Valentina Lisitsa – Tchaikovsky: The Complete Solo Piano Works (2019) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Unfairly neglected, Tchaikovsky’s piano music—which runs to approximately 11 hours’ worth—contains some gems, particularly such larger works as the two sonatas. Valentina Lisitsa is a terrific advocate, stepping up to the role of modern champion and shining brilliant light into this largely unexplored corner of the repertoire. Her technique is characteristically impressive—as in the opening Étude of Op. 40, which she launches with astonishing energy—and she draws a lovely sound from her beautifully recorded Bösendorfer piano. Tchaikovsky’s various piano arrangements, too, are a lot of fun, particularly the virtuoso Marche Slave. A set to dip into for rich rewards.

Tracklist:
Disc: 1
1. 1. Scherzo à la russe (2 Pieces, Op. 1)
2. 2. Impromptu (2 Pieces, Op. 1)
3. 1. Ruines d’un chateau (Souvenir de Hapsal, Op. 2)
4. 2. Scherzo (Souvenir de Hapsal, Op. 2)
5. 3. Chant sans paroles (Souvenir de Hapsal, Op. 2)
6. Valse-Caprice, Op. 4, TH 126
7. Romance in F Minor, Op. 5, TH 127
8. Valse-Scherzo in A Major, Op. 7, TH 129
9. Capriccio in G-Flat Major, Op. 8, TH 130
10. 1. Rêverie (Original Version)
11. 2. Polka de salon (Original Version)
12. 3. Mazurka de Salon (Original Version)
13. 1. Nocturne (Original Version)
14. 2. Humoresque (Original Version)

Disc: 2
1. 1. Berceuse (6 Romances, Op.16)
2. 4. Oh! chante encore (6 Romances, Op.16)
3. 5. Qu’importe (6 Romances, Op.16)
4. 1. Rêverie du soir (Original Version)
5. 2. Scherzo humoristique (Original Version)
6. 3. Feuillet d’album (Original Version)
7. 4. Nocturne in C sharp minor (Original Version)
8. 5. Capriccioso (Original Version)
9. 6a. Thème original et variations. Thème (6. Thème original et variations)
10. 6b. Thème original et variations. Variation 1 (6. Thème original et variations)
11. 6c. Thème original et variations. Variation 2 (6. Thème original et variations)
12. 6d. Thème original et variations. Variation 3 (6. Thème original et variations)
13. 6e. Thème original et variations. Variation 4 (6. Thème original et variations)
14. 6f. Thème original et variations. Variation 5 (6. Thème original et variations)
15. 6g. Thème original et variations. Variation 6 (6. Thème original et variations)
16. 6h. Thème original et variations. Variation 7 (6. Thème original et variations)
17. 6i. Thème original et variations. Variation 8 (6. Thème original et variations)
18. 6j. Thème original et variations. Variation 9 (6. Thème original et variations)
19. 6k. Thème original et variations. Variation 10 (6. Thème original et variations)
20. 6l. Thème original et variations. Variation 11 (6. Thème original et variations)
21. 6m. Thème original et variations. Variation 12 (6. Thème original et variations)
22. 6n. Thème original et variations. Coda (6. Thème original et variations)
23. 1. Prélude (6 Pieces, Op. 21, TH 134)
24. 2. Fugue à 4 voix (6 Pieces, Op. 21, TH 134)
25. 3. Impromptu (6 Pieces, Op. 21, TH 134)
26. 4. Marche funèbre (6 Pieces, Op. 21, TH 134)
27. 5. Mazurque (6 Pieces, Op. 21, TH 134)
28. 6. Scherzo (6 Pieces, Op. 21, TH 134)

Disc: 3
1. 1. Moderato e risoluto (Original Version)
2. 2. Andante non troppo quasi moderato – Moderato con animazione – Tempo I (Original Version)
3. 3. Scherzo Tempo I (Original Version)
4. 4. Finale Allegro vivace (Original Version)
5. 1. Allegro con fuoco (Piano Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. 80, TH 123)
6. 2. Andante (Piano Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. 80, TH 123)
7. 3. Scherzo: Allegro vivo (Piano Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. 80, TH 123)
8. 4. Finale: Allegro vivo (Piano Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. 80, TH 123)

Disc: 4
1. 1. January: By the Fireside (Original Version)
2. 2. February: Shrovetide Festival (Original Version)
3. 3. March: Song of the Lark (Original Version)
4. 4. April: The Snowdrop (Original Version)
5. 5. May: White Nights (Original Version)
6. 6. June: Barcarolle (Original Version)
7. 7. July: Song of the Reaper (Original Version)
8. 8. August: Harvest (Original Version)
9. 9. September: The Hunt (Original Version)
10. 10. October: Autumn’s Song (Original Version)
11. 11. November: On the Troika (Original Version)
12. 12. December: Yuletide (Original Version)

