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Nikolayeva's rubato in the Concerto's central Andante is as natural as breathing and throughout the Fantasia she inflects Tchaikovsky's sumptuously decorated melodies with a warmth and breadth... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2008 More…

Release Date: 28th Jul 2008
Catalogue No: APR_5666
Label: APR
Series: The Russian Piano Tradition
Length: 76 minutes

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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 44

Work length46:38

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Tatiana Nikolayeva (piano)
USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Nikolai Anosov
Recorded: 1951
Recording Venue: Moscow, Russia

Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44, TH 60: I. Allegro brillante

Track length22:21

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Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44, TH 60: II. Andante non troppo

Track length16:46

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Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44, TH 60: III. Allegro con fuoco

Track length7:31

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Tchaikovsky: Concert Fantasy, Op. 56

Work length29:28

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Tatiana Nikolayeva (piano)
USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Kirill Kondrashin
Recorded: 1950
Recording Venue: Mosciw, Russia

Concert Fantasy, Op. 56, TH 61: I. Quasi Rondo. Andante mosso

Track length15:51

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Concert Fantasy, Op. 56, TH 61: II. Andante cantabile - Molto vivace

Track length13:37

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Today Nikolayeva (1924-1993) is remembered mainly as a Bach player and also as the definitive performer of Shostakovich’s 24 Preludes & Fugues, which were inspired by, and written for, her after the composer heard her play Bach in the 1950 Leipzig Bach competition (which she won). However, to limit Nikolayeva’s reputation to these two composers would be doing her a great disservice. She had a vast repertoire and her recordings include concertos by Bartok, Medtner, Prokofiev Stravinsky and several Soviet composers - including her own concerto, as she was also a composer! Further, she recorded the complete Beethoven sonatas and much other standard repertoire from the 19th century.

This CD presents two recording premieres – the first ever recording of the Tchaikovsky Concert Fantasy Op56 and the first recording of the original version of Tchaikovsky’s 2nd Piano Concerto. At the time of its premiere the work had been deemed too long and until relatively recently the work has always been performed in a drastically cut revision by the pianist Alexander Siloti. Here Nikolayeva reveals that not only was she an intellectual pianist but also a virtuoso who could ‘barnstorm’ with the best of them.

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Awards Issue 2008

Nikolayeva's rubato in the Concerto's central Andante is as natural as breathing and throughout the Fantasia she inflects Tchaikovsky's sumptuously decorated melodies with a warmth and breadth known to few pianists outside Russia.

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