FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 1:23:39 | 217 Mb
Classical, Instrumental
The composers Frédéric Chopin and Alexander Scriabin sought other worlds – to float, to ascend to heaven. Pianist Catalin Serban juxtaposes their piano works on his new Genuin recording, made possible by Konzertleben e.V. and C. Bechstein grand piano. A multiple first prize winner at piano competitions in Germany, Italy, and Romania, Catalin Serban has established himself as a soloist and chamber musician. His work has focused intensively on the Romantic and early modern piano repertoire and chamber music literature.
In this production, Catalin Serban presents sonatas, nocturnes, and fantasias by the two composers, who are vastly different and yet, in some respects, bear similarities. Serban’s highly virtuosic and sensitive piano playing shows the paths of the two, away from compartmentalization and narrowness, towards new spaces and the greatest possible freedom of movement.
Tracklist
01. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23: I. Dramatico
02. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23: II. Allegretto
03. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23: III. Andante
04. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23: IV. Presto con fuoco
05. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58, B. 155: I. Allegro maestoso
06. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58, B. 155: II. Scherzo. Molto vivace
07. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58, B. 155: III. Largo
08. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58, B. 155: IV. Finale. Presto ma non tanto
09. 2 Nocturnes, Op. 5: No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Andante
10. 2 Nocturnes, Op. 5: No. 2 in A Major, Allegretto
11. 2 Nocturnes, Op. 27, B. 91: No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor, Larghetto
12. 2 Nocturnes, Op. 27, B. 96: No. 2 in D-Flat Major, Lento sostenuto
13. Fantasie in B Minor, Op. 28
14. Fantasie in F Minor, Op. 49, B. 137