Homage to Godowsky

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Blumenfeld’s Étude pour la main gauche seule takes its influence from Godowsky’s compositions for left hand. Gugnin’s masterful fluidity in the scurrying passages is impressive; so is the judicious... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2020, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 27th Mar 2020
Catalogue No: CDA68310
Label: Hyperion
Length: 80 minutes

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Hofmann, J: Charakterskizzen, Op. 40

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Andrey Gugnin (piano)

I. Vision

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II. Jadis

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III. Nenien

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IV. Kaleidoskop

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Blumenfeld: Etude for the left hand, Op. 36

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Sauer: Études de concert

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No 19 in B minor. Vision

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Pirani: Scherzo-Étude, Op 67

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Chasins: Prelude No. 1 (from Preludes, Book 3, Op. 12)

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Friedman, I: Klavierstücke (3), Op 33

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I. Étude

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II. Mazourka

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III. Tabatière à musique

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Gabrilovich: Étude for the left hand (from Piano Pieces, Op 12)

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Holbrooke: Rhapsodie-Études, Op 42

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IV. La fantastique

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V. Une nuit ténébreuse

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Sternberg: Étude de concert No 5 in F major, Op 115

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Leschetizky: Pieces (3), Op. 48

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I. Prélude humoresque

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II. Intermezzo scherzando

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III. Étude héroïque

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Szántó: Étude Orientale No. 3

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Andrey Gugnin (piano)

Moszkowski: Melodia Appassionata (from Six Morceaux, Op. 81)

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Andrey Gugnin (piano)

Liszt: Grande Étude de Paganini, S. 141 No. 3 'La Campanella'

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An anniversary accolade with a twist: one hundred and ﬁfty years after his birth, this is a wonderful recital of some of the many works dedicated to Leopold Godowsky. It’s difﬁcult to imagine more persuasive performances than these by Andrey Gugnin, who makes a second appearance on Hyperion after his universally—and vociferously—acclaimed Shostakovich.

Reviews

June 2020

Blumenfeld’s Étude pour la main gauche seule takes its influence from Godowsky’s compositions for left hand. Gugnin’s masterful fluidity in the scurrying passages is impressive; so is the judicious use of pedal. As with the subsequent Gabrilowitsch study, it’s difficult to believe that this music is performed by just five digits…The sound quality is pristine throughout.

May 2020

Prepare yourself for a deliciously scintillating potpourri of choice delicacies, full of character and charm...Among many factors that make Gugnin’s performances so admirable is that he’s able to imbue each piece with its own distinctively recognisable character. But even more importantly, Gugnin approaches these works on their own terms so that, far from seeming dated or brittle, they emerge fresh and full of vitality and charm.

April 2020

This is a box of heady and decadent delights with enough acrobatics to make lesser mortals gasp in wonder… Gugnin’s performance of the Busoni is among the most characterful and articulate on record, and elsewhere he is more than equal to every ferocious demand.”

March 2020

Many of these pieces composed for the Polish-American virtuoso receive their world premiere recordings here, and I’d venture to say that in lesser hands one or two of the Rachmaninov and Debussy pastiches might outstay their welcome, but the brilliant Russian pianist treats them all like gems: my personal favourites include Theodor Szántó’s bracing Étude Orientale (think Islamey-lite), Joseph Holbrooke’s Gaspard-ish Une nuit ténébreuse, and Ignacy Friedman’s exquisite little music-box-like Tabatière à musique.

19th April 2020

Gugnin’s jaw-dropping, transcendental technique makes light of bravura showpieces by Blumenfeld, Friedman, the English composer Joseph Holbrooke and Moszkowski — catnip for pianophiles.

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