Balakirev / Walker: Complete Works for Solo Piano
Balakirev / Walker
SKU: 41888858
Balakirev / Walker: Complete Works for Solo Piano
Balakirev / Walker
SKU: 41888858
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Title: Complete Works for Solo Piano
Artist: Balakirev / Walker
Label: Gramola
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 747313986422
Genre: Classical Artists
These recordings of Balakirev's complete solo piano works by the much-lauded pianist Nicholas Walker have been hailed as 'the reference set' by the American Record Guide. Originally released between 2013 and 2020, these critically acclaimed performances are now collected together for the first time in a 6 album box set. Includes world premiere recordings. Hailed by the London Evening Standard as a 'prodigy, of awesome technical fluency backed by exceptional artistry', Nicholas Walker possesses a rare combination of talents combining sensitivity with 'the flair of a full scale virtuoso and a sparkling intelligence' (BBC Music Magazine). Nicholas Walker teaches at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he devised the celebrated keyboard skills course, the advanced level of which not only helps students to be proficient in all aspects of practical musicianship, but offers them the chance to learn how to improvise in various forms, such as minuets, variations, sonatinas and Mozart-type cadenzas, in addition to devising and performing a virtuoso transcription of their own.
Tracks:
1.1 Piano Sonata in B-Flat minor
1.2 I. Andantino
1.3 II. Mazurka: Moderato
1.4 III. Intermezzo: Larghetto
1.5 IV. Allegro Non Troppo, Ma Con Fuoco
1.6 Piano Sonata No. 1 in B-Flat minor, Op. 5
1.7 I. Andante - Allegro Assai, Feroce
1.8 II. Mazurka: Tempo Di Mazurka
1.9 III. Andante
1.10 Piano Sonata in B-Flat minor, Op. 3, "Grande Sonate"
1.11 I. Allegro Feroce
1.12 II. Mazurka
1.13 III. Larghetto
1.14 IV. Finale: Allegro Grazioso
1.15 V. Epilogue: Fuga
2.1 Waltz No. 1 in G Major
2.2 Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat minor
2.3 Waltz No. 2 in F minor
2.4 Waltz No. 3 in D Major
2.5 Nocturne No. 2 in B minor
2.6 Waltz No. 4 in B-Flat Major
2.7 Nocturne No. 3 in D minor
2.8 Waltz No. 5 in D-Flat Major
2.9 Nocturne in G-Sharp minor
2.10 Fantasy Piece in D-Flat Major
2.11 Waltz No. 6 in F-Sharp minor
2.12 Chant Du Pecheur
2.13 Waltz No. 7 in G-Sharp minor
3.1 Mazurka No. 1 in A-Flat Major
3.2 Mazurka No. 2 in C-Sharp minor
3.3 Piano Sonatina in G Major, "Esquisses"
3.4 I. Allegro Moderato
3.5 II. L'istesso Tempo
3.6 III. Coda: Poco a Poco Più Agitato
3.7 Berceuse in D-Flat Major
3.8 Mazurka No. 3 in B minor
3.9 Mazurka No. 4 in G-Flat Major
3.10 Dumka in E-Flat minor, "Complainte"
3.11 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Classical Composer
3.12 Walker, Nicholas - Arranger
3.13 Mazurka No. 5 in C-Sharp Major (1884 Version, Completed By N. Walker)
3.14 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Classical Composer
3.15 Rêverie in F Major
3.16 Humoresque in D Major
3.17 Mazurka No. 6 in A-Flat Major
3.18 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Classical Composer
3.19 Walker, Nicholas - Arranger
3.20 Piece in F-Sharp minor (1851,2nd Version Completed By N. Walker)
3.21 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Classical Composer
3.22 Mazurka No. 7 in E-Flat minor
3.23 Capriccio in D Major
4.1 Scherzo No. 1 in B minor
4.2 Novelette in a Major
4.3 10 Songs (1896): No. Pustïnya (The Wilderness) (Version for Piano)
4.4 Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat minor
4.5 Fandango-Étude
4.6 Sérénade Espagnole
4.7 Glinka - Jota Aragonesa (Version for Piano)
4.8 Berlioz - la Fuite en Egypte: Ouverture
4.9 Scherzo No. 3 in F-Sharp Major
4.10 Mélodie Espagnole
4.11 Taneyev - Valse-Caprice No. 1 in A-Flat Major
4.12 Taneyev - Valse-Caprice No. 2 in D-Flat Major
5.1 Réminiscences de L'opéra la Vie Pour Le Czar
