Alexander Malofeev — Forgotten Melodies

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Nostalgia for an imaginary world, untroubled by life’s mundane realities, provides the creative thread connecting the works in Alexander Malofeev’s superb debut album. The Moscow-born pianist, resident in Berlin since 2022, extracts a vast expanse of emotions, colours and moods from pieces by four fellow Russians, each of whom died far from home. He enchants with poetic pianism in Medtner’s first cycle of <i>Forgotten Melodies</i>: listen to “Danza rustica”, “Canzona serenata” and “Danza silvestra” and you’ll experience the depth of Malofeev’s personal connection to this music and his ability to bring it to full-blooded life. There’s tremendous muscularity about his Rachmaninoff playing, balanced with infinite subtleties of expression and textural nuances, especially in his impassioned interpretation of the first movement of the Piano Sonata No. 2, and heart-melting beauty in his tender performance of Glazunov’s “La nuit”.

Артист

Alexander Malofeev

Треки

  1. A Farewell to Saint Petersburg: No. 10, The Lark (Transcr. Balakirev for Solo Piano) 5:30
  2. Mazurka in C Major 1:01
  3. Mazurka in C Minor 1:42
  4. Polka in D Minor 0:51
  5. Farewell Waltz 0:52
  6. Forgotten Melodies I, Op. 38: I. Sonata reminiscenza 14:14
  7. Forgotten Melodies I, Op. 38: II. Danza graziosa 3:19
  8. Forgotten Melodies I, Op. 38: III. Danza festiva 6:13
  9. Forgotten Melodies I, Op. 38: IV. Canzona fluviala 3:03
  10. Forgotten Melodies I, Op. 38: V. Danza rustica 2:42
  11. Forgotten Melodies I, Op. 38: VI. Canzona serenata 4:47
  12. Forgotten Melodies I, Op. 38: VII. Danza silvestra 4:29
  13. Forgotten Melodies I, Op. 38: VIII. Alla reminiscenza 2:33
  14. 2 Fairy Tales, Op. 48: No. 2, Tale of the Elves 3:50
  15. 5 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 2, Prélude in C-Sharp Minor. Lento 4:04
  16. Fragments, Op. Posth 2:12
  17. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36: I. Allegro agitato 9:25
  18. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36: II. Non allegro 7:00
  19. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36: III. Allegro molto 5:43
  20. 12 Romances, Op. 21: No. 5, Lilacs (Transcr. Rachmaninoff for Solo Piano) 2:50
  21. 5 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 1, Élégie in E-Flat Minor 5:45
  22. Études-Tableaux, Op. 33: No. 3, Grave 5:14
  23. Études-Tableaux, Op. 33: No. 7, Moderato 3:50
  24. Études-Tableaux, Op. 33: No. 8, Grave 3:24
  25. 3 Études for Piano, Op. 31: No. 3, La nuit 4:32
  26. Song of the Volga Boatmen, Op. 97 2:47
  27. Idylle, Op. 103 5:57
  28. 3 Miniatures for Piano, Op. 42: Valse - Allegretto 3:55