SERGEY IVANOVICH TANEYEV (1856-1915)

 

Violin Sonata, Piano Music

 

Sonata for Violin and Piano (1911)

Theme and Variations in C major (1874)

Repose (Elegy) (1880)

Scherzo in D minor (1874-75)

Scherzo in G minor (1874-75)

Scherzo in E flat minor (1873-74)

Scherzo in C major (1874-75)

Scherzo in F major (1874-75)

Prelude in F major (1894-95)

Quadrille (1879)

Andantino semplice (1876-78?)

Prelude and Fugue in G sharp minor, Op. 29 (1910)

Romance, Op. 26, No. 6: Stalaktitï (arr. for violin and piano by Leonid Feigin) (1908)

 

World Premiere Recordings

 

Ivan Peshkov - Violin

Olga Solovieva - Piano

 

Somewhat unusually for a pianist-composer of his calibre, Taneyev wrote few works for that instrument alone, although each establishes its own memorable mood. The Violin Sonata, subtitled ‘Of medium difficulty’, belongs to his mature compositional period and is notable for its blend of technical virtuosity and meditative inwardness. The Theme and Variations pays tribute to Taneyev’s teacher and colleague Tchaikovsky.

 

Several of the solo piano pieces here receive their world première recordings.

 

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