Slavonic Reflections, recorded by Nelly Akopian-Tamarina in recital at Wigmore Hall, is a highly personal collection of piano music containing Mazurka's by Chopin, JanÃ¡cek's cycle In the Mist, as well as encores by Medtner and Liadov. The programme breathes a melancholic air of sadness, while simultaneously showing an equally Slavonic inclination to dance, as well as a fascination for nature. Nelly Akopian-Tamarina belongs to a distinguished tradition of playing stretching back to the great Russian school of Scriabin, Rachmaninov and Medtner. Slavonic Reflections is her second PENTATONE release, after a 2017 Brahms album that The Guardian praised as "enchanting, intimate and irresistible", while BBC Music Magazine described it as "revelatory Brahms from another age".

Tracklist:

Mazurkas, Op. 67: No. 2 In G Minor, B. 167 (Live)
Mazurkas, Op. 17, B. 77 (Excerpts): No. 1 In B-Flat Major [Live]
Mazurkas, Op. 17, B. 77 (Excerpts): No. 2 In E Minor [Live]
Mazurkas, Op. 17, B. 77 (Excerpts): No. 4 In A Minor [Live]
Mazurkas, Op. 41: No. 2 In E Minor (Live)
Mazurkas, Op. 30, B. 105: No. 2 In B Minor (Live)
Mazurkas, Op. 56, B. 153: No. 3 In C Minor (Live)
Mazurkas, Op. 33, B. 115: No. 3 In C Major (Live)
Mazurkas, Op. 50, B. 145: No. 3 In C-Sharp Minor (Live)
In The Mists, Jw VIII/22: No. 1, Andante (Live)
In The Mists, Jw VIII/22: No. 2, Molto Adagio (Live)
In The Mists, Jw VIII/22: No. 3, Andantino (Live)
In The Mists, Jw VIII/22: No. 4, Presto (Live)
4 Tales, Op. 26: No. 3 In F Minor (Live)
3 Morceaux, Op. 57: No. 3, Mazurka In F Minor (Live)

UPC: 827949075667
Label: Pentatone
Release Date: 11.20.20
Format: CD

Chopin / Akopian-Tamarina - Slavonic Reflections (CD)