On his new solo album, Russian star pianist Denis Kozhukhin presents a personal and colourful collection of character pieces taken from Mendelssohn's Lieder ohne Worte and Edvard Grieg's Lyric Pieces. Combing these miniature gems by two outstanding poets of music, Kozhukhin provides a shining example of how disarmingly touching and penetrating a simple song or a vision of nature captured in sound can be. The programme features classics such as Mendelssohn's Venetian Gondola Song and Grieg's Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, as well as less famous but equally enchanting pieces. Kozhukhin lifts out the noble simplicity of these works with his delicate playing. Denis Kozhukhin has established himself as one of the greatest pianists of his generation. He now presents the fifth chapter to his exclusive collaboration with PENTATONE, after albums with the piano concertos of Grieg and Tchaikovsky (2016), Brahms Ballades and Fantasies (2017), Ravel and Gershwin piano concertos, as well as Richard Strauss' Burleske (both 2018).

Tracklist:

Lieder Ohne Worte, Book 1, Op. 19b (Excerpts): No. 1 In E Major, Mwv U 86
Lieder Ohne Worte, Book 1, Op. 19b (Excerpts): No. 2 In A Minor, Mwv U 80
Lieder Ohne Worte, Book 1, Op. 19b (Excerpts): No. 3 In A Major, Mwv U 89 "Jägerlied"
Lieder Ohne Worte, Book 1, Op. 19b (Excerpts): No. 5 In F-Sharp Minor, Mwv U 90
Lieder Ohne Worte, Book 2, Op. 30 (Excerpts): No. 2 In B-Flat Minor, Mwv U 77
Lieder Ohne Worte, Book 2, Op. 30 (Excerpts): No. 6 In F-Sharp Minor, Mwv U 110 "Venetianisches Gondellied"
Lieder Ohne Worte, Book 3, Op. 38 (Excerpts): No. 2 In C Minor, Mwv U 115
Lieder Ohne Worte, Book 3, Op. 38 (Excerpts): No. 6 In A-Flat Major, Mwv U 119 "Duetto"
Lieder Ohne Worte, Book 5, Op. 62: No. 3 In E Minor, Mwv U 177 "Trauermarsch"
Lieder Ohne Worte, Book 6, Op. 67 (Excerpts): No. 2 In F-Sharp Minor, Mwv U 145
Lieder Ohne Worte, Book 6, Op. 67 (Excerpts): No. 4 In C Major, Mwv U 182 "Spinnerlied"
Lieder Ohne Worte, Book 8, Op. 102: No. 3 In C Major, Mwv U 195 "Kinderstück"
Lyric Pieces, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 1, Arietta
Lyric Pieces, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 2, Vals
Lyric Pieces, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 4, Alfedans
Lyric Pieces, Op. 38 (Excerpts): No. 4, Halling
Lyric Pieces, Op. 38 (Excerpts): No. 6, Elegi
Lyric Pieces, Op. 43 (Excerpts): No. 1, Sommerfugl
Lyric Pieces, Op. 43 (Excerpts): No. 4, Liden Fugl
Lyric Pieces, Op. 43 (Excerpts): No. 6, Til Foråret
Lyric Pieces, Op. 47: No. 7, Elegi
Lyric Pieces, Op. 54 (Excerpts): No. 3, Trolltog
Lyric Pieces, Op. 54 (Excerpts): No. 4, Notturno
Lyric Pieces, Op. 54 (Excerpts): No. 5, Scherzo
Lyric Pieces, Op. 62: No. 4, Bækken
Lyric Pieces, Op. 65: No. 6, Bryllupsdag På Troldhaugen

UPC: 827949073465
Label: Pentatone
Release Date: 6.28.19
Format: CD

Mendelssohn / Kozhukhin - Lyric Pieces (CD)