“The Études by Chopin were performed with due self-discipline, notwithstanding a genuine display of romantic sentiment,” Marjolijn Sengers (Eindhovens Dgblad newspaper) on Misha Fomin recital at Geldrop Castle in The Netherlands.

“His interpretation of Etude opus 10 nr. 4 was so overwhelming that the audience gave him a spontaneous applause. The lyrical etude opus 25. nr. 7 and the spectacle of the last two etudes also made a lasting impression,” Christo Lelie, Trouw on recital at Het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

Track List

Frédéric Chopin

1. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, op. 58: I. Allegro maestoso
2. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, op. 58: II. Scherzo: Molto vivace
3. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, op. 58: III. Largo
4. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, op. 58: IV. Finale: Presto non tanto – Agitato
5. Étude op. 10 No. 1 in C Major: Allegro
6. Étude op. 10 No. 2 in A Minor: Allegro
7. Étude op. 10 No. 3 in E Major: Lento, ma non troppo
8. Étude op. 10 No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor: Presto
9. Étude op. 10 No. 5 in G-flat Major: Vivace
10. Étude op. 10 No. 6 in E-Flat Minor: Andante
11. Étude op. 10 No. 7 in C Major: Vivace
12. Étude op. 10 No. 8 in F Major: Allegro
13. Étude op. 10 No. 9 in F Minor: Allegro, molto agitato
14. Étude op. 10 No. 10 in A-flat Major: Vivace assai
15. Étude op. 10 No. 11 in E-flat Major: Allegretto
16. Étude op. 10 No. 12 in C Minor: Allegro con fuoco

Preview

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Track List

1. Astor Piazzolla: Five Tango Sensations: Asleep
2. Astor Piazzolla: Five Tango Sensations: Loving
3. Astor Piazzolla: Five Tango Sensations: Anxiety
4. Astor Piazzolla: Five Tango Sensations: Despertar
5. Astor Piazzolla: Five Tango Sensations: Fear
6. Astor Piazzolla: Oblivion
7. Astor Piazzolla: Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas: Primavera Porteña
8. Astor Piazzolla: Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas: Verano Porteño
9. Astor Piazzolla: Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas: Otoño Porteño
10. Astor Piazzolla: Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas: Inverno porteño

Preview

1. Frédéric Chopin: Étude op. 10 No. 1 in C Major: Allegro – Misha Fomin
2. Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2: III. Allegretto Mikhail Mordvinov
3. Maurice Ravel: Jeux D’eau – Misha Fomin
4. Frédéric Chopin & Franz Liszt: Meine Freuden – Misha Fomin
5. Franz Liszt: Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto, S.434 after Verdi’s opera – Misha Fomin
6. Franz Liszt: 6 Etudes d’exécution transcendante d’après Paganini, S.140: La Campanella -Misha Fomin
7. Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Tourbillons – Mikhail Mordvinov
8. Franz Schubert/Franz Liszt: Frühlingsglaube – Mikhail Mordvinov
9. Frédéric Chopin: Étude op. 10 No. 12 in C Minor: Allegro con fuoco – Misha Fomin
10. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: 18 Morceaux, Op. 72: No.5 Méditation – Misha Fomin
11. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasia in D minor KV 397 – Mikhail Mordvinov
12. Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:48: II. Rondo. Presto – Alexander Kobrin
13. Frédéric Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, op.47 – Pavel Dombrovsky
14. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457: I. Molto Allegro – Alexander Kobrin
15. Ludwig van Beethoven: Rondo a capriccio in G, Op. 129 “Die Wut über den verlornen Groschen” for Piano – Misha Fomin
16. Frédéric Chopin: Étude op. 10 No. 3 in E Major: Lento, ma non troppo – Misha Fomin
17. Frédéric Chopin: Étude op. 10 No. 8 in F Major: Allegro – Misha Fomin
18. Frédéric Chopin: Étude op. 10 No. 5 in G-flat Major: Vivace – Misha Fomin
19. Alexander Scriabin: Etude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 2 No. 1 – Mikhail Mordvinov
20. Claude Debussy: Préludes – Book 1: Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir – Misha Fomin
21. Frédéric Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, op.52 – Pavel Dombrovsky
22. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 9 Études-tableaux op. 39: No. 4 in B Minor – Pavel Dombrovsky
23. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 9 Études-tableaux op. 39: No. 8 in D Minor – Pavel Dombrovsky

1. Haydn: String Quartet No. 3 in C Major, Op.76 – “Kaiserquartett”: I. Allegro
2. Haydn: String Quartet No. 3 in C Major, Op.76 – “Kaiserquartett”: II. Poco adagio; cantabile
3. Haydn: String Quartet No. 3 in C Major, Op.76 – “Kaiserquartett”: III. Minuetto. Allegro
4. Haydn: String Quartet No. 3 in C Major, Op.76 – “Kaiserquartett”: IV. Finale. Presto
5. Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 92: I. Allegro sostenuto
6. Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 92: II. Adagio
7. Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 92: III. Allegro

