Myaskovsky Complete Piano Sonatas & short pieces
Murray McLachlan
“McLachlan writes of the “enormous tactile pleasure” for the performer…his playing is both authoritative and persuasive … these sonatas are of interest and substance” (Penguin Guide of disc 2 when issued alone).
“the (sonatas) are valuable for rounding out the picture of the Russian late-romantic tradition, and the brief intersections with early Prokofiev (No.I) and French pastoral style (No.6) are noteworthy. The piano writing is strong and idiomatic, and McLachlan a worthy exponent – lucid, tasteful and well prepared … all in all this is a welcome and recommendable issue” (Gramophone)
Disc One ALC 2506 A: time: 74:28
Sonata No.1 in D minor, Op.6 (29:24)[1] I. Moderato assai ed espressivo 3:53[2] II. Allegro affanato 7:01[3] III. Largo espressivo 8:48[4] IV. Non allegro – Allegro 9:42
Con desiderio, improvisato – Moderato con moto, stentato,
ma sempre agitato
Sonata No.6 in A flat major, Op.64 No.2 (18:10)[6] I. Allegro ma non troppo 6:16[7] II. Andante con sentimento 5:40[8] III. Molto vivo – Allegro non troppo ma con anima 6:14[9] Sonata No. 2 in F Sharp minor, Op.13 13:36
Lento, ma deciso – Allegro affanato
Disc Two ALC 2506 B: time: 73:27
Sonata No.4 in C minor Op.27 (revised version) (28:13)[1] I. Allegro moderato 12:34[2] II. Andante non troppo quasi Sarabanda 8:16[3] III. Allegro con brio 7:23
Sonatine in E minor, Op.57 (17:17)[4] I. Moderato 7:39[5] II. Narrante e lugubre 6:04[6] III. Molto vivo ed agitato 3:34
Sonata No.5 in B major Op.64 No.1 (revised version) (21:12)[7] I. Allegretto 5:19[8] II. Largo espressivo 6:28[9] III. Vivo 3:00[10] IV. Allegro energico 6:25[11] Prelude & Rondo-Sonata, Op.58 ‘Song & Rhapsody’ 7:01
Disc Three ALC 2506 C: time: 74:06[1] Rondo-Snata oin B flat minor, Op.58 5:48
Sonata No. 8 in D minor, Op. 83 (13:09)[2] I. Barcarolle-Sonatina (Allegretto) 6:00[3] II. Song-Idyll (Andante cantabile) 3:44[4] III. Chorale-Rondo (Vivo) 3:25
Sonata No. 9 in F major, Op. 84 (11:57)[5] I. Sonatina in the light manner (Allegro non troppo) 3:52[6] II. Narrative (Andante sostenuto) 5:13[7] III. Unrestrained Aspiration (Vivo) 2:52
Reminiscences, Op.29 (15:57)[8] I. Andante semplice 1:50[9] II. Vivace e fantastico 2:21[10] III. Largo con afflitto 3:14[11] IV. Allegretto malinconico 2:33[12] V. Lentamente 3:08[13] VI. Poco allegro 2:51
Sonata No.7 in C major, Op. 82 (10:19)[14] I. Sonata (Allegro moderato) 4:21[15] II. Elegy (Andante pensieroso) 3:27[16] III. Dance-Rondo (Allegro giocoso) 2:31
Yellowed Leaves, Op.31 (13:24)[17] I. Andante 2:27[18] II. Un poco sostenuto malinconico e abbandonamente 2:42[19] III. Andante cantabile 1:03[20] IV. Molto vivace e fantastico 2:03[21] V. Molto calmo ma non troppo lento 2:30[22] VI. Vivo 2:39
[23] Scherzo from String Quartet No.5 (trans. A. Aliawdina) 3:21