Debut
Sasha Stychkina
- Format
- Digital
The Greek-Russian pianist Sasha Stychkina, born in Moscow in 2003 into a family of musicians and filmmakers, is the youngest finalist and winner in the history of the Marguerite Long International Piano Competition held in Paris in November 2019. She now presents her first recital, recorded at Teldex Studio in Berlin under the artistic direction of her teacher, the charismatic and renowned pianist Kirill Gerstein. The distinctly eclectic programme - Weber, Bartok, Ravel, Chopin, Liszt - is alternately virtuosic, dancing and spiritual. Sasha Stychkina also introduces us to a little-known composer: Alexei Vladimirovich Stanchinsky (1888-1914), a mystical figure who was considered mad - he spent a year in a psychiatric institution - and drowned at the age of 26. As a pupil of Tanejev, encouraged by Scriabin and introduced to Tolstoj, the composer had a promising future ahead of him. The Five Preludes (1907-1912, published posthumously in 1928) selected by Sasha Stychkina are particularly evocative and visionary.
Tracklist
- 01 Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn, M. 58 01:49
- 02 Five Preludes: No. 1, Andante 01:45
- 03 Five Preludes: No. 2, Adagio 01:31
- 04 Five Preludes: No. 3, Presto 00:57
- 05 Five Preludes: No. 4, Animato 00:30
- 06 Five Preludes: No. 5, Largo 01:26
- 07 Waltz in A-Flat Major, Op. 42 03:59
- 08 Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 24: I. Allegro 08:50
- 09 Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 24: II. Adagio 06:23
- 10 Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 24: III. Menuetto. Allegro 08:32
- 11 Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 24: IV. Presto 04:16
- 12 Studies for Piano, Op. 18: No. 1, Allegro molto 02:30
- 13 Studies for Piano, Op. 18: No. 2, Andante sostenuto 03:30
- 14 Studies for Piano, Op. 18: No. 3, Rubato 02:16
- 15 Variations on a Theme of Bach, S. 180 “Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen” 15:18