About the festival

The III. International Chamber Music Festival “Q’arto Mondi” under the honorary patronage of Maestro Maxim Vengerov will take place in Poznan at the end of April 2012. The Festival’s ideology is to introduce a string quartet to the audience of Poznan and present this chamber music formation in a variety of styles and genres. Previous editions featured among others Turtle Island Quartet, Cuarteto Casals, Camerata Quartet, Silesian Quartet, Maciej Grzybowski, Andrzej Bauer and Mieczysław Szcześniak. Diversity of this event’s calendar derives from interesting repertoire proposals and marvelous artists invited by festival’s directors and organizers, the Meccorre String Quartet. This year’s edition will be held between 21 – 27 April and will feature true masters of classical and jazz stage, among others  Leipziger Streichquartett, a true legend of the classical music world, which discography consists of over 70 cd recordings. Another recital will belong to one of the top quartets of the young generation – Bennewitz Quartet form Prague. Meccorre String Quartet will share stage with exquisite guests as Friedemann Weigle and Eckart Runge from the Artemis Quartett will join them to perform J. Brahms’ Sextett. Eckart Runge will also perfom with Jacques Ammon their famous „Jazz, Tango Nuevo” Project, which promises unforgettable evening no one should miss. The final concert will introduce Atom String Quartet – a young, polish jazz string quartet, which recently conquered  the polish jazz stage. The Festival’s venues are Aula Nova of the I. J. Paderewski Academy of Music and “Zamek” Culture Centre. Admission is free for all concerts. More information about the III. International Music Festival “Q’arto Mondi” is available on the website www.qartomondi.com

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In 1996 after a successful career in Russia, where he gave numerous recitals all over the
country, he decided to broaden his musical horizons and moved to the West. He attended several masterclasses given by L. Berman, K. H. Kämmerling, B. Rhingeissen and followed post-graduate studies at the Hochschule für Musik in Weimar and the Sweelinck Conservatorium, Amsterdam.

After winning major prizes at international piano competitions Misha was invited to take part in important events such as ‘Chopin-Liszt’ Festival in Leipzig and perform with first-class orchestras. Misha Fomin is now extensively in demand throughout Europe and is frequently heard in TV and radio broadcasts. Recordings he made have received critical acclaim in the leading classical piano magazines.

Recent performance highlights include performances at Carnegie Hall in New York (USA) The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and The Musikverein in Wien. Future engagements include The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and Fairfield Halls (London, UK)
Misha has always been renowned for his fine communicative skills in front of an audience, allied to effortless technique and inspiring musicianship in everything he performs.

www.mishafomin.com

Pavel Dombrovsky is a winner of a number of international competitions: II Open Competition of Young Pianists in St.-Petersburg (1996), Diploma at the III International Youth Competition by the name of P.Tchaikovsky, International Music Forums in Athens (1996) and in Paris (1998), Diploma and Special Prize at the II International Competition by the name of A. Scriabin (Moscow, 2000), IV International Competition in memory of V. Horowitz (Kiev, 2001), V Open Competition by the name of N. Sabitov (Ufa, 2002), diploma at the XII International Tchaikovsky Competition (Moscow, 2002), International Competition Margaret Long – Jaques Thibaud (Paris, 2004), Grand Prix at the II International Balakirev Competition (Krasnodar, 2006).

Mr. Dombrovsky has performed concerts in cities of the UK, Netherlands, France, Italy, Holland, Belgium, Greece, Poland, Ukraine and in the main halls of Moscow, St.-Petersburg and other cities of Russia.

Sergei Rachmaninoff did not disclose what inspired each piece, stating, “I don’t believe in the artist that discloses too much of his images. Let them paint for themselves what it most suggests.”

The Op. 39 set is considered much more demanding technically than the Op. 33 and has been called extremely virtuosic in its approach to keyboard writing, calling for unconventional hand positions, wide leaps for the fingers and considerable technical strength from the performer. Also, “the individual mood and passionate character of each piece” pose musical problems that preclude performance from those not possessing a tremendous physical technique.

Track List

1. 9 Études-tableaux, op. 39: No. 1 in C Minor
2. 9 Études-tableaux, op. 39: No. 2 in A Minor
3. 9 Études-tableaux, op. 39: No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor
4. 9 Études-tableaux, op. 39: No. 4 in B Minor
5. 9 Études-tableaux, op. 39: No. 5 in E-Flat Minor
6. 9 Études-tableaux, op. 39: No. 6 in A Minor
7. 9 Études-tableaux, op. 39: No. 7 in C Minor
8. 9 Études-tableaux, op. 39: No. 8 in D Minor
9. 9 Études-tableaux, op. 39: No. 9 in D Major

The album was recorded live during two recitals in the Small Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire in 2009 and 2010.

‘Live from the Moscow Conservatoire’ is available in all major digital stores world wide on February 1, 2012.

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