Vincenzo Maltempo - Scriabin: Complete Piano Sonatas '2019

Tracks list

Tracklist
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01. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 6: I. Allegro con fuoco
02. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 6: II. Crotchet = 40
03. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 6: III. Presto-Funèbre
04. Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 19: I. Andante
05. Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 19: II. Presto
06. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23: I. Drammatico
07. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23: II. Allegretto
08. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23: III. Andante
09. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23: IV. Presto con fuoco
10. Piano Sonata No. 4 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 30: I. Andante
11. Piano Sonata No. 4 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 30: II. Prestissimo volando
12. Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53
13. Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 62
14. Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64
15. Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 66
16. Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68
17. Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 70


After his epic recordings of piano works by Alkan, Lyapunov and Liszt, Vincenzo
Maltempo immerses himself into the cosmic and metaphysical world of the Piano
Sonatas by Alexander Scriabin. His superhuman technique and hyper sensitive
musical intuition bring out the hidden depths of beauty and terror in these
individualistic master pieces. A fascinating journey, from the romantic,
Chopin-inspired Sonatas 1-4, towards the later sonatas, written in the unique
“Scriabinesque” atonal language, inspired by his theosophical ideas,
and megalomaniac metaphysics.

Maltempo, one of the most interesting pianists of the young generation, made his
name in his staggering recordings of unjustly forgotten romantic repertoire:
Transcendental Studies by Lyapunov (Piano Classics PCL0124) received 5 stars in
several classical magazines (a.o. the French Diapason). His recording of
Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsodies received rave reviews, a Gramophone
Editor’s Choice: “extraordinary breadth and nobility..little short
of perfection..”, “9/9, close to ideal” (Jed Distler
Classicstoday.com). His recordings of Alkan have “confirmed his place in
the restricted circle of Alkan’s best performers, 5
stars”(Diapason), “Exhilarating, thrillingly demonic, 5 Stars”
(Andrew Clement in The Guardian.

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