Vladimir Sofronitsky - Edition: Historical Russian Archives (2008) [9 CD Box Sets]

Vladimir Sofronitsky was among the greatest Russian pianists of the twentieth century, and, while he had become a somewhat less prominent figure following his death, he must be still considered in the company of Richter, Gilels, and Yudina. In his time, Sofronitsky became widely recognized as the leading interpreter of and authority on the music of Scriabin in Eastern Europe. He was also highly praised for his interpretations of the piano works of Robert Schumann and he was a highly respected teacher.

CD 1
ALEXANDRE SCRIABIN (1872-1915)
1. Prelude in C major Op. 11 No. 1 0:46
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor Op. 23
2. Drammatico 6:05
3. Allegretto 2:26
4. Andante 4:38
5. Presto con fuoco 5:48
6. Piano Sonata No. 2 in G sharp minor Op. 19: andante 8:20
7. Poeme in D major Op. 32 No. 2 1:37
8. Poeme in C major Op. 44 No. 1 1:15
9. Ironies Op. 56 No. 2 2:23
10. Morceau Op. 57 No. 1 1:19
11. Polonaise in B flat minor Op. 21 7:10
12. Etude in F sharp major Op. 42 No. 4 2:44
13. Etude in D flat major Op. 42 No. 6 2:02
14. Waltz in A flat major Op. 38 6:07
15. Prelude in G major Op. 11 No. 3 0:52
16. Prelude in B minor Op. 11 No. 6 0:50
17. Prelude in A major Op. 11 No. 7 0:50
18. Prelude in F sharp minor Op. 11 No. 8 1:30
19. Prelude in B major Op. 11 No. 11 1:53
20. Prelude in G sharp minor Op. 11 No. 12 1:35
21. Prelude in G flat major Op. 11 No. 13 1:44
22. Prelude in A flat major Op. 11 No. 17 0:39
23. Prelude in C minor Op. 11 No. 20 1:01

Total: 63:46


CD 2
ALEXANDRE SCRIABIN (1872-1915)
1. Prelude in C major Op. 13 No. 1 2:16
2. Prelude in A minor Op. 11 No. 2 1:44
3. Prelude in G major Op. 13 No. 3 0:57
4. Prelude in E minor Op. 11 No. 4 1:28
5. Prelude in D major Op. 11 No. 5 1:23
6. Prelude in B minor Op. 13 No. 6 1:20
7. Prelude in A major Op. 15 No. 1 1:28
8. Prelude for the left hand in C sharp minor Op. 9 No. 1 2:31
9. Prelude in E major Op. 11 No. 9 1:11
10. Prelude in C sharp minor Op. 11 No. 10 0:59
11. Prelude in C sharp minor Op. 22 No. 2 0:52
12. Prelude in G sharp minor Op. 16 No. 2 1:14
13. Prelude in F sharp major Op. 16 No. 5 0:34
14. Prelude in E flat minor Op. 16 No. 4 0:57
15. Prelude in D flat major Op. 11 No. 15 1:42
16. Prelude in B flat minor Op. 11 No. 16 1:33
17. Prelude in E flat major Op. 11 No. 19 1:06
18. Prelude in B flat major Op. 11 No. 21 1:21
19. Prelude in G minor Op. 11 No. 22 0:54
20. Prelude in D minor Op. 11 No. 24 1:26
21. Poème in C major Op. 52 No. 1 1:55
22. Poème Op. 59 No. 1 1:30
23. Poème Ailé Op. 51 No. 3 0:48
24. Poème languide Op. 52 No. 3 1:46
25. Masque Op. 63 No. 1 0:59
26. Poème satanique Op. 36 6:09
27. Piano Sonata No. 9 Op. 68 “Black Mass” 7:57
28. Poème Op. 69 No. 1 1:34
29. Poème Op. 69 No. 2 1:09
30. Flammes sombres Op. 73 No. 2 1:50
31. Guirlandes Op. 73 No. 1 2:29
32. Piano Sonata No. 10 Op. 70 11:10
33. Fragilité Op. 51 No. 1 1:53
34. Feuillet d’album in E flat major Op. 45 No. 11:21
35. Etude in C sharp minor Op. 42 No. 5 3:10
36. Mazurka in F sharp major Op. 40 No. 2 1:10
37. Etude in D sharp minor Op. 8 No. 12 2:42

Total: 75:48


CD 3
ALEXANDER BORODIN (1833-1887)
Petite Suite
1. Au Convent 4:18
2. Intermezzo 3:09
3. Mazurka 2:35
4. Mazurka 2:45
5. Rêverie 1:37
6. Serenade 1:30
7. Nocturne 2:28
SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)
Tales of an Old Grandmother Op. 31
8. Moderato 2:02
9. Andantino 1:06
10. Andante assai 2:41
11. Sostenuto 2:49
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873-1943)
12. Moment Musical Op. 16 No. 3, andante cantabile 4:42
13. Moment Musical, Op. 16 No. 5, adagio sostenuto 3:58
14. Etude-tableau in C major Op. 33 No. 2, allegro 2:24
15. Etude-tableau in G minor Op. 33 No. 8, moderato 3:32
16. Etude-tableau in B minor Op. 39 No. 4, allegro assai 2:29
17. Etude-tableau in E flat minor Op. 39 No. 5, appassionato 4:38
18. Etude-tableau in A minor Op. 39 No. 6, allegro 2:42

