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Catalogue | Piano
P. I. Tchaikovsky: The Seasons & S. Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Corelli
After the successful release of Grieg’s “Lyric Pieces” Japanese pianist Hideyo Harada now presents her second SACD. It unites two strikingly different cycles: Tchaikovsky’s musical poetry and Rachmaninov’s virtuosic art, which enabled him to create an entire cosmos of musical characters... 
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Sergei Rachmaninov
"Two great Russian piano masterpieces in a subtle and soulful recording.
Hideyo Harada offers a reading that thrills." (Gramophone)
P. I. Tchaikovsky: The Seasons & S. Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Corelli
- The Seasons Op. 37b
- January: By the Fireside • Moderato semplice ma espressivo – Meno mosso... (06:07)
- February: Shrovetide Festival • Allegro giusto (03:11)
- March: Song of the Lark • Andantino espressivo – un pochettino più... (02:44)
- April: Snowdrop • Allegretto con moto e un poco rubato (02:54)
- May: White Nights • Andantino – Allegretto giocoso – Andantino (04:39)
- June: Barcarolle • Andante cantabile – Poco più mosso – Allegro... (05:37)
- July: Song of the Reaper • Allegro moderato con moto (01:57)
- August: The Harvest • Allegro vivace (03:49)
- September: The Hunt • Allegro non troppo (02:51)
- October: Autumn Song • Andante doloroso e molto cantabile (05:15)
- November: On the Troika • Allegro moderato (03:32)
- December: Yuletide • Tempo di Valse – Trio – Tempo di Valse – Coda (05:02)
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42
- Theme: Andante (01:00)
- Var. I: Poco più mosso (00:37)
- Var. II: L’istesso tempo (00:39)
- Var. III: Tempo di Menuetto (00:39)
- Var. IV: Andante (01:00)
- Var. V: Allegro (ma non tanto) (00:21)
- Var. VI: L’istesso tempo (00:22)
- Var. VII: Vivace (00:33)
- Var. VIII: Adagio misterioso (01:03)
- Var. IX: Un poco più mosso (01:04)
- Var. X: Allegro scherzando (00:36)
- Var. XI: Allegro vivace (00:23)
- Var. XII: L’istesso tempo (00:39)
- Var. XIII: Agitato (00:38)
- Intermezzo: A tempo rubato (01:54)
- Var. XIV: Andante (come prima) (01:15)
- Var. XV: L’istesso tempo (02:08)
- Var. XVI: Allegro vivace (00:32)
- Var. XVII: Meno mosso (01:14)
- Var. XVIII: Allegro con brio (00:36)
- Var. XIX: Più mosso. Agitato (00:31)
- Var. XX: Più mosso (01:06)
- Coda: Andante (01:45)
After the successful release of Grieg’s “Lyric Pieces” Japanese pianist Hideyo Harada now presents her second SACD. It unites two strikingly different cycles: Tchaikovsky’s musical poetry and Rachmaninov’s virtuosic art, which enabled him to create an entire cosmos of musical characters and dramatic tension from a single theme. The interpretation is characterized by finely wrought detail and a profound grasp of internal relationships and larger shape. Virtuosity serves expressive intensity in a recording that offers fresh interpretations while remaining faithful to the spirit of each composer.
The Japanese pianist employs flexible tempi – almost reminiscent of respiration – and finely shaded dynamics to plastically shape each detail of Tchaikovsky’s Seasons, disclosing unexpected connections between movements. Tchaikovsky did not compose his twelve miniatures on the months of the year as a unified cycle. In this recording, they nonetheless become stages in a vivid musical narrative.
In Rachmaninov’s Corelli Variations, the work’s overarching organization and dramatic conception are brought into high relief. Particularly in this virtuosic and demanding work, Harada‘s sovereign technique becomes a means of intense and lively expressiveness.
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allmusic.com
| Mike D. Brownell | January 2, 2009
Tchaikovsky's set of 12 character pieces entitled The Seasons came as a commission from the editor of the musical journal Le Nouvelliste, Nikolai...
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American Record Guide
| Vroon | January 5, 2009
New recordings of this keep coming, and before the 1990s they were very rare. - These two are almost textbook cases. The Japanese woman is very...