Disc: 5
1. 1. Morning Prayer (Original Version)
2. 2. Winter Morning (Original Version)
3. 3. Mama (Original Version)
4. 4. Hobbyhorse (Original Version)
5. 5. Toy soldiers’ march (Original Version)
6. 6. The new doll (Original Version)
7. 7. The sick doll (Original Version)
8. 8. The doll’s funeral (Original Version)
9. 9. Waltz (Original Version)
10. 10. Polka (Original Version)
11. 11. Mazurka (Original Version)
12. 12. Russian song (Original Version)
13. 13. Peasant playing an accordion (Original Version)
14. 14. Kamarinskaya Russian Dance (Original Version)
15. 15. Italian song (Original Version)
16. 16. Old French song (Original Version)
17. 17. German song (Original Version)
18. 18. Neapolitan song (Original Version)
19. 19. Nursery Tale (Original Version)
20. 20. Baba Yaga the Witch (Original Version)
21. 21. Daydreams (Original Version)
22. 22. Song of the Lark (Original Version)
23. 24. In Church (Original Version)
24. 23. Organ-grinder’s song (Original Version)
25. 1. Valse de salon (6 Pieces, Op. 51, TH. 143)
26. 2. Polka peu dansante (6 Pieces, Op. 51, TH. 143)
27. 3. Menuetto scherzoso (6 Pieces, Op. 51, TH. 143)
28. 4. Natha-Valse (6 Pieces, Op. 51, TH. 143)
29. 5. Romance (6 Pieces, Op. 51, TH. 143)
30. 6. Valse sentimentale (6 Pieces, Op. 51, TH. 143)

Disc: 6
1. 1. Etude in G (Original Version)
2. 2. Chanson triste (Original Version)
3. 3. Marche funèbre (Original Version)
4. 4. Mazurka in C (Original Version)
5. 5. Mazurka in D (Original Version)
6. 6. Chant sans paroles (Original Version)
7. 7. Au village (Original Version)
8. 8. Valse in A flat (Original Version)
9. 9. Valse in F sharp minor (Original Version)
10. 10. Danse russe (Original Version)
11. 11. Scherzo (Original Version)
12. 12. Réverie interrompue (Original Version)
13. Dumka, Op. 59, TH 145

Disc: 7
1. 1. Impromptu (Original Version)
2. 2. Berceuse (Original Version)
3. 3. Tendres reproches (Original Version)
4. 4. Danse caractéristique (Original Version)
5. 5. Méditation (Original Version)
6. 6. Mazurque pour danser (Original Version)
7. 7. Polacca de concert (Original Version)
8. 8. Dialogue (Original Version)
9. 9. Un poco di Schumann (Original Version)
10. 10. Scherzo-fantaisie (Original Version)
11. 11. Valse-bluette (Original Version)
12. 12. L’espiègle (Original Version)
13. 13. Echo rustique (Original Version)
14. 14. Chant élégiaque (Original Version)
15. 15. Un poco di Chopin (Original Version)
16. 16. Valse à cinq temps (Original Version)
17. 17. Passé lointain (Original Version)
18. 18. Scène dansante invitation au trépak (Original Version)

