Flawless in its brilliance, loving in its details, with great breath and mature noblesse." Review by Wolfram Goertz, May 11, 2024
Peter Tchaikovsky's Testament: These are the 18 Pieces, Op. 72, which the great Russian composer crafted for the piano just a year before his death – and they transcend any sense of idealism or otherworldliness. They are vibrant, soulful musical character portraits, brought to life anew on a new GENUIN album and under the magical fingers of the internationally acclaimed pianist Evgenia Rubinova. This final, comprehensive piano opus by Tchaikovsky comprises a treasury of miniature masterpieces, unfairly overshadowed by the global fame of works like the "Pathétique" and the "Nutcracker", both of which emerged during the same period: from nostalgic reveries to homages to great colleagues and even to outright miniature ballets!
MusicWeb International
"Rubinova attends to all the details, the outcome moving." Review by Michael Greenhalgh, August 1, 2024
Radio Klassik Stephansdom - CD of the Week
"[...] An accomplished interpreter plays here. Highly virtuosic and always at the core, at the heart of the small compositions. [...] It is pure pleasure to close your eyes and listen to Tchaikovsky's review of his life." Review by Ursula Magnes, July 27, 2024
Radio Bremen Zwei
"Evgenia Rubinova plays these highly virtuoso and also sonically delicate pieces with poetry, pomp and power - great record!" Review by Wilfried Schäper in the Klassikwelt broadcast from June 30, 2024
hr2 Am Sonntagmorgen
Catherine Mundt talks to Evgenia Rubinova in the broadcast Morning programme from 23 June 2024 about her new album, her life for music and why the piano is simply HER instrument.
PIANIST
"Evgenia Rubinova is an outstanding pianist, she moves confidently through this unpretentious world of beauty, which demands something quite different from the piano concerto: namely, engaging with one's own sound and deepening it through the feeling of the soul. [...] It is a narrative. And with her outstanding qualities, Rubinova is a great storyteller." Review by Florestane Crochee, published in 2/2024 issue
Fono Forum
"Evgenia Rubinova allows this bouquet of pianistic petitessen to blossom with sovereignty and lovingly brings out the expressive finesse of each piece." Review by Frank Siebert, June 2024 issue
Concerti
"Melancholy and joy, lightness and pain. This is exactly what Evgenia Rubinova expresses in these eighteen miniatures." Review by Christoph Vratz, May 29, 2024
Rheinische Post
"The disc is a poem. Flawless in its brilliance, loving in its details, with great breath and mature noblesse." Review by Wolfram Goertz, May 11, 2024
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Tracklist
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
18 Pieces, Op. 72
Impromptu. Allegro moderato e giocoso - Berceuse. Andante mosso
- Tendres reproches. Allegro non tanto ed agitato
- Danse caractéristique. Allegro giusto
- Méditation. Andante mosso
- Mazurka pour danser. Tempo di Mazurka
- Polacca de concert. Tempo di Polacca
- Dialogue. Allegro moderato
- Un poco di Schumann. Moderato mosso
- Scherzo-fantaisie. Vivace assai
- Valse-bluette. Tempo di Valse
- L’espiègle. Allegro moderato
- Echo rustique. Allegro non troppo
- Chant élégiaque. Adagio
- Un poco di Chopin. Tempo di Mazurka
- Valse à cinq temps. Vivace
- Passé lontain. Moderato assai quasi Andante
- Scène dansante: Inviatation au trèpak. Allegro non tanto
Peter Tchaikovsky's Testament: These are the 18 Pieces, Op. 72, which the great Russian composer crafted for the piano just a year before his death – and they transcend any sense of idealism or otherworldliness. They are vibrant, soulful musical character portraits, brought to life anew on a new GENUIN album and under the magical fingers of the internationally acclaimed pianist Evgenia Rubinova. This final, comprehensive piano opus by Tchaikovsky comprises a treasury of miniature masterpieces, unfairly overshadowed by the global fame of works like the "Pathétique" and the "Nutcracker", both of which emerged during the same period: from nostalgic reveries to homages to great colleagues and even to outright miniature ballets!
MusicWeb International
"Rubinova attends to all the details, the outcome moving." Review by Michael Greenhalgh, August 1, 2024
Radio Klassik Stephansdom - CD of the Week
"[...] An accomplished interpreter plays here. Highly virtuosic and always at the core, at the heart of the small compositions. [...] It is pure pleasure to close your eyes and listen to Tchaikovsky's review of his life." Review by Ursula Magnes, July 27, 2024
Radio Bremen Zwei
"Evgenia Rubinova plays these highly virtuoso and also sonically delicate pieces with poetry, pomp and power - great record!" Review by Wilfried Schäper in the Klassikwelt broadcast from June 30, 2024
hr2 Am Sonntagmorgen
Catherine Mundt talks to Evgenia Rubinova in the broadcast Morning programme from 23 June 2024 about her new album, her life for music and why the piano is simply HER instrument.
PIANIST
"Evgenia Rubinova is an outstanding pianist, she moves confidently through this unpretentious world of beauty, which demands something quite different from the piano concerto: namely, engaging with one's own sound and deepening it through the feeling of the soul. [...] It is a narrative. And with her outstanding qualities, Rubinova is a great storyteller." Review by Florestane Crochee, published in 2/2024 issue
Fono Forum
"Evgenia Rubinova allows this bouquet of pianistic petitessen to blossom with sovereignty and lovingly brings out the expressive finesse of each piece." Review by Frank Siebert, June 2024 issue
Concerti
"Melancholy and joy, lightness and pain. This is exactly what Evgenia Rubinova expresses in these eighteen miniatures." Review by Christoph Vratz, May 29, 2024
Rheinische Post
"The disc is a poem. Flawless in its brilliance, loving in its details, with great breath and mature noblesse." Review by Wolfram Goertz, May 11, 2024