Stanchinsky / Jablonski- Piano Works

Pianist Peter Jablonski’s second album on Ondine features a large selection of piano works by Alexey Stanchinsky (1888-1914), one of the most talented Russian composers of the early 20th Century. Stanchinsky was not only a talent but a genuine innovator who despite of his early death had a profound influence on the generation of composers to follow. Peter Jablonski is the perfect interpreter to these magnificent gems. Peter Jablonskiis an internationally acclaimed Swedish pianist. Discovered by Claudio Abbado and Vladimir Ashkenazy and signed by Decca at the age of 17, he went on to perform, collaborate, and record with over 150 of the world’s leading orchestras and conductors, including the Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Mariinsky, La Scala Philharmonic, Tonhalle Zurich, Orchestre Nationale de France, NHK Tokyo, DSO Berlin, Warsaw Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia and Cleveland Orchestras, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Valery Gergiev, Kurt Sanderling, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Riccardo Chailly, Daniele Gatti, and Myung-Whun Chung, to name a few. He has performed and recorded the complete piano concertos by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and Bartk, and all piano sonatas by Prokofiev. Hailed as an ‘unconventional virtuoso’, during his three-decade-long career he developed a diverse and worked with composers Witold Lutoslawski and Arvo Prt. Jablonski’s extensive discography includes several award-winning recordings.

Tracklist:

1. Piano Sonata In E-Flat Minor
2. Nocturne In E Major
3. 3 Preludes: No. 1, Lento
4. 3 Preludes: No. 2, Con Moto
5. 3 Preludes: No. 3, Adagio
6. 5 Preludes: No. 1, Andante
7. 5 Preludes: No. 2, Lento Espressivo
8. 5 Preludes: No. 3, Presto
9. 5 Preludes: No. 4, Animato
10. 5 Preludes: No. 5, Largo
11. 3 Songs Without Words: No. 1, Largo
12. 3 Songs Without Words: No. 2, Andante Cantabile
13. 3 Songs Without Words: No. 3, –
14. 2 Mazurkas: No. 1, Allegro
15. 2 Mazurkas: No. 2, Allegretto
16. Tears
17. Variations In A Minor
18. 3 Sketches: No. 1, Allegro Marcato
19. 3 Sketches: No. 2, Allegretto
20. 3 Sketches: No. 3, Presto Tempestoso
21. 12 Sketches, Op. 1: No. 1, Moderato
22. 12 Sketches, Op. 1: No. 2, Presto
23. 12 Sketches, Op. 1: No. 3, Vivace
24. 12 Sketches, Op. 1: No. 4, Lento Cantabile
25. 12 Sketches, Op. 1: No. 5, Allegro
26. 12 Sketches, Op. 1: No. 6, Andante Epico
27. 12 Sketches, Op. 1: No. 7, Adagio Teneramente
28. 12 Sketches, Op. 1: No. 8, Molto Vivace
29. 12 Sketches, Op. 1: No. 9, Largamente
30. 12 Sketches, Op. 1: No. 10, Con Moto
31. 12 Sketches, Op. 1: No. 11, Allegro Con Spirito
32. 12 Sketches, Op. 1: No. 12, Presto Assai