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Silvestrov: ...flowering Over Lethe...

Alexei Lubimov (piano)

Silvestrov: ...flowering Over Lethe...
the anti-Putin Russian pianist, long a friend of the Ukrainian composer, has recorded a pristine album of his meditative solo piano miniatures, with pieces inspired by figures from Purcell to...

BBC Music Magazine, November 20254 out of 5 stars

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Silvestrov: ...flowering Over Lethe...

Alexei Lubimov (piano)

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the anti-Putin Russian pianist, long a friend of the Ukrainian composer, has recorded a pristine album of his meditative solo piano miniatures, with pieces inspired by figures from Purcell to...

BBC Music Magazine, November 20254 out of 5 stars

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This album pays tribute to the singular world of Valentin Silvestrov, a composer whose music gently reaches out to the past while also resonating with the voices of such contemporaries as Leonid Hrabovsky, Alexander Knaifel, Arvo Part, and Andre Volkonsky. Curated and performed by pianist Alexei Lubimov, the recording unfolds like an intimate uninterrupted journey; a musical dialogue among friends and fellow spirits united by admiration and shared feelings.

Silvestrov's Bagatelles form the heart of the album, not miniatures in the traditional sense, but fleeting moments of music. Each piece is open-ended, flowing into the next and forming a delicate chain that gradually reveals a shimmering, larger form. A deeply personal listening experience, this album invites the listener into a space where every sound feels like a whisper across time: thoughtful, luminous, and quietly profound.

  • Release date: 22nd Aug 2025
  • Label: Fuga Libera
  • Catalogue number: FUG846
  • Length: 78 minutes

Contents and tracklist

Sylvestrov: Nostalghia (To Leonid Hrabovsky)
Work length3:48
Sylvestrov: Birthday Dedications, Op. 20
Work length10:10
I. 27 January 1756...To the Birthday of W. A. M.
Track length3:51
II. 31 January 1797...To the Birthday of F. P. Sch.
Track length2:27
III. 22 February 1810...To the Birthday of F. F. Ch.
Track length3:52
Sylvestrov: 19 November 1828…In Memoriam Franz Schubert, Op. 32
Work length12:35
I. Prelude
Track length2:33
II. Musical Moment
Track length4:28
III. Lullaby
Track length3:01
IV. Farewell Song
Track length2:33
Sylvestrov: Moments of Memory I, Op. 8 (To Alexander Knaifel)
Work length7:28
I. Intermezzo
Track length2:12
II. Serenade
Track length2:48
III. Pastorale
Track length2:28
Sylvestrov: Three Postludes, Op. 64 (To Arvo Pärt)
Work length4:37
I. Andantino
Track length1:34
II. Vivace
Track length1:39
III. Larghetto
Track length1:24
Sylvestrov: 3 February 1857…In Memoriam Mikhail Glinka, Op. 43
Work length12:13
I. Sarabande
Track length4:02
II. Waltz
Track length3:33
III. Serenade
Track length1:37
IV. Postlude
Track length3:01
Sylvestrov: Three Waltzes with a Postlude, Op. 3 (To André Volkonsky)
Work length9:08
I. Allegretto
Track length1:45
II. Moderato
Track length1:36
III. Vivace
Track length3:32
IV. Postlude. Moderato
Track length2:15
Sylvestrov: Hommage à Henry Purcell, Op. 95
Work length9:30
I. Andantino
Track length2:50
II. Andante con moto
Track length2:14
III. Animato
Track length2:31
IV. Poco mosso
Track length1:55
Sylvestrov: Two Dialogues with a Postscript
Work length9:18
No. 1, Wedding Waltz (1826…2002) (Fr. Schubert… V. Silvestrov)
Track length3:48
No. 2, Postlude (1882…2001) (R. Wagner… V. Silvestrov)
Track length3:12
No. 3, Morning Serenade (2002) (... V. Silvestrov)
Track length2:18

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Awards and reviews

November 2025

the anti-Putin Russian pianist, long a friend of the Ukrainian composer, has recorded a pristine album of his meditative solo piano miniatures, with pieces inspired by figures from Purcell to Pärt.
4 out of 5 stars

September 2025

The pianist's perfectly weighted separation between melody and harmony generates a floating quality that suffuses Silvestrov's music with a 'haunting serenity', to quote critic Allan Kozinn.
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