ALEXEY STANCHINSKY (1888–1914)

COMPLETE PIANO WORKS • 1

OLGA SOLOVIEVA

‘The first volume of the first-ever complete set of the piano pieces by Russian composer Alexey Stanchinsky (1888–1914) includes several world première recordings. Stanchinsky’s teacher Sergey Taneyev considered his talent as outstanding, but his early death, the level of difficulty of his scores and publishing difficulties meant that his music was hidden for decades, and didn’t receive much-deserved recognition. Stanchinsky’s contribution to the piano repertoire is unique, his works charcterised by its melodic nature and technical perfection in the use of polyphony and counterpoint. As the pianist Olga Solovieva said, “Stanchinsky’s music is like an exposed nerve, all at the limit of the senses. It talks about the innermost feelings, about what is in the soul. The music is very sincere, understandable to everyone, and it will always live.” ’

– Igor Prokhorov,
The Boris Tchaikovsky Society (Moscow)

Listen to an excerpt from Piano Sonata in E-flat minor
STANCHINSKY, A.V.: Piano Works (Complete), Vol. 1
GP766
Alexey Stanchinsky
ALEXEY STANCHINSKY, 1907

About this Recording

Alexey Stanchinsky (1888–1914) was considered an outstanding student by his teacher Taneyev, his work anticipating Stravinsky, Prokofiev and others, paving the way towards many aspects of 20th-century style. His tragic early death at the age of 26, combined with publishing difficulties meant that his music was hidden for decades. Volume 1 of this complete edition contains his entire output until 1910, including several world première recordings and revealing his early melodic gift and sophisticated virtuosity.

1
PIANO SONATA IN E FLAT MINOR (1906) (10:27)
SONGS WITHOUT WORDS (1904) (09:03)
2
No. 1. Largo (02:52)
3
No. 2. Andante cantabile (04:01)
4
No. 3. [no tempo indication] (02:10)
5
MAZURKA IN D FLAT MAJOR (ALLEGRO) (1905) * (03:22)
6
HUMORESQUE (1906) * (05:01)
7
LES LARMES (‘TEARS’) (1906) * (01:55)
8
PRÉLUDE IN C SHARP MINOR (LENTO) (1907) (02:06)
9
PRÉLUDE IN C MINOR (ANDANTE) (1907) (02:29)
10
NOCTURNE IN C SHARP MINOR (1907) (05:14)
11
PRÉLUDE IN A FLAT MAJOR / F MINOR (LENTO ESPRESSIVO) (1907) (01:55)
12
ÉTUDE IN F MINOR / A FLAT MAJOR (ANIMATO ASSAI) (1907) * (02:31)
13
PRÉLUDE IN D MAJOR (CON MOTO) (1907) (01:11)
14
PRÉLUDE IN E FLAT MINOR (ADAGIO) (1907) (02:28)
15
ÉTUDE IN G MINOR (ALLEGRO PATETICO) (1907) (03:16)
16
PRÉLUDE IN THE LYDIAN MODE (ANDANTE) (1907) (04:21)
17
MAZURKA IN G SHARP MINOR (ALLEGRETTO) (1907) * (01:43)
18
CANON IN B MINOR (1908) (01:00)
19
PRÉLUDE IN E MAJOR ’MIXOLYDIAN’ (NON TROPPO VIVO) (1908) (01:16)
20
ÉTUDE IN B MAJOR (LENTO, MA NON TROPPO) (1909) * (06:50)
21
PRÉLUDE IN B FLAT MINOR (PRESTO) (1909) (00:58)
22
PRÉLUDE IN B MINOR (ANIMATO) (1909) (00:35)
PRÉLUDE AND FUGUE (IN G MINOR) (1909) (04:40)
23
Prélude: Larghetto (02:16)
24
Fugue (a 2 voci) (02:24)
* WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING

TOTAL TIME: 72:20

Olga Solovieva

OLGA SOLOVIEVA

Olga Solovieva graduated from the Russian Academy of Music (Moscow) and took a post-graduate course as an assistant to Leonid Blok. In 1999 she was a prize-winner at the Open Taneyev Chamber Music Competition, Russia, and in 2000 a finalist at the XX Chamber Music Competition in Trapani, Italy. She received the Best Accompanist Prize at the XII International Tchaikovsky Competition and is a Boris Tchaikovsky Society Award Winner (2010). She has recorded works by Boris Tchaikovsky for Grand Piano (GP716) and for Naxos (8.557727 and 8.573207) and released several recordings of piano solo or chamber works on Toccata Classics, Albany records and Northern Flowers.

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