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Russian Variations

Piers Lane (piano)

Russian Variations
With playing that’s never less than well-considered, gleaming and enjoyable, Lane is an excellent guide to these impassioned worlds – although at times, particularly in the Rachmaninov, there’s...

BBC Music Magazine, May 20244 out of 5 stars

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Russian Variations

Piers Lane (piano)

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With playing that’s never less than well-considered, gleaming and enjoyable, Lane is an excellent guide to these impassioned worlds – although at times, particularly in the Rachmaninov, there’s...

BBC Music Magazine, May 20244 out of 5 stars

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Three substantial sets of variations—by Glazunov, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov—plus a delightful amuse-bouche from John Field, who settled in St Petersburg in the early years of the nineteenth century, make up Piers Lane’s attractive and virtuosic programme.

Contents and tracklist

Field: Variations on a Russian Folksong
Work length6:00
Glazunov: Theme and Variations in F sharp minor, Op. 72
Work length20:03
Theme. Andante
Track length0:36
Var. 1. Più mosso
Track length0:25
Var. 2. L'istesso tempo
Track length0:25
Var. 3. Andante
Track length0:32
Var. 4. Poco più mosso
Track length0:30
Var. 5. Andante sostenuto
Track length0:41
Var. 6. Largo
Track length1:00
Var. 7. Allegro
Track length0:38
Var. 8. Vivo
Track length0:43
Var. 9. Adagio tranquillo
Track length2:32
Var. 10. Allegro assai
Track length0:39
Var. 11. Allegretto
Track length1:52
Var. 12. Andante sostenuto
Track length2:19
Var. 13. Allegro
Track length1:07
Var. 14. Andante tranquillo
Track length3:30
Var. 15. Finale. Allegro moderato
Track length2:34
Tchaikovsky: Six Piano Pieces Op. 21
Work length26:06
I. Prélude
Track length2:48
II. Fugue à 4 voix
Track length3:42
III. Impromptu
Track length2:35
IV. Marche funèbre
Track length6:46
V. Mazurque
Track length4:35
VI. Scherzo
Track length5:40
Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22
Work length28:27
Theme in C Minor. Largo
Track length1:31
Var. 1 in C Minor. Moderato
Track length0:33
Var. 2 in C Minor. Allegro
Track length0:15
Var. 3 in C Minor. L'istesso tempo
Track length0:14
Var. 4 in C Minor. L'istesso tempo
Track length0:45
Var. 5 in C Minor. Meno mosso
Track length0:28
Var. 6 in C Minor. Meno mosso
Track length1:07
Var. 7 in C Minor. Allegro
Track length0:15
Var. 8 in C Minor. L'istesso tempo
Track length0:19
Var. 9 in C Minor. L'istesso tempo
Track length0:20
Var. 10 in C Minor. Più vivo
Track length0:32
Var. 11 in E-Flat Major. Lento
Track length1:30
Var. 12 in C Minor. Moderato
Track length2:12
Var. 13 in C Minor. Largo
Track length1:21
Var. 14 in C Minor. Moderato
Track length1:42
Var. 15 in F Minor. Allegro scherzando
Track length1:20
Var. 16 in F Minor. Lento
Track length1:27
Var. 17 in B-Flat Minor. Grave
Track length1:25
Var. 18 in B-Flat Minor. Più mosso
Track length0:50
Var. 19 in A Major. Allegro vivace
Track length1:21
Var. 20 in C-Sharp Minor. Presto
Track length1:06
Var. 21 in D-Flat Major. Andante – Più vivo
Track length2:54
Var. 22 in C Major. Maestoso – Meno mosso – Presto
Track length5:00

Awards and reviews

May 2024

With playing that’s never less than well-considered, gleaming and enjoyable, Lane is an excellent guide to these impassioned worlds – although at times, particularly in the Rachmaninov, there’s a sense of safety and polish that smooths off the edges.
4 out of 5 stars

June 2024

The meatiest and finest work here – also the best played – is the Rachmaninov, which Lane executes with transparently more freedom and pure relish.
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