Dmitry Masleev (piano) - Rapid Movement / Tsfasman, Shostakovich, Kapustin / The Siberian State Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: Vladimir Lande, Leonid Gourjev - trumpet / Мелодия Audio CD 2019 

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Melodiya releases a new album of Dmitry Masleev, the winner of the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition. The program includes concertos by Shostakovich, Tsfasman and Kapustin. An unconditional discovery, a brilliant pianist! - Boris Berezovsky praised his young colleague. Born in Ulan-Ude, Dmitry Masleev graduated from the Moscow Conservatory and the International Piano Academy Lake Como in Italy. He became widely known after his triumphant victory at the 2015 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. The tour that followed the competition brought the pianist worldwide recognition. In 2017, the pianist made a successful debut at Carnegie Hall. If Dmitry Masleevs first album that went in the charts of Spotify Top Classical of 2017 and received the prestigious German Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik included solo works by Scarlatti, Prokofiev and Shostakovich, this time the pianist performs with the Krasnoyarsk Philharmonic Societys highly professional orchestra conducted by Vladimir Lande. Dmitri Shostakovichs First Concerto, Alexander Tsfasmans Concert Suite and Nikolai Kapustins Second Concerto are compositions that combine classical structures with improvisational freedom, and a rigid rhythmical scale with an expressive emotional tone. The fresh astringency of the music, the soloists brilliant virtuosity and the perfect coordination of orchestral sound the jazz vibes that fill this music will strike a chord with every listener. For more information on Dmitry Masleev, Vladimir Lande and the Krasnoyarsk Academic Symphony Orchestra see the inlay.

Tracklist:

Alexander Tsfasman. Suite for piano and orchestra (1945)

1.  1. Snowflakes   3:38

2.  2. Lyrical Waltz   4:40

3.  3. Polka   4:02

4.  4. Rapid Movement   3:03

Dmitri Shostakovich. Concerto No. 1 for piano, trumpet and string orchestra in C minor, Op. 35

5.  I. Allegretto   6:08

6.  II. Lento   7:15

7.  III. Moderato   1:28

8.  IV. Allegro con brio   6:52

Nikolai Kapustin. Concerto No. 2 for piano and orchestra, Op. 14

9.  I. Allegro molto   5:42

10. II. Andante   5:52

11. III. Rondo - toccatta   5:02

• Piano - Dmitry Masleev
• Trumpet - Leonid Courjev
• Orchestra - The Siberian State Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor - Vladimir Lande