Total: 51:34


CD 4
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810-1849)
1. Mazurka in A minor Op. 67 No. 4 2:47
2. Mazurka in E major Op. 6 No. 3 1:37
3. Mazurka in E minor Op. 41 No. 2 2:04
4. Mazurka in B flat major Op. 17 No. 1 1:58
5. Mazurka in G sharp minor Op. 33 No. 1 1:29
6. Mazurka in E flat minor Op. 6 No. 4 0:45
7. Mazurka in B major Op. 63 No. 1 1:53
8. Mazurka in F minor Op. 63 No. 2 1:40
9. Mazurka in F major Op. 68 No. 3 1:22
10. Mazurka in C major Op. 68 No. 1 1:35
11. Mazurka in A minor Op. 68 No. 2 2:30
12. Mazurka in D flat major Op. 30 No. 3 2:32
13. Mazurka in C sharp minor Op. 30 No. 4 3:30
14. Mazurka in C sharp minor Op. 41 No. 1 3:05
15. Mazurka in G minor Op. 24 No. 1 3:03
16. Mazurka in C major Op. 33 No. 3 2:56
17. Waltz in A flat major Op. 64 No. 3 2:04
18. Waltz in D flat major Op. 70 No. 3 3:37
19. Waltz in F minor Op. 70 No. 2 2:31
20. Waltz in D flat major Op. 64 No. 1 2:04
21. Ballade No. 3 in A flat major Op. 47 7:21
22. Scherzo No. 1 in B minor Op. 20 11:03

Total: 63:36


CD 5
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810-1849)
24 PRELUDES Op. 28
1. No. 1 in C major 0:35
2. No. 2 in A minor 2:21
3. No. 3 in G major 0:52
4. No. 4 in E minor 2:05
5. No. 5 in D major 0:28
6. No. 6 in B minor 2:08
7. No. 7 in A major 0:46
8. No. 8 in F sharp minor 2:05
9. No. 9 in E major 1:26
10. No. 10 in C sharp minor 0:29
11. No. 11 in B major 0:39
12. No. 12 in G sharp minor 1:14
13. No. 13 in F sharp major 3:19
14. No. 14 in E flat minor 0:33
15. No. 15 in D flat major 6:00
16. No. 16 in B flat minor 1:06
17. No. 17 in A flat major 3:01
18. No. 18 in F minor 1:05
19. No. 19 in E flat major 1:13
20. No. 20 in C minor 1:45
21. No. 21 in B flat major 2:02
22. No. 22 in G minor 0:44
23. No. 23 in F major 0:55
24. No. 24 in D minor 2:31
25. Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major Op. 53 “Heroic” 7:21
26. Polonaise No. 1 in C sharp minor Op. 26 No. 1 6:51
27. Etude in E flat minor Op. 10 No. 6. 3:30
28. Etude in E major Op. 10 No. 3 4:08
29. Etude in F major Op. 25 No. 3 1:50

Total: 63:16


CD 6
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810-1849)
1. Nocturne in E flat major Op. 9 No. 2 4:41
2. Nocturne in G major Op. 37 No. 2 5:46
3. Nocturne in C minor Op. 48 No. 1 6:10
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata in D major Op. 28 “Pastoral”
4. Allegro 10:32
5. Andante 7:52
6. Allegro vivace 2:40
7. Rondo, allegro ma non troppo 4:54
FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
8. Variations sérieuses, Op. 54 11:16

Total: 53:53


CD 7
FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886)
1. Eglogue, from “Années de Pelerinage,Year 1: Switzerland” 2:45
Années de Pelerinage , 2-nd Year: Italy
2. Sposalizio 8:42
3. Il Penseroso 4:31
4. Canzonetta del Salvator Rosa 2:58
5. Sonetto 123 del Petrarca 6:45
SCHUBERT SONGS, transcribed by Franz Liszt
6. Die Stadt 2:32
7. Die junge Nonne 4:45
8. Am Meer 4:04
9. Frühlingsglaube 3:31
10. Auf dem Wasser zu singen 4:14
11. Der Doppelgänger 4:12
12. Erlkönig 4:51

Total: 53:55


CD 8
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Piano Sonata in B flat major D 960
1. Molto moderato 14:03
2. Andante sostenuto 11:09
3. Scherzo, allegro vivace 3:50
4. Allegro ma non troppo 7:35
Piano Sonata in A minor D784
5. Allegro giusto 10:18
6. Andante 4:05
7. Allegro vivace 4:55
8. Impromptu in G flat major Op. 90 No. 3 6:48

Total: 62:47


CD 9
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Wanderer Fantasy in C major Op.15 D 760
1. Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo 5:53
2. Adagio 6:22
3. Presto 4:41
4. Allegro 3:41
ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
3 Pieces from Bunte Blätter Op. 99
5. Nicht schnell, mit Innigkeit 2:08
6. Sehr rasch 0:48
7. Frisch 0:54
Carnaval Op. 9
8. Preambule 2:22
9. Pierrot 1:45
10. Arlequin 1:15
11. Valse noble 1:54
12. Eusebius 1:40
13. Florestan 0:54
14. Coquette 1:32
15. Replique 1:28
16. Papillons 0:47
17. A.S.C.H-S.C.H.A 0:53
18. Chiarina 1:36
19. Chopin 1:24
20. Estrella 0:24
21. Reconnaissance 1:47
22. Pantalon et Colombine 1:01
23. Valse allemande 0:59
24. Paganini 1:29
25. Aveu 0:57
26. Promenade 4:13
27. Pause 0:18
28. Marche des Davidsbündler contre les Philistins 3:35

Total: 56:53


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