Alexander Ullman - The Nutcracker, Petrushka, Cinderella & The Firebird (2019)

Since winning the 2017 Franz Liszt Competition, British pianist Alexander Ullman has appeared at many of the world’s great venues and with some of the world’s major orchestras – The Philadelphia Orchestra, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, St Petersburg Philharmonic, Montreal Symphony, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic and the Royal Philharmonic. He has worked with Vladimir Ashkenazy and Markus Stenz to name just two conductors, and performed at the Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Concertgebouw and Gewandhaus, Kimmel Center and Kennedy Center. For his debut album Alexander has chosen Russian ballet repertoire arranged either by the composers, or in the case of The Firebird by Busoni pupil Guido Agosti, and Mikhail Pletnev for Tchaikovksy’s Nutcracker Suite. This is a highly virtuosic programme that showcases Alexander’s extraordinary technique. His is a name to watch.

TRACKLIST

01. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: I. March. Tempo di marcia viva (Arr. for Piano)
02. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: II. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Arr. for Piano)
03. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: III. Tarantella (Arr. for Piano)2
04. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: IV. Intermezzo (Arr. for Piano)
05. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: V. Trepak (Russian Dance) (Arr. for Piano)
06. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: VI. Chinese Dance (Chinese Dance) (Arr. for Piano)
07. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: VII. Andante Maestoso (Arr. for Piano)
08. Three Movements from Petrushka: I. Danse Russe
09. Three Movements from Petrushka: II. Petrushka's Room
10. Three Movements from Petrushka: III. The Shrovetide Fair
11. Six Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102: I. Waltz. Cinderella and the Prince (Arr. for Piano)
12. Six Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102: II. Cinderella's Variation (Arr. for Piano)
13. Six Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102: III. Quarrel (Arr. for Piano)
14. Six Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102: IV. Waltz. Cinderella goes to the Ball (Arr. for Piano)
15. Six Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102: V. Pas de Chale (Arr. for Piano)
16. Six Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102: VI. Amoroso (Arr. for Piano)
17. The Firebird Suite: I. Dance infernale (Arr. for Piano)
18. The Firebird Suite: II. Berceuse (Arr. for Piano)
19. The Firebird Suite: III. Finale (Arr. for Piano)