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Nocturnes from 19th Century Russia, Vol. 1 / Bart van Oort
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Nocturnes from 19th Century Russia, Vol. 1 / Bart van Oort

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Composer
Konstantin Antipov, Alexander Glazunov, Michael Glinka, Karl Eduard Hartknoch, Vasily Kalinnikov, An
Artist
Bart Van Oort
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Nov 17, 2023
Catalog #
BRI96966
UPC
5028421969664

About

This recording, along with the forthcoming Vol.2, represents a first, comprehensive anthology of the Russian nocturne in its nearly two-hundred-year development. Some nocturnes are recorded here for the first time. The earliest Russian nocturnes were composed by Mikhail Glinka (1804–1857) and owe a debt to his teacher, the Irish composer John Field. The first, in E flat, was written in 1828 before his first trip to Italy. His Nocturne in F minor ‘La Séparation’, written at the height of his career, is styled like a ‘romance’ (song) without words. Karl Eduard Hartknoch (1796–1834) made his debut in 1816 as a concert pianist in Leipzig. In 1824 he moved to Russia, first to St. Petersburg and then to Moscow where he worked as a music teacher. He left a considerable number of piano compositions, including two concertos and the three Nocturnes Op.8. Anton Rubinstein (1829–1894) was a key figure in the history of Russian music, the first of the nation’s composers whose works for solo piano embodied the same serious artistic ideas as his symphonies and chamber music. He wrote eleven Nocturnes, two of them for piano four hands. The two Nocturnes by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) were written in the 1870s and are regarded as real jewels of Russian music. Tchaikovsky was interested in the subtle movements of the human soul, and like his symphonic and operatic works, his nocturnes abound with the heartfelt poetry of everyday life. Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915) was famous during his lifetime as a piano virtuoso, known for performing his own music. Scriabin wrote the majority of his works for the piano, and the two Nocturnes Op.5 reveal the influence of Frederic Chopin (his model during his early years). While not the first, the Nocturne for the Left Hand in D Flat is perhaps the greatest 19th-century masterpiece written for the left hand. Konstantin Antipov (1859–1927) was a member of the Belyaev Group. He graduated from Rimsky-Korsakov’s composition class at the St Petersburg Conservatory in 1886. Antipov is the author of a symphonic allegro, piano pieces (including two nocturnes), romances and other works. Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936) was an outstanding composer, conductor, educator, and social activist. He worked at the St Petersburg Conservatory for almost 30 years, directing it for more than 20. His style is characterized by attention to texture, harmonic sumptuousness and clarity of melodic lines. Vasily Kalinnikov (1866–1900) lived a short but eventful and creative life. His most significant output was orchestral: symphonies, intermezzos and incidental music for Tolstoy’s Tsar Boris. He wrote just seven works for the piano in the 1890s. His impressionistic Nocturne in F-sharp minor resembles lyrical miniatures in the spirit of Tchaikovsky.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 Nocturne in F Minor, "La séparation" 04:32
    Track
    1
    Title
    Nocturne in F Minor, "La séparation"
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
    Performer
    Bart van Oort
  2. 2 Nocturne in E-Flat Major 04:57
    Track
    2
    Title
    Nocturne in E-Flat Major
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
    Performer
    Bart van Oort
  3. 3 Nocturne in B Minor, Op. 8, No. 2 03:03
    Track
    3
    Title
    Nocturne in B Minor, Op. 8, No. 2
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Carl Eduard Hartknoch
    Performer
    Bart van Oort
  4. 4 2 Pieces, Op. 28: No 1. Nocturne in G-Flat Major 05:03
    Track
    4
    Title
    2 Pieces, Op. 28: No 1. Nocturne in G-Flat Major
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Anton Rubinstein
    Performer
    Bart van Oort
  5. 5 5 Pieces, Op. 69: No. 2. Nocturne in G Major 03:23
    Track
    5
    Title
    5 Pieces, Op. 69: No. 2. Nocturne in G Major
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Anton Rubinstein
    Performer
    Bart van Oort
  6. 6 3 Pieces, Op. 71: No. 1. Nocturne in A-Flat Major 05:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    3 Pieces, Op. 71: No. 1. Nocturne in A-Flat Major
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Anton Rubinstein
    Performer
    Bart van Oort
  7. 7 2 Morceaux, Op. 10: No. 1. Nocturne in F Major 03:50
    Track
    7
    Title
    2 Morceaux, Op. 10: No. 1. Nocturne in F Major
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Bart van Oort
  8. 8 6 Morceaux, Op. 19: No. 4. Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor 02:56
    Track
    8
    Title
    6 Morceaux, Op. 19: No. 4. Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Bart van Oort
  9. 9 Nocturne in A-Flat Major, WoO 3 (1st version) 02:43
    Track
    9
    Title
    Nocturne in A-Flat Major, WoO 3 (1st version)
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Bart van Oort
  10. 10 No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor 03:40
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Bart van Oort
  11. 11 No. 2 in A Major 02:48
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 2 in A Major
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Bart van Oort
  12. 12 2 Pieces for the Left Hand, Op. 9: No. 2. Nocturne in D-Flat Major 04:45
    Track
    12
    Title
    2 Pieces for the Left Hand, Op. 9: No. 2. Nocturne in D-Flat Major
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Bart van Oort
  13. 13 4 Morceaux, Op. 6: No. 2. Nocturne in F-Sharp Minor 03:16
    Track
    13
    Title
    4 Morceaux, Op. 6: No. 2. Nocturne in F-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Konstantin Afanasievich Antipov
    Performer
    Bart van Oort
  14. 14 Nocturne in A-Flat Major, Op. 12 03:47
    Track
    14
    Title
    Nocturne in A-Flat Major, Op. 12
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Konstantin Afanasievich Antipov
    Performer
    Bart van Oort
  15. 15 Nocturne, Op. 37 06:55
    Track
    15
    Title
    Nocturne, Op. 37
    Duration
    06:55
    Composer
    Alexander Glazunov
    Performer
    Bart van Oort
  16. 16 4 Compositions for Piano: No. 3. Nocturne in F-Sharp Minor 03:38
    Track
    16
    Title
    4 Compositions for Piano: No. 3. Nocturne in F-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov
    Performer
    Bart van Oort