5.2 Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich - Classical Composer
5.3 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Arranger
5.4 Ruslan I Lyudmila: Chernomor's March (Arr. M.A. Balakirev for Piano)
5.5 Chopin, Fryderyk - Classical Composer
5.6 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Arranger
5.7 Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11: II. Romanza: Larghetto (Arr. M.A. Balakirev for Piano)
5.8 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Classical Composer
5.9 Impromptu (After Chopin's Preludes)
5.10 Chopin, Fryderyk - Classical Composer
5.11 Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat minor, Op. 31 (Cadenza By M.A. Balakirev)
5.12 Liszt, Franz - Classical Composer
5.13 Mazurka Brillante, S221/R43
5.14 Mazurka Brillante, S221/R43 (Cadenza By M.A. Balakirev)
5.15 Beethoven, Ludwig Van - Classical Composer
5.16 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Arranger
5.17 String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2, "Rasumovsky": III. Allegretto (Arr. M.A. Balakirev for Piano)
5.18 String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina (Arr. M.A. Balakirev for Piano)
5.19 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Classical Composer
5.20 Gondellied in a Minor
5.21 Tarantella in B Major
5.22 Polonaise Brillante
6.1 La Fileuse (The Spinner)
6.2 Au Jardin (In the Garden), "Idyll-Étude"
6.3 Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich - Classical Composer
6.4 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Arranger
6.5 Kamarinskaya (Arr. M.A. Balakirev for Piano)
6.6 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Classical Composer
6.7 Walker, Nicholas - Arranger
6.8 Tamara (Arr. N. Walker for Piano)
6.9 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Classical Composer
6.10 Polka in F-Sharp minor
6.11 Elegy on the Death of a Mosquito (Completed By N. Walker)
6.12 La Danse de Sorcières (Witches' Dance) (Completed By N. Walker)
6.13 Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich - Classical Composer
6.14 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Arranger
6.15 Ne Govori: Lyubov' Proydyot (Do Not Say: Love Passes Away) (Arr. M.A. Balakirev for Piano)
6.16 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Classical Composer
6.17 Tyrolienne
6.18 Zapol'sky, Platon Vasil'evich - Classical Composer
6.19 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Arranger
6.20 Rêverie (Arr. M.A. Balakirev for Piano)
6.21 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Classical Composer
6.22 Toccata in C-Sharp minor
6.23 Glinka - a Farewell to St. Petersburg: No. Zhavoronok (The Lark)
6.24 Islamey, "Oriental Fantasy"
Artist: Balakirev / Walker
Label: Gramola
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 747313986422
Genre: Classical Artists
These recordings of Balakirev's complete solo piano works by the much-lauded pianist Nicholas Walker have been hailed as 'the reference set' by the American Record Guide. Originally released between 2013 and 2020, these critically acclaimed performances are now collected together for the first time in a 6 album box set. Includes world premiere recordings. Hailed by the London Evening Standard as a 'prodigy, of awesome technical fluency backed by exceptional artistry', Nicholas Walker possesses a rare combination of talents combining sensitivity with 'the flair of a full scale virtuoso and a sparkling intelligence' (BBC Music Magazine). Nicholas Walker teaches at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he devised the celebrated keyboard skills course, the advanced level of which not only helps students to be proficient in all aspects of practical musicianship, but offers them the chance to learn how to improvise in various forms, such as minuets, variations, sonatinas and Mozart-type cadenzas, in addition to devising and performing a virtuoso transcription of their own.