Disc: 8
1. Anastasie-Valse, TH 119
2. 1. Theme (Theme with Variations in A Minor, TH 121)
3. 2. Variation 1 (Theme with Variations in A Minor, TH 121)
4. 3. Variation 2 (Theme with Variations in A Minor, TH 121)
5. 4. Variation 3 (Theme with Variations in A Minor, TH 121)
6. 5. Variation 4 (Theme with Variations in A Minor, TH 121)
7. 6. Variation 5 (Theme with Variations in A Minor, TH 121)
8. 7. Variation 6 (Theme with Variations in A Minor, TH 121)
9. 8. Variation 7 (Theme with Variations in A Minor, TH 121)
10. 9. Variation 8 (Theme with Variations in A Minor, TH 121)
11. 10. Variation 9 (Theme with Variations in A Minor, TH 121)
12. 1. The Young Maiden walked so far (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
13. 2. Oh, my poor Head! (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
14. 3. Please, try to remember, my Darling (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
15. 4. The Eel coiling in the Water (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
16. 5. Do not flood, my gentle Danube (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
17. 6. Keep on spinning, my Spinner (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
18. 7. The Tower is not yet built (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
19. 8. The Pine-Tree swings by the Gate (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
20. 9. All Flowers fade (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
21. 10. Floating and rising (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
22. 11. My green Vineyard (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
23. 12. Be calmed, stormy Winds (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
24. 13. At the crack of Dawn (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
25. 14. It isn’t Drink that’s muddling my Head (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
26. 15. Rise up, rise up, O Sun (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
27. 16. Do not sing, O Nightingale (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
28. 17. Master Andrei made merry (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
29. 18. The Duckling in the Meadow (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
30. 19. Young Maiden at the Feast (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
31. 20. I shall come to your Town (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
32. 21. It’s not the sound resounding (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
33. 22. Coming down the Mountain (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
34. 23. A little Duckling was swimming on the Sea (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
35. 24. I wear my Hair in a Plait (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
36. 25. Beyond my Yard is a green Meadow (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
37. 26. We worked the Land (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
38. 27. Upon the Sea so blue (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
39. 28. On the green Meadow (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
40. 29. Our Wine Cellar (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
41. 30. I’m coming to the Capital (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
42. 31. Thank you, but no thank you, Father Superior (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
43. 32. Little Ivan wears a big Hat (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
44. 33. In the Meadows (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
45. 34. Merry Katya (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
46. 35. O my Heart, my heavy Heart (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
47. 36. Oh, my Duckling in the Meadow (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
48. 37. The young Maiden (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
49. 38. Play my Bagpipes (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
50. 39. O, my Fields (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
51. 40. Stop my merry Dance (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
52. 41. The grey Cockerel (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
53. 42. Under the green Apple Tree (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
54. 43. O, my unspoilt Field (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
55. 44. Like a Princess in the Town (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
56. 45. Cranberries and Raspberries (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
57. 46. In the Meadows (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
58. 47. Vanya was sitting (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
59. 48. By the Gates (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
60. 49. Song of the Volga Boatmen (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
61. 50. There was no Wind (50 Russian Folk Songs, TH 176)
62. The Volunteer Fleet March, TH 140
63. Nathalie-Valse, TH 142
64. Impromptu-Caprice, TH 144
65. Valse-Scherzo in A Major, TH 146
66. Impromptu in A-Flat Major, TH 147
67. Moment lyrique, TH 149
68. ‘Tis not the wind that bends the branch, TH 194 (Arr. Piano)
69. Allegro in F Minor, TH 203

Disc: 9
1. Overture (Act 1)
2. No. 1 The Christmas Tree (Act 1)
3. No. 2 March (Act 1)
4. No. 3 Galop and Dance of the Parents (Act 1)
5. No. 4 Dance Scene – The Presents of Drosselmeyer (Act 1)
6. No. 5 Scene – Grandfather Dance (Act 1)
7. No. 6 Clara and the Nutcracker (Act 1)
8. No. 7 The Nutcracker Battles the Army of the Mouse King – He Wins and Is Transformed into Prince Charming (Act 1)
9. No. 8a A Pine Forest in Winter (Act 1)
10. No. 9a Waltz Of The Snowflakes (Act 1)
11. No. 10 The Magic Castle on the Mountain of Sweets (Act 2)
12. No. 11 Clara and Prince Charming (Act 2)
13. No. 12a Character Dances: Chocolate Spanish Dance (Act 2)
14. No. 12b Character Dances: Coffee Arabian Dance (Act 2)
15. No. 12c Character Dances: Tea Chinese Dance (Act 2)
16. No. 12d Character Dances: Trépak Russian Dance (Act 2)
17. No. 12e Character Dances: Dance of the Reed Pipes (Act 2)
18. No. 12f Character Dances: Polchinelle The Clown (Act 2)
19. No. 13 Waltz of the Flowers (Act 2)
20. No. 14a Pas de deux: Intrada (Act 2)
21. No. 14b Pas de deux: Variation I Tarantella (Act 2)
22. No. 14c Pas de deux: Variation II Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy (Act 2)
23. No. 14d Pas de deux: Coda (Act 2)
24. No. 15a Final Waltz (Act 2)
25. No. 15b Apotheosis (Act 2)

Disc: 10
1. Arr. Piano (2. Mazurka in D Minor)
2. Potpourri on themes from The Voyevoda, TH 128
3. Arr. Piano
4. Arr. Piano
5. Aveu passionné in E Minor, TH 148
6. Military March for the Yurevsky Regiment in B-Flat Major, TH 150
7. Arr. Piano

Personnel:
Valentina Lisitsa (piano)
Alexei Kuznetsoff (piano)

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