Piano Gems and Masterpieces

Piano Gems and Masterpieces

On this CD:

1. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 Chorale "Jesu, joy of man's desiring"
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

2. Work(s) [Unspecified] Sonata in C major
Composed by Domenico Scarlatti

3. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ("Alla Turca") K. 331 (K. 300i) Alla Turca
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven

5. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2 Adagio Sostenuto
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven

6. Moment musical for piano in F minor ("Air russe"), D. 780/3 (Op. 94/3)
Composed by Franz Schubert

7. Ständchen ("Leise flehen meine Lieder"), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/4
Composed by Franz Schubert

8. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15 From Foreign Lands & People
Composed by Robert Schumann

9. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15 Traümerei
Composed by Robert Schumann

10. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo or orchestra), WoO 1 Hungarian Dance No. 3
Composed by Johannes Brahms

11. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo or orchestra), WoO 1 Hungarian Dance No. 5
Composed by Johannes Brahms

12. Prelude for piano No. 24 in D minor, Op. 28/24, CT 189
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin

13. Sonata for piano No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT 202 Funeral March
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin

14. Waltz for piano in B minor, Op. 69/2, CT 216
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin

15. Children's Album: 24 Easy Pieces, for piano, Op. 39 18. Neapolitan Song
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

16. Masquerada, incidental music & suite for orchestra (or piano) Waltz
Composed by Aram Khachaturian

17. España, 6 album leaves for piano, Op. 165, B. 37 2. Tango
Composed by Isaac Albeniz

18. Romanian Folk Dances (6), for piano (Román népi táncok), Sz. 56, BB 68
Composed by Bela Bartok

19. Shoumen Miniatures, for piano, Op. 29 3. Rustic Dance
Composed by Pancho Vladigerov

20. Piece In the Style of Albéniz for violin & piano
Composed by Rodion Schedrin

21. Preludes (3) for piano Prelude No. 3
Composed by George Gershwin

22. The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Skazka o Tsare Saltane), opera in 4 acts with a prologue Flight of the Bumble-Bee
Composed by Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov

23. Prelude for piano No. 1 in C sharp minor ("The Bells of Moscow"), Op. 3/2
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov

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About This CD

Piano Gems & Masterpieces is a compelling collection of the world's best-loved piano pieces and miniatures.

Taking its inspiration from Robert Schumann's "Foreign Lands and People" (Scenes from Childhood), this recording covers 23 famous works from 17 composers in 10 different countries; capturing the essence of piano music and its evolution from Bach, Mozart and Beethoven through to Rachmaninov and Gershwin.

Whether you are a classical connoisseur or simply a lover of inspiring piano music, Piano Gems & Masterpieces takes you on an enchanting journey through the beauty, romance and power that is the pianoforte.

Recorded on a Steinway Grand Piano at the The Great Hall, Dartington, England. Sound engineer: Chris Chudley. Recording & Production: Coombeshead Studios. Cover design by Marcus Podichuk.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Pavlina Radoslavova is a Russian-trained concert pianist from Bulgaria. Pavlina first started her musical career at the age of five, under the direction of her grandmother Theodora Delova. She was quickly noticed as a talented pianist and by the age of fourteen had already won 1st and 2nd prizes in international piano competitions.

Pavlina entered the Bulgarian State Musical Academy in 1983, where she studied under the country's most prestigious piano professors: Vaskresia Vakhanov, Marina Kapatzinska and Julia & Constantin Ganevi. She joined the teaching staff of the Academy in 1988 and graduated with a master's degree in music in 1991.

Pavlina has played with a numerous orchestras, chamber ensembles and soloists all over the world. She has performed and given master classes in over 15 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. She relocated to the United Kingdom in 2002, where she is continuing her career as a concert pianist.

Pavlina's recording Piano Gems & Masterpieces is dedicated to the memory of Pavlina's grandmother, Theodora Delova. A renowned professional pianist and cultural correspondent, Theodora was Pavlina's first piano teacher. She graduated from the Braunschweig Institute in Germany, and on her return to Bulgaria, spent the rest of her life promoting, developing and performing classical music through the most adverse of circumstances: World War II and the communist regime. In her lifetime, Theodora had an enormous impact on Bulgarian music and musical culture as a pianist, music critic and cultural correspondent. Thanks to Theodora, Pavlina was brought up in a rich world of classical music and today her musical spirit lives on through Pavlina

Piano Gems and Masterpieces, Music, Isaac Albeniz, Johann Sebastian Bach, Bela Bartok, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Fryderyk Chopin, George Gershwin, Aram Khachaturian, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sergey Rachmaninov, Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov, Domenico Scarlatti, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Pancho Vladigerov, Bagatelle for Keyboard, Cantata, Choral, Classical Sonata/Sonatina for Keyboard, Coll. of Character/Single-Movement/Misc. Works for Keyb., If it's your very favorite piano music, you'll probably find it on this Eroica recording: Piano Gems and Masterpieces, by internationally acclaimed artist Pavlina Radoslavov, playing just about every major composer from Bach to Bartok., Keyboard, Keyboard Work with Descriptive or Unclassified Title, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Moment Musical for Keyboard, Music for Four Hands at One Keyboard, Music for Keyboard, Opera, Orchestral, Prelude for Keyboard, Romantic Music for Voice and Keyboard, Romantic Sonata/Sonatina for Keyboard, Russian Romantic Opera, Suite for Orchestra, Suite/Partita for Keyboard, Vocal, Waltz for Keyboard

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