Daniil Trifonov – Tchaikovsky – Vinyl LP

Daniil Trifonov, “one of the most impressive pianists of our time” (New York Times), releases his eagerly awaited Tchaikovsky album!

The star pianist explores selected works by Tchaikovsky for solo piano. These reveal the more intimate, private side of the Romantic composer, for “Tchaikovsky was not a dour eccentric, but rather, especially in his younger years, cultivated very cheerful friendships and found great emotional support in his family,” says Trifonov.

The album includes the early Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor, “an unjustly overlooked masterpiece” rich in shifting moods and original ideas, the Thème original et variations in F major, and the Children’s Album, Op. 39. Together, these works offer a glimpse into what Daniil Trifonov calls “Tchaikovsky’s private realm”—”a mind shaped by memories of youth and family.” The album concludes with the colorful suite from “The Sleeping Beauty.” This was written in 1978 by the then 21-year-old pianist and conductor Mikhail Pletnev, who won the International Tchaikovsky Competition that same year—just as Trifonov did 33 years later in 2011 with a spectacular victory. Pletnev’s transcription for solo piano of highlights from the beloved Tchaikovsky ballet is, for Daniil Trifonov, “a masterful piano work in itself.”

Disc 1
1 No. 6, Thème original et variations. Theme (Six Pieces, Op.19)
2 No. 6, Thème original et variations. Var. 1 (Six Pieces, Op.19)
3 No. 6, Thème original et variations. Var. 2 (Six Pieces, Op.19)
4 No. 6, Thème original et variations. Var. 3 (Six Pieces, Op.19)
5 No. 6, Thème original et variations. Var. 4 (Six Pieces, Op.19)
6 No. 6, Thème original et variations. Var. 5 (Six Pieces, Op.19)
7 No. 6, Thème original et variations. Var. 6 (Six Pieces, Op.19)
8 No. 6, Thème original et variations. Var. 7 (Six Pieces, Op.19)
9 No. 6, Thème original et variations. Var. 8 (Six Pieces, Op.19)
10 No. 6, Thème original et variations. Var. 9 (Six Pieces, Op.19)
11 No. 6, Thème original et variations. Var. 10 (Six Pieces, Op.19)
12 No. 6, Thème original et variations. Var. 11 (Six Pieces, Op.19)
13 No. 6, Thème original et variations. Var. 12 (Six Pieces, Op.19)
14 No. 6, Thème original et variations. Coda (Six Pieces, Op.19)
15 I. Allegro con fuoco (Piano Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. 80, TH 123)
16 II. Andante (Piano Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. 80, TH 123)
17 III. Scherzo. Allegro vivo (Piano Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. 80, TH 123)
18 IV. Allegro vivo (Piano Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. 80, TH 123)
19 No. 1, Morning Prayer (Original Version)
20 No. 2, Winter Morning (Original Version)
21 No. 3, Playing Hobby-Horses (Original Version)
22 No. 4, Mama (Original Version)
23 No. 5, March of the Wooden Soldiers (Original Version)
24 No. 6, The Sick Doll (Original Version)
25 No. 7, The Doll’s Funeral (Original Version)
26 No. 8, Waltz (Original Version)

Disc 2
1 No. 9, The New Doll (Original Version)
2 No. 10, Mazurka (Original Version)
3 No. 11, Russian Song (Original Version)
4 No. 12, The Harmonica Player (Original Version)
5 No. 13, Kamarinskaya (Original Version)
6 No. 14, Polka (Original Version)
7 No. 15, Italian Song (Original Version)
8 No. 16, Old French Song (Original Version)
9 No. 17, German Song (Original Version)
10 No. 18, Neapolitan Song (Original Version)
11 No. 19, Nanny’s Story (Original Version)
12 No. 20, Baba Yaga “The Witch” (Original Version)
13 No. 21, Sweet Dreams (Original Version)
14 No. 22, Lark Song (Original Version)
15 No. 23, The Organ-Grinder Sings (Original Version)
16 No. 24, In Church (Original Version)
17 I. Prologue (Transcr. Pletnev as Concert Suite for Piano)
18 II. Dance of Pages (Transcr. Pletnev as Concert Suite for Piano)
19 III. Vision (Transcr. Pletnev as Concert Suite for Piano)
20 IV. Andante (Transcr. Pletnev as Concert Suite for Piano)
21 V. The Silver Fairy (Transcr. Pletnev as Concert Suite for Piano)
22 VI. The Pussed Tom-Cat and the White Cat (Transcr. Pletnev as Concert Suite for Piano)
23 VII. Gavotte (Transcr. Pletnev as Concert Suite for Piano)
24 VIII. The Singing Canary (Transcr. Pletnev as Concert Suite for Piano)
25 IX. Little Red Riding Hood and Wolf (Transcr. Pletnev as Concert Suite for Piano)
26 X. Adagio (Transcr. Pletnev as Concert Suite for Piano)
27 XI. Finale (Transcr. Pletnev as Concert Suite for Piano)