PROKOFIEV BY ARRANGEMENT

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Catalogue No: TOCC0135
EAN/UPC: 5060113441355
Release Date: 2020-10-02
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Artists: Yulia Chaplina, Yuri Kalnits

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The 37 short pieces by Prokofiev transcribed for violin and piano brought together here ought really to come with a health warning. So distinctive are the contours, angles and extensions of the Prokofiev tune, drawn from an apparently inexhaustible hoard, that even a short exposure to the memory circuits of the mind can result in permanent occupation. This album is full of them, creating a panoramic tour around five decades of an exceptionally rich, diverse but ultimately sadly truncated life.

Yuri Kalnits, violin
Yulia Chaplina, piano

Listen To This Recording:

    Tales of an Old Grandmother, Op. 31 (1918)

  1. No. 2 Andantino

    2. Five Pieces from the Ballet Cinderella, Op. 87 (1940–44)

  2. No. 1 Valse
  3. No. 2 Gavotte
  4. No. 3 Passepied
  5. No. 4 Winter Fairy
  6. No. 5 Mazurka

    7. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22 (1915–17)

  7. No. 1 Lentamente
  8. No. 2 Andante
  9. No. 3 Allegretto
  10. No. 4 Animato
  11. No. 5 Molto giocoso
  12. No. 6 Con eleganza
  13. No. 7 Pittoresco (Arpa)
  14. No. 8 Comodo
  15. No. 9 Allegro tranquillo
  16. No. 10 Ridicolosamente
  17. No. 11 Con vivacità
  18. No. 12 Assai moderato
  19. No. 13 Allegretto
  20. No. 14 Feroce
  21. No. 15 Inquieto
  22. No. 16 Dolente
  23. No. 17 Poetico
  24. No. 18 Con una dolce lentezza
  25. No. 19 Presto agitatissimo e molto accentuato
  26. No. 20 Lento irrealmente

    27. War and Peace, Op. 91 (1941–52)

  27. Waltz

    28. Egyptian Nights: Suite, Op. 61 (1934)

  28. No. 6 The Fall of Cleopatra*

    29. Childhood Manuscripts (1901)

  29. Tarantella*

    30. Boris Godunov, Op. 70bis (1936)

  30. No. 13 Amoroso*

    31. Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 32 (1918)

  31. No. 2 Minuet in B flat major*
  32. No. 3 Gavotte

    33. Music for Children, Op. 65 (1935)

  33. No. 11 Evening*

    34. The Love for Three Oranges: Suite, Op. 33 (1919, rev. 1924)

  34. No. 4 March

    35. The Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118 (1948–53)

  35. Diamond Valse*

    36. Ten Pieces for Piano, Op. 12 (1906–13)

  36. No. 6 Legend*
  37. No. 3 Rigaudon

*FIRST RECORDINGS

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8 reviews for PROKOFIEV BY ARRANGEMENT

  1. :

    ‘All of the music here transfers well to the violin/piano combination, thanks to the fine work of the seven different arrangers. The music is performed here quite compellingly by two veteran artists, Yuri Kalnits and Yulia Chaplina. […]

    …throughout the disc, one notices Kalnits’ creamy singing tone, as well as Chaplina’s nice legato touch and fine sense to keep instrumental balances in proper proportion. […]

    With the exception of the Love for Three Oranges March and Evening from the Op. 65 Music for Children, the other pieces here are rather little known. Yet, almost all of them are good, and many are first recordings, though their source music has been recorded before in its original form. The performances of them by Kalnits and Chaplina are all consistently fine. […] The sound reproduction by Toccata Classics is very vivid and the instruments are well balanced. The profuse notes by Anthony Phillips are very informative. In sum, this is a fine disc of varied Prokofiev works, most of them quite brief, that should bring much pleasure and satisfaction to the listener.’

    —Robert Cummings, MusicWeb International

  2. :

    ‘What is amazing about this disc is that you forget that these are arrangements, the combination of violin and piano seems to work so brilliantly well, emphasising the bitter-sweet, lyrical quality of the music but not neglecting the underlying bite. And if a disc of 37 short tracks seems hard going, then think again because the selection works well and the performances from Yuri Kalnits and Yulia Chaplina bring out all the right qualities in the music.’

    —Robert Hugill, Planet Hugill

  3. :

    ‘Kalnits delivers powerful Prokofiev in a new guise.’

    —Phillip Scott, Limelight

  4. :

    ‘If you love Prokofiev you will want to consider today’s album, Prokofiev By Arrangement. The performers live up to expectations with warmth, energy and fire as needed. […]

    Kalnits and Chaplina bring to each considerable interpretive skills and a firm determination to let the music speak through them as the primary channeling, less so to emphasize their speaking, so to say. That makes for very convincing readings. […]

    All the reworkings are worthwhile, truth to say. […]

    If you listen with a bit of dedication a few times I think that like me you will get a nicely expanded feeling for Prokofiev the melodist, the harmonist, the structuralist. In part surely that is because both the simplifying or the enriching of the sound of each of these works brings us to revelatory and also quite pleasurable places.

    It’s a treasure trove of resituated Prokofiev. And it feels good to hear it, surely Check it out. Bravo Kalnits and Chaplina! Strongly recommended.’

    —Grego Applegate Edwards, Gapplegate Classical-Modern Music Review

  5. :

    ‘With certain composers like Sergei Prokoviev (1891-1953) for example, it’s sometimes difficult for uninitiated listeners to know from which angle to approach this composer’s music, or even which works to use as a proper introduction to his prolific output (choose the wrong piece and you may never want to try again). Fortunately, with well curated collections like this one, it’s safe to test the waters and get a taste of the wide spectrum of a composer’s unique outlook and style. […]

    Both Kalnits and Chaplina alter the sound of their individual instruments to suit the temperament of each piece, which goes a long way in setting the proper tone and emotional state of the music.

    Sergei Prokofiev may have been unjustly considered the black sheep of Russian music, but nonetheless Yuri Kalnits brings out the merits of each piece that aficionados as well as neophytes can enjoy.’

    —Jean-Yves Duperron, Classical Music Sentinel

  6. :

    ‘A treasure trove of richly melodic short works, reimagined for piano and violin. Beautiful, hearty performances and a fulsome recorded sound make this hugely enticing.’

    —BBC Music Magazine

  7. :

    ‘In [Heifetz’s] version the spiky, two-minute march from The Love for Three Oranges again displays brevity as pure genius; as often do the 20 piano miniatures of Visions Fugitives, arranged by Viktor Derevianko and Yair Kless, the violin sonority lending a new fascination.’

    —The Sunday Times

  8. :

    ‘Normally I dislike reviewing arrangements of classical music for instruments other than those for which the piece was composed, even if the composer himself made the arrangement, but Kalnits and Chaplina play these pieces with so much energy and affection that I couldn’t resist. […]

    This, then, is an album clearly built around playfulness and enjoyment. […] This is the kind of album that’s perfect for raw fall days when the temperatures barely hit 62 and it’s been raining on and off all night and all day. Prokofiev has the advantage over Rachmaninov in that his music was rather more modern and a bit spikier in harmony, not so much as to alienate the average listener but also not as overtly Romantic as his older colleague. […]

    As I say, a delightful disc to listen to.’

    —Lynn René Bayley, Art Music Lounge

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