Tracks:
1.1 Piano Sonata in B-Flat minor
1.2 I. Andantino
1.3 II. Mazurka: Moderato
1.4 III. Intermezzo: Larghetto
1.5 IV. Allegro Non Troppo, Ma Con Fuoco
1.6 Piano Sonata No. 1 in B-Flat minor, Op. 5
1.7 I. Andante - Allegro Assai, Feroce
1.8 II. Mazurka: Tempo Di Mazurka
1.9 III. Andante
1.10 Piano Sonata in B-Flat minor, Op. 3, "Grande Sonate"
1.11 I. Allegro Feroce
1.12 II. Mazurka
1.13 III. Larghetto
1.14 IV. Finale: Allegro Grazioso
1.15 V. Epilogue: Fuga
2.1 Waltz No. 1 in G Major
2.2 Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat minor
2.3 Waltz No. 2 in F minor
2.4 Waltz No. 3 in D Major
2.5 Nocturne No. 2 in B minor
2.6 Waltz No. 4 in B-Flat Major
2.7 Nocturne No. 3 in D minor
2.8 Waltz No. 5 in D-Flat Major
2.9 Nocturne in G-Sharp minor
2.10 Fantasy Piece in D-Flat Major
2.11 Waltz No. 6 in F-Sharp minor
2.12 Chant Du Pecheur
2.13 Waltz No. 7 in G-Sharp minor
3.1 Mazurka No. 1 in A-Flat Major
3.2 Mazurka No. 2 in C-Sharp minor
3.3 Piano Sonatina in G Major, "Esquisses"
3.4 I. Allegro Moderato
3.5 II. L'istesso Tempo
3.6 III. Coda: Poco a Poco Più Agitato
3.7 Berceuse in D-Flat Major
3.8 Mazurka No. 3 in B minor
3.9 Mazurka No. 4 in G-Flat Major
3.10 Dumka in E-Flat minor, "Complainte"
3.11 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Classical Composer
3.12 Walker, Nicholas - Arranger
3.13 Mazurka No. 5 in C-Sharp Major (1884 Version, Completed By N. Walker)
3.14 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Classical Composer
3.15 Rêverie in F Major
3.16 Humoresque in D Major
3.17 Mazurka No. 6 in A-Flat Major
3.18 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Classical Composer
3.19 Walker, Nicholas - Arranger
3.20 Piece in F-Sharp minor (1851,2nd Version Completed By N. Walker)
3.21 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Classical Composer
3.22 Mazurka No. 7 in E-Flat minor
3.23 Capriccio in D Major
4.1 Scherzo No. 1 in B minor
4.2 Novelette in a Major
4.3 10 Songs (1896): No. Pustïnya (The Wilderness) (Version for Piano)
4.4 Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat minor
4.5 Fandango-Étude
4.6 Sérénade Espagnole
4.7 Glinka - Jota Aragonesa (Version for Piano)
4.8 Berlioz - la Fuite en Egypte: Ouverture
4.9 Scherzo No. 3 in F-Sharp Major
4.10 Mélodie Espagnole
4.11 Taneyev - Valse-Caprice No. 1 in A-Flat Major
4.12 Taneyev - Valse-Caprice No. 2 in D-Flat Major
5.1 Réminiscences de L'opéra la Vie Pour Le Czar
5.2 Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich - Classical Composer
5.3 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Arranger
5.4 Ruslan I Lyudmila: Chernomor's March (Arr. M.A. Balakirev for Piano)
5.5 Chopin, Fryderyk - Classical Composer
5.6 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Arranger
5.7 Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11: II. Romanza: Larghetto (Arr. M.A. Balakirev for Piano)
5.8 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Classical Composer
5.9 Impromptu (After Chopin's Preludes)
5.10 Chopin, Fryderyk - Classical Composer
5.11 Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat minor, Op. 31 (Cadenza By M.A. Balakirev)
5.12 Liszt, Franz - Classical Composer
5.13 Mazurka Brillante, S221/R43
5.14 Mazurka Brillante, S221/R43 (Cadenza By M.A. Balakirev)
5.15 Beethoven, Ludwig Van - Classical Composer
5.16 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Arranger
5.17 String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2, "Rasumovsky": III. Allegretto (Arr. M.A. Balakirev for Piano)
5.18 String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina (Arr. M.A. Balakirev for Piano)
5.19 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Classical Composer
5.20 Gondellied in a Minor
5.21 Tarantella in B Major
5.22 Polonaise Brillante
6.1 La Fileuse (The Spinner)
6.2 Au Jardin (In the Garden), "Idyll-Étude"
6.3 Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich - Classical Composer
6.4 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Arranger
6.5 Kamarinskaya (Arr. M.A. Balakirev for Piano)
6.6 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Classical Composer
6.7 Walker, Nicholas - Arranger
6.8 Tamara (Arr. N. Walker for Piano)
6.9 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Classical Composer
6.10 Polka in F-Sharp minor
6.11 Elegy on the Death of a Mosquito (Completed By N. Walker)
6.12 La Danse de Sorcières (Witches' Dance) (Completed By N. Walker)
6.13 Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich - Classical Composer
6.14 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Arranger
6.15 Ne Govori: Lyubov' Proydyot (Do Not Say: Love Passes Away) (Arr. M.A. Balakirev for Piano)
6.16 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Classical Composer
6.17 Tyrolienne
6.18 Zapol'sky, Platon Vasil'evich - Classical Composer
6.19 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Arranger
6.20 Rêverie (Arr. M.A. Balakirev for Piano)
6.21 Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich - Classical Composer
6.22 Toccata in C-Sharp minor
6.23 Glinka - a Farewell to St. Petersburg: No. Zhavoronok (The Lark)
6.24 Islamey, "Oriental Fantasy"
