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Matsuda Kanon

A too-beautiful Japanese pianist who was called a child prodigy in Russia. Kanon Matsuda’s long-awaited second album after 3 years! The pieces on this recording are Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” and Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet. Both are the most popular works by leading Russian composers. The Prokofiev work is a selection of 10 pieces from the ballet of the same name, arranged for piano by the composer himself. Even in this work, which requires advanced technique and a rich sense of music, Kanon Matsuda reproduces an orchestral sound with a grand sense of scale and a variety of piano touches, which she is well versed in from her Russian background. In “Pictures at an Exhibition,” Matsuda beautifully expresses the contrasting characters of each movement. hr cutting. Recorded February 22-24, 2017 at Karuizawa Ohga Hall

Tracklisting:

1 PIECES FOR PIANO FROM ‘ROMEO AND JULIET’ OP.75 – ARR. PROKOFIEV 1. FOLK DANCE
2 PIECES FOR PIANO FROM ‘ROMEO AND JULIET’ OP.75 – ARR. PROKOFIEV 2. SCENE (THE STREET WAKENS)
3 PIECES FOR PIANO FROM ‘ROMEO AND JULIET’ OP.75 – ARR. PROKOFIEV 3. MINUET (THE ARRIVAL OF THE GUESTS
4 PIECES FOR PIANO FROM ‘ROMEO AND JULIET’ OP.75 – ARR. PROKOFIEV 4. JULIET AS A YOUNG GIRL
5 PIECES FOR PIANO FROM ‘ROMEO AND JULIET’ OP.75 – ARR. PROKOFIEV 5. MASKS
6 PIECES FOR PIANO FROM ‘ROMEO AND JULIET’ OP.75 – ARR. PROKOFIEV 6. MONTAGUES AND CAPULETS
7 PIECES FOR PIANO FROM ‘ROMEO AND JULIET’ OP.75 – ARR. PROKOFIEV 7. FRIAR LAURENCE
8 PIECES FOR PIANO FROM ‘ROMEO AND JULIET’ OP.75 – ARR. PROKOFIEV 8. MERCUTIO
9 PIECES FOR PIANO FROM ‘ROMEO AND JULIET’ OP.75 – ARR. PROKOFIEV 9. DANCE OF THE GIRLS WITH THE LILLI
10 PIECES FOR PIANO FROM ‘ROMEO AND JULIET’ OP.75 – ARR. PROKOFIEV 10. ROMEO & JULIET BEFORE PARTING
11 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION PROMENADE. ALLEGRO GIUSTO. NEL MODO RUSTICO. SENZA ALLEGREZZA. MA POCO SOS
12 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION GNOMUS.SEMPRE VIVO
13 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION PROMENADE. MODERATO COMMODO ASSAI E CON DELICATEZZA – ATTACