Tchaikovsky's Testament Evgenia Rubinova

• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): 18 Pieces, Op. 72:
• 1 Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces, Op. 72: I. Impromptu. Allegro moderato e giocoso 03:51
• 2 Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces, Op. 72: II. Berceuse. Andante mosso 05:42
• 3 Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces, Op. 72: III. Tendres reproches. Allegro non tanto ed agitato 02:19
• 4 Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces, Op. 72: IV. Danse caractéristique. Allegro giusto 03:13
• 5 Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces, Op. 72: V. Méditation. Andante mosso 04:58
• 6 Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces, Op. 72: VI. Mazurka pour danser. Tempo di Mazurka 02:53
• 7 Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces, Op. 72: VII. Polacca de concert. Tempo di Polacca 05:26
• 8 Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces, Op. 72: VIII. Dialogue. Allegro moderato 03:15
• 9 Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces, Op. 72: IX. Un poco di Schumann. Moderato mosso 02:24
• 10 Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces, Op. 72: X. Scherzo-fantaisie. Vivace assai 06:40
• 11 Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces, Op. 72: XI. Valse-bluette. Tempo di Valse 02:30
• 12 Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces, Op. 72: XII. L’espiègle. Allegro moderato 01:47
• 13 Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces, Op. 72: XIII. Echo rustique. Allegro non troppo 02:28
• 14 Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces, Op. 72: XIV. Chant élégiaque. Adagio 06:39
• 15 Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces, Op. 72: XV. Un poco di Chopin. Tempo di Mazurka 02:42
• 16 Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces, Op. 72: XVI. Valse à cinq temps. Vivace 01:44
• 17 Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces, Op. 72: XVII. Passé lontain. Moderato assai quasi Andante 04:57
• 18 Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces, Op. 72: XVIII. Scène dansante: Inviatation au trèpak. Allegro non tanto 03:51
• Total Runtime 01:07:19

Info for Tchaikovsky's Testament

Peter Tchaikovsky's Testament: These are the 18 Pieces, Op. 72, which the great Russian composer crafted for the piano just a year before his death – and they transcend any sense of idealism or otherworldliness. They are vibrant, soulful musical character portraits, brought to life anew on a new GENUIN album and under the magical fingers of the internationally acclaimed pianist Evgenia Rubinova. This final, comprehensive piano opus by Tchaikovsky comprises a treasury of miniature masterpieces, unfairly overshadowed by the global fame of works like the "Pathétique" and the "Nutcracker", both of which emerged during the same period: from nostalgic reveries to homages to great colleagues and even to outright miniature ballets!

Evgenia Rubinova, piano

Evgenia Rubinova
is one of the most interesting artistic personalities of her generation. Music critics praise her “polyphonic clarity”, her “singing tone and sensual sonorities” (Fono Forum), her “wholehearted musical empathy” (Piano News), her “mastery in terms of musical expression” and her “superior art of balancing extremes” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung). The international press highlights her “stunning dynamics and unconventional ideas” (Pizzicato) and finds that “her performance, freer than many other more severely metronomic offerings, is masterly” (Gramophone).

In 2003 Evgenia Rubinova followed in the footsteps of the likes of András Schiff, Murray Perahia and Mitsuko Uchida by winning the Silver Medal at the renowned Leeds International Piano Competition. Audiences acclaim and critics unanimously praise her strong personality and fruitful musical imagination, the variety of tone colors and animated counterpoint revealed in her playing, her sense of architectural balance and her command of a work’s entire structure. Rubinova’s CD’s have been given the highest marks by the international musical press. On DVD Evgenia Rubinova is also to be seen with soprano Asmik Gregorian in Elbphilharmonie Hamburg.

In recent appearances she has performed with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Vladimir Jurowski, the orchestra The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder, the Russian National Philharmonic under Vladimir Spivakov, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra of Opera North in Leeds, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the Berliner Symphoniker (in a concert in Tokyo). Rubinova has also given solo piano recitals at Wigmore Hall, at the Beijing National Centre for the Performing Arts, in New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Paris and Zurich.

In Germany, Evgenia Rubinova has made appearances at the Konzerthaus in Dortmund, the Rheingau Musik Festival, the Klavier-Festival Ruhr, the music festival Kissinger Sommer, and Laeiszhalle Hamburg and at the Philharmonie in Berlin (including a concert with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra). She has also performed with the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne at Cologne Philharmonie, at the Stuttgart Liederhalle with that city’s Radio Symphony Orchestra, at Frankfurt Alte Oper with the Frankfurt Museum Orchestra and the Deutsche Streicherphilharmonie, at Munich Gasteig with the Münchner Symphoniker, and with the Bavarian Chamber Philharmonic at the German Mozart Fest. She has given solo piano recitals at venues such as the Tonhalle in Düsseldorf, the Beethovenhaus in Bonn, and at the radio broadcast auditoriums of Bremen (RB) and Mainz (SWR).

Rubinova has also amassed years of chamber music experience – for instance in her musical partnership with oboist Albrecht Mayer and clarinetist Annelien Van Wauwe.

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