About this Recording

This second and final volume of Olga Solovieva’s complete edition contains all of Alexey Stanchinsky’s (1888–1914) published piano pieces composed after 1910, as well as recently discovered early works. Stanchinsky’s piano music is an unparalleled phenomenon, anticipating future musical developments and including the invention of new ‘canon-prelude’ and ‘sketch’ genres. From the dramatic Sonatas to the miniature universes captured in his Sketches, Stanchinsky’s vivid and heartfelt melodies are relatable to us all. ‘Stanchinsky’s music is like an exposed nerve, all at the limits of the senses. It reveals the innermost feelings, expressing what is in the soul.’ – Olga Solovieva