Barmotin: Piano Music
Christopher Williams (piano)
These four books of five pieces evince a wide variety of expression in pianism that, less refined than Scriabin or less soulful than Rachmaninov, feels nothing if not idiomatically conceived...This...
Barmotin: Piano Music
Christopher Williams (piano)
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These four books of five pieces evince a wide variety of expression in pianism that, less refined than Scriabin or less soulful than Rachmaninov, feels nothing if not idiomatically conceived...This...
About
SEMYON ALEXEYEVICH BARMOTIN (18771939) was a student of Balakirev and Rimsky-Korsakov, and his fate under the Soviet regime in the 1930s remains a mystery, but what survives of his music is impressive in both scale and content. These world première recordings are filled with colour and contrast: the Tema con variazioni transforms its material into a multitude of moods to conclude in a symphonic march, while the 20 Preludes are striking in their sophisticated harmonies and heightened emotional impact.
Contents and tracklist
- Christopher Williams (piano)
- Christopher Williams (piano)
Awards and reviews
August 2020
These four books of five pieces evince a wide variety of expression in pianism that, less refined than Scriabin or less soulful than Rachmaninov, feels nothing if not idiomatically conceived...This music requires advocacy such as it finds in Christopher Williams, probing its personality as surely as its technical mastery, his Steinway D accorded sound of realism and perspective...For now, these premiere recordings of Barmotin are certainly worth investigating.