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Diverdi Magazin
| José Velasco | January 11, 2008
Las folías de Rachmaninov
Placentero recital ruso de Hideyo Harada en Audite
Elijan su mes del año y escuchen cómo lo describió Tchaikovski en su ciclo Las estaciones, uno de los más hermosos y emblemáticos ejemplos del... -
Fanfare
| Peter J. Rabinowitz | January 5, 2009
Hideyo Harada’s wide international training includes study in Moscow with Victor Merzhanov, and on these new accounts of two Russian staples, she...
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Fono Forum
| Ingo Harden | January 14, 2009
Konzertant
Hideyo Harada spielt Tschaikowskys „Jahreszeiten“ nicht als intime Hausmusik, sondern konzertant und zugleich bedeutungsvoll – näher bei... -
Gramophone
| Harriet Smith | April 3, 2009
Two great Russian piano masterpieces in a subtle and soulful recording
Hideyo Harada offers a reading that thrills
What a compelling coupling this is, and how good to hear Tchaikovsky's still-underrated cycle given a reading which conveys its grit and grandeur as... -
klassik.com
| Felix Stephan | July 1, 2009
Verführerisch
Im Grieg-Jubiläumsjahr hatte die Pianistin Hideyo Harada nachhaltig auf... -
Kulimu
| Thomas Schulz | January 7, 2009
Interessante Werkkombination
Die japanische Pianistin Hideyo Harada gehört zu den in Deutschland eher weniger Bekannten ihres Fachs. Und dies, obwohl sie bereits 1984 den... -
Le Monde de la Musique
| Jacques Amblard | January 3, 2009
On voit ici ce qu'est une parfaite lecture d'une partition, associée à un non moins parfait enregistrement, clinquant dans les aigus et puissant... -
opushd.net - opus haute définition e-magazine
| Jean-Jacques Millo | February 14, 2009
Les œuvres pour piano de Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovsky n’ont pas la réputation de ses symphonies, ballets ou opéras. Pourtant, elles n’en demeurent... -
Pianist
| Olaf Ditmann | January 3, 2009
Mitunter ist die japanische Pianistin Hideyo Harada, die in Tokio, Stuttgart, Wien und Moskau studierte, mit Katja Riemann, Esther Schweins und Hanns...
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Record Geijutsu
| Koji Simoda | January 3, 2009
Tchaikovsky: Siki, Rachmaninov: Corelli no Shudai ni yoru Hensoukyoku
Fukuiku taru Jyojyou ni michita Disc no Toujyou da. Harada Hideyo ha naigai no rippa-na Gakureki ya Konkuuru-reki mo sarukotonagara, watasi ha... -
Rondo
| Tom Persich | October 12, 2008
"Jahreszeiten" – wer denkt da nicht sofort an die berühmte Schöpfung – nein, nicht an die des rotbärtigen Herrn Antonio Vivaldi – sondern an...
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Rondo
| March 12, 2008
Nach ihrer feinfühligen Grieg-Einspielung aus dem vergangenen Jahr legt die japanische Pianistin Hideyo Harada nun mit einem russischen Programm nach...
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Scherzo
| Emili Blasco | January 2, 2009
Algunos de los motivos que convierten Las estaciones de Chaikovski en una obra sumamente atractiva para los intérpretes son su modelo...
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www.concertonet.com
| Sébastien Foucart | August 2, 2009
Distinguée à de nombreux concours internationaux (Genève en 1984, Schubert de Dortmund en 1991, Rachmaninov de Moscou en 1993), Hideyo Harada...
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www.ResMusica.com
| Laurence Le Diagon-Jacquin | July 4, 2009
Deux Russes pour une Japonaise…
Si Tchaïkovski est connu du grand public pour ses célébrissimes ballets (La Belle au Bois dormant, Casse-Noisette, Le Lac des Cygnes), des...
P. I. Tchaikovsky: The Seasons & S. Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Corelli (audite 92.569)
| article number: | 92.569 |
| EAN barcode: | 4022143925695 |
| price group: | ACX |
| release date: | 29. October 2008 |
| total time: | 68 min. |
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