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A. TCHEREPNIN
COMPLETE PIANO MUSIC • 8
MUSIC FOR CHILDREN
GIORGIO KOUKL, Piano

This eighth and final volume of the complete Tcherepnin piano music series is devoted to music for children. It ranges from the optimistic Sunny Day from 1915, which the composer found and copied out on the day he died, and the vibrant Episodes, which he brought with him to Paris when exiled from Russia, to the devotional beauties of Histoire de la Petite Thérèse. Alternating the wistful with the highly energetic, the three Suites, Op. 51 explore the possibilities offered by Chinese musical tradition.

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Episodes (Priskaski): X. Petite Gavotte


POUR PETITS ET GRANDS (FOR YOUNG AND OLD), OP. 65 (1940) * (13:17) 1 I. La Diligente (01:06) 2 II. Le Farceur (00:39) 3 III. La Mélodieuse (00:39) 4 IV. Les Contrastes (00:49) 5 V. Les Cloches tristes (01:44) 6 VI. La Babillarde (00:34) 7 VII. L’Affligée (01:39) 8 VIII. L’Ibérienne (00:45) 9 IX. La Persévérante (01:10) 10 X. La Dévouée (01:30) 11 XI. Les Plaisirs du Toutou (01:10) 12 XII. La Belle au Bois Dormant (01:32)		*HISTOIRE DE LA PETITE THÉRÈSE DE L’ENFANT-JÉSUS (THE STORY OF LITTLE THERESA OF THE INFANT JESUS), OP. 36B (1925) (09:35)** 13 I. Naissance (00:30) 14 II. Baptême (00:27) 15 III. Sourire de la Sainte Vierge (00:37) 16 IV. Première Communion (00:44) 17 V. Confirmation (00:42) 18 VI. Conversion (00:49) 19 VII. Audience de Léon XII (00:43) 20 VIII. Entrée au Carmel (00:52) 21 IX. Notre Grande Richesse (00:51) 22 X. Prise d’Habit (01:11) 23 XI. Profession (00:50) 24 XII. Prise de Voile (00:23) 25 Offrande de Moi-même (00:56)		*EPISODES (PRISKASKI) (1912-20) (10:27)** 26 I. Chanson (00:41) 27 II. Moment musical (00:43) 28 III. Humoresque (00:37) 29 IV. Feuillet d’Album (00:45) 30 V. Scherzando (00:54) 31 VI. Berceuse géorgienne (00:44) 32 VII. Danse lente arménienne (01:11) 33 VIII. Papillon (00:43) 34 IX. Jeux (01:09) 35 X. Petite Gavotte (01:31) 36 XI. Fantoche (00:24) 37 XII. Capriccio (01:05) * World Première Recordings

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ÉTUDE DU PIANO SUR LA GAMME PENTATONIQUE: PREMIÈRE SUITE (PIANO STUDY ON THE PENTATONIC SCALE: SUITE NO. 1), OP. 51, NO. 1 (1934) * (02:23)
38 I. Mélodie (00:20)
39 II. Valse (00:17)
40 III. Chanson des Marins (00:13)
41 IV. Fox-trot (00:22)
42 V. Chanson sans Paroles (00:18)
43 VI. Procession des Moines (00:32)
44 VII. Kermesse villageoise (00:21)

ÉTUDE DU PIANO SUR LA GAMME PENTATONIQUE: DEUXIÈME SUITE (PIANO STUDY ON THE PENTATONIC SCALE: SUITE NO. 2), OP. 51, NO. 2 (1934) * (04:06)
45 I. Vivace (01:13)
46 II. Moderato (00:24)
47 III. Allegro molto (00:24)

48 IV. Andantino (00:23)
49 V. Allegretto (00:33)
50 VI. Presto (00:29)
51 VII. Maestoso (00:40)

ÉTUDE DU PIANO SUR LA GAMME PENTATONIQUE: 12 BAGATELLES CHINOISES (PIANO STUDY ON THE PENTATONIC SCALE: CHINESE BAGATELLES), OP. 51, NO. 3 (1935) * (09:52)
52 I. Allegro (00:49)
53 II. Allegro moderato (00:49)
54 III. Allegro marciale (00:36)
55 IV. Allegro non troppo (00:33)
56 V. Animato (00:25)
57 VI. Lento (01:33)
58 VII. Allegretto (00:40)
59 VIII. Andantino (01:12)

* World Première Recordings

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60 IX. Moderato (00:42)
61 X. Vivace (00:46)
62 XI. Allegro (00:31)
63 XII. Moderato (01:16)

17 PIANO PIECES FOR BEGINNERS (1957) * (08:55)
64 No. 1. March (00:21)
65 No. 2. Joy and Tears (00:24)
66 No. 3. Relays (00:16)
67 No. 4. Melody (00:19)
68 No. 5. To and Fro (00:23)
69 No. 6. Chimes (00:30)
70 No. 7. Prelude (00:38)
71 No. 8. The Clock (00:22)
72 No. 9. Hide and Seek (00:17)
73 No. 10. Valse (00:45)
74 No. 11. Merry-go-round (00:41)
75 No. 12. Old Tale (00:52)
76 No. 13. Escapade (00:27)

77 No. 14. Frolics (00:24)
78 No. 15. Ivan's Accordion (00:55)
79 No. 16. Happy Stowaway (00:36)
80 No. 17. Mic and Mac (00:45)

TWO PIECES FOR CHILDREN *
81 CELEBRATION (1976) (00:24)
82 INDIAN TRAIL (1976) (00:26)

83 SUNNY DAY 'FORGOTTEN BAGATELLE' (1915) (01:05)

TOTAL TIME: 60:37

* World Première Recordings

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GIORGIO KOUKL
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Giorgio Koukl

Giorgio Koukl is a pianist/harpsichordist and composer, and is considered one of the world's leading interpreters of Martinů's piano music, having recorded that composer's complete solo piano music, together with two discs of Martinů's vocal music and two discs of his piano concertos. As a logical continuation of this work, and a nod to his own maternal Russian ancestry, Koukl has now tackled the complete solo piano works of Alexander Tcherepnin, a Russian composer who belonged to the same Parisian group of composers as Martinů, along with Arthur Honegger, Tibor Harsányi, Marcel Mihalovici and Théodore Beck.

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GP608
10 BaGatelles, oP. 5 (1918)
soNate N°1, oP. 22 (1918)
9 iNveNtioNs, oP. 13 (1921)
soNate N°2, oP. 94 (1961)
10 Études, oP. 18 (1920)

"Koukl proves himself a most sympathetic advocate for Tcherepnin’s music"
– International Piano

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SonATIne romAnTIque, oP. 4 •
PeTITe SuITe, oP. 6 • ToCCATA no. 1, oP. 1 • PIÉCeS SAnS TITreS • noCTurne no. 1, oP. 2, no. 1 • dAnCe no. 1, oP. 2, no. 2 • noCTurne no. 2, oP. 8, no. 1 •
dAnCe no. 2, oP. 8, no. 2 •
SCHerzo, oP. 3 • meSSAGe, oP. 39

"Focusing on Tcherepnin’s early years, this volume contains some super music. The performances are committed and energetic."
– BBC Music Magazine

GP635
8 pieCeS, op. 88 • FeUilleS libreS, op. 10 • 4 prÉlUDeS noStalGiQUeS, op. 23 •
4 prÉlUDeS, op. 24 • intermezzo, op. 33a • tanz, op. poStH. • 7 etUDeS, op. 56 • expreSSionS, op. 81

"Getting to know more of Tcherepnin’s brilliant and wonderful music has been one of the highlights of my musical year and I cannot wait for further releases. As with Volume 1 Giorgio Koukl’s playing is phenomenal and it needs to be to allow a full appreciation of this music. This disc was a truly superb listening experience."
– MusicWeb International

GP649
ENTRETIENS, OP. 46 (1930) • 12 PRELUDES, OP. 85 (1952-53) • 4 ROMANCES, OP. 31 (1924) • 5 CONCERT ETUDES, OP. 52, "CHINESE" (1936)

"As with the previous three discs Giorgio Koukl is the perfect advocate and it is hard to imagine that his interpretations will be surpassed. He inhabits the composer as he plays and it is as if Tcherepnin were playing the works himself."
– MusicWeb International


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GP650
EIGHT PREludES, oP. 9
arabeSqUeS, op. 11
tWelVe pieCeS (1969)
oPIVoCHKI, oP. 109

"If anyone who doesn’t know Tcherepnin’s music hears this disc they will find themselves completely captivated and will want to own the entire set. Once again Giorgio Koukl manages totally to inhabit the music and one can be sure that had Tcherepnin himself been able to hear his interpretations he would have been as happy with them as doubtless he was with his own."
– MusicWeb International

GP651
SoNGS wITHouT woRdS, oP. 82 •
Chant et RefRain, op. 66 • le monde en VitRine, op. 75 • la QUatRiÈme (1948-49) • 2 noVeletteS, op. 19 • pRayeR • Rondo À la RUSSe (1946) •
SlaViC tRanSCRiptionS, op. 27

"Giorgio Koukl pairs a solid robustness with a palette of rich and subtle timbres; well supported by dexterous fingers, there are clues from the outset of his pianistic fireworks…"
– Classica

GP658
VoEux, oP. 39b (1926) • PolKA (1944) • ÉTudE dE CoNCERT (1920) • CANzoNA, oP. 28 (1924) • AuTouR dEs MoNTAGNEs RussEs (1937) • ToCCATA No. 2, oP. 20 (1922) • PAsToRAl (1955) • CANoN, oP. PosTH. (1923-24) • dIAloGuE (1952) •
old sT PETERsbuRG (CA. 1917) •
bAllAdE (1917) • souVENIR dE VoYAGE •
bAdINAGE (1941)


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