Behzod Abduraimov's performances combine great musical depth with phenomenal technique: 'He has a magical touch,' wrote The Times. This recital is yet another illustration of his many talents: it begins with variations by Carl Czerny, a pupil of Beethoven and a teacher of Liszt. Next, the famous AprÃ¨s une lecture de Dante (whose title is borrowed from a poem by Victor Hugo) represents Liszt's AnnÃ©e de pÃ¨lerinage en Italie (1846-1849). The title is borrowed from a poem by Victor Hugo... Another era, another poetic inspiration (Verlaine), with the Suite Bergamasque, an allusion to the festivals of the Lombard commedia dell'arte, which Debussy composed between 1890 and 1905... Still celebrating, this time in Saint Petersburg, with 'it's crowds, it's shacks and it's small traditional theatre, the character of the magician and conjurer... and the animation of the dolls, Petrushka, his rival, and the ballerina', notes Stravinsky, who in 1921 wrote a piano transcription of his ballet Petrushka, composed ten years earlier. Brahms and a peaceful Intermezzo from his KlavierstÃ¼cke Op. 119 conclude this infernal programme.

Tracklist:

Variations on a Theme By Rode, Op. 33
Suite Bergamasque, L.75-II. Menuet. Andantino
Suite Bergamasque, L.75-III. Clair de Lune. Andante TRES Expressif
Suite Bergamasque, L.75-IV. Passepied. Allegretto Ma Non Troppo
Three Movements from Petrushka-I. Danse Russe
Three Movements from Petrushka-II. Chez Petrouchka
Three Movements from Petrushka-III. La Semaine Grasse
Intermezzo. Adagio (KlavierstÃ¼cke, Op. 119/1)

UPC: 3701624512197
Label: Alpha
Release Date: 5.22.26
Format: CD

Behzod Abduraimov - Inferno (CD)