GRAND PIANO | Alexander Tcherepnin

A. TCHEREPNIN
COMPLETE PIANO MUSIC • 5

"I am particularly delighted to present the last music written by Alexandre Tcherepnin, the Opivochki, delicate touching masterpieces, written as the composer’s forces begun to vanish and he struggled to bring to paper his ultimate creative efforts."

– Giorgio Koukl

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8 PRELUDES, OP. 9 (08:28)
1 No. 1. Moderato (01:22)
2 No. 2. Lent (01:43)
3 No. 3. Rubato (00:40)
4 No. 4 Sostenuto (00:57)
5 No. 5. Lento (01:07)
6 No. 6. Agitato (00:51)
7 No. 7. Rubato (00:45)
8 No. 8. Sostenuto tranquillo (01:03)

Arabesques, Op. 11 (05:22)
9 No. 1. Andantino (01:38)
10 No. 2. Allegro vivo (01:27)
11 No. 3. Allegretto (00:57)
12 No. 4. Presto (01:20)

12 PIECES * (09:54)
13 No. 1. Moderato (00:55)
14 No. 2. Lento (00:38)
15 No. 3. Animato (00:41)
16 No. 4. Agitato — No. 5 — (01:10)
17 No. 6. Molto animato (00:46)
18 No. 7. Lento (01:15)
19 No. 8. En allant (01:23)
20 No. 9. — (00:32)

21 No. 10. Lento (01:10)
22 No. 11. Ascension (00:53)
23 No. 12. Jeu de cubes (00:31)

OPIVOCHKI, OP. 109 * (29:39)
24 No. 1. Lento (00:49)
25 No. 2. Moderato (00:29)
26 No. 3. Slowly (01:19)
27 No. 4. Very Slowly (01:09)
28 No. 5. — (00:46)
29 No. 6. For the beginning of a merry Pickwick overture (00:21)
30 No. 7. — (00:26)
31 No. 8. So sad at heart (00:54)
32 No. 9. Animato (00:21)
33 No. 10. — (00:53)
34 No. 11. — (00:42)
35 No. 12. — (00:23)
36 No. 13. — (00:37)
37 No. 14. — (00:42)
38 No. 15. — (00:47)
39 No. 16. — (00:48)
40 No. 17. Animato (00:54)
41 No. 18. Recitando (00:53)

42 No. 19. — (00:25)
43 No. 20. — (01:02)
44 No. 21. — (00:52)
45 No. 22. Lento (01:14)
46 No. 23. Mesto (00:47)
47 No. 24. — (01:04)
48 No. 25. Lento (01:30)
49 No. 26. Lento (00:43)
50 No. 27. Andantino (00:22)
51 No. 28. — (00:20)
52 No. 29. En allant (00:39)
53 No. 30. Animato (00:27)
54 No. 31. Moderato (00:31)
55 No. 32. Left hand (00:54)
56 No. 33. Lento (00:20)
57 No. 34. — (00:41)
58 No. 35. — (01:12)
59 No. 36. Grave (01:58)
60 No. 37. Lento (00:41)
61 No. 38. Lento (00:27)
62 No. 39. — (01:17)

* World Première Recordings

TOTAL TIME: 53:23

Giorgio Koukl
© Chiara Solari

GIORGIO KOUKL
Giorgio Koukl is a pianist/harpsichordist and composer based in Lugano, Switzerland. Born in Prague, he studied at the State Music School and Conservatory before moving to Switzerland and continuing his studies at the Conservatories of Zürich and Milan. Koukl’s complete recordings of Martinù’s piano music for Naxos have been critically acclaimed as "a delight" (Gramophone) and "estimable and important" (MusicWeb International). Tcherepnin belonged to the same Parisian group of composers as Martinù, and Koukl’s effortless technique and expertise with this fascinating repertoire make him a perfect advocate for this composer’s remarkable music.

Alexander Tcherepnin
© Tcherepnin Society

ALEXANDER TCHEREPNIN (1899–1977)
The son of Nikolay Tcherepnin, the Russian–born pianist, conductor and composer Alexander Tcherepnin moved with his father to Tbilisi in 1918 and in 1921 to Paris. His subsequent career took him to China and Japan; and he was later based in the United States, where he continued to write music in every genre.

The recording of A. Tcherepnin’s Complete Piano Music has been released
with the support of the Tcherepnin Society of New York.

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"He [Giorgio Koukl] is deeply entranced in the world of
these works and has all the pianistic means to fulfill their sound universe."
– Fono Forum

"Fascinatingly fresh" ★★★★
– Pizzicato

"Koukl proves himself a most sympathetic advocate for Tcherepnin’s music. […] The sound…is top-notch."
– International Piano

"This volume contains some super music. The performances are committed and energetic."
– BBC Music Magazine

"This is another adorable disc of scintillating music brilliantly played and cannot be praised highly enough."
– MusicWeb International

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