0216-0 CD
The Koroliov Series Vol. XVII
... L'on y danse …
Igor Stravinsky
Le sacre du printemps & other piano works
Duo Koroliov, piano
EAN/barcode: 4009850021605
Evgeni Koroliov has barely returned from the International Classical Music Award ceremony in Ankara and already there is more news from him to announce! On the 100th anniversary of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, the composer's piano arrangement appears, once again on the TACET label, alongside smaller works, mainly for piano-four-hands, played by Koriolov with his partner, Ljupka Hadzigeorgiewa. After Koroliov received the ICMA for his recording of Schubert Sonatas, he and his wife were finally able to lose the label of "Bach player", which has clung to him ever since György Ligeti made his "Desert Island Disc" comment. This piano version of the Rite exposes aspects of the work that can communicate something new to even the most dyed-in-the-wool fans of the orchestral version. Structures that are absorbed into the dominant tone colours of the orchestral instruments display a quite different balance, and compositional details that, until now have not been apparent, are opened up. The rhythmic drive takes on a new note through the percussive character of the piano's sound and, in the subtle phrasing of the Koroliov's, the lyrical elements take on a surprising colouring.
Tracks
| Nr. No. N° |
Werk - Satz Composition - movement Oeuvre - mouvement |
Komponist Composer Compositeur |
Künstler Artist Interprète |
Dauer Duration Durée |
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| 1 | Trois pièces faciles pour piano à trois mains | Marche | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva | 1:14 |
| 2 | Valse - Trio | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva | 1:58 | |
| 3 | Polka | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva | 0:50 | |
| 4 | Tango | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov | 4:55 | |
| 5 | Trois pièces pour quatuor à cordes arrangées pour piano à quatre mains par le compositeur | I | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva | 0:55 |
| 6 | II | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva | 2:09 | |
| 7 | III | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva | 3:09 | |
| 8 | Le sacre du printemps. Première partie: L’adoration de la terre | Introduction | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva | 3:36 |
| 9 | Les augures printaniers. Danses des adolescentes | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva | 3:16 | |
| 10 | Jeu du rapt | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva | 1:23 | |
| 11 | Rondes printanières | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva | 3:33 | |
| 12 | Jeux des cités rivales | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva | 1:55 | |
| 13 | Cortège du sage | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva | 0:39 | |
| 14 | Le sage | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva | 0:24 | |
| 15 | Danse de la terre | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva | 1:32 | |
| 16 | Le sacre du printemps. Seconde partie: Le sacrifice | Introduction | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva | 4:18 |
| 17 | Cercles mystérieux des adolescentes | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva | 3:15 | |
| 18 | Glorification de l’élue | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva | 1:32 | |
| 19 | Evocation des ancêtres | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva | 0:44 | |
| 20 | Action rituelle des ancêtres | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva | 3:31 | |
| 21 | Danse sacrale (l’élue) | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva | 4:43 | |
| 22 | Cinq pièces facile pour piano à quatre mains | 1 Andante | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva | 1:21 |
| 23 | 2 Espanola | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva | 1:00 | |
| 24 | 3 Balalaika | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva | 0:50 | |
| 25 | 4 Napolitana | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva | 1:06 | |
| 26 | 5 Galop | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva | 1:40 | |
| 27 | Piano-Rag-Music for piano solo | Igor Strawinsky (1882 - 1971) | Evgeni Koroliov | 3:14 | |
total playing time: 59:16
See reviews for this production
NDR-Kultur, Welt der Musik (07/03/2016):
Elisabeth Richter. more...
ConcertoNet (04/18/2016):
(…) Le dernier disque associe Evgueni Koroliov (né en 1949) à son épouse, la pianiste d’origine macédonienne Ljupka Hadzigeorgieva (née en 1948). more...
Artamag (11/10/2015):
Evgeni Koroliov et Ljupka Hadžigeorgieva consacrent tout un album aux œuvres pianistiques à trois ou quatre mains signées par Stravinski. more...
Piano News 5/15 (09/01/2015):
Concerti (08/01/2015):
Der pulsierende Rhythmus! Mal hart und unerbittlich, mal sanft und fast im Hintergrund. more...
Klassik heute (06/16/2015):
Für ambitiöse Klavierduos ist Igor Strawinskys selber verfertigte Klavierfassung seines Sacre du printemps so etwas wie ein (gutgesatteltes) Schlachtross. more...
Pizzicato (06/01/2015):
Das Duo Koroliov (Evgeni Koroliov & Ljupka Hadzigeorgieva) fasziniert mit Stravinsky-Aufnahmen, von denen der ‘Sacre du Printemps’ live, der Rest im Studio eingespielt wurden.
Von den existierenden Aufnahmen mit der Klavierfassung von "Le Sacre du Printemps" unterscheidet sich die Koroliov-Einspielung ganz erheblich. more...
Pizzicato (06/01/2015):
Every possible nuance of Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du Printemps in the version for two pianists is delivered in this superb performance by the strikingly individual Koroliov Duo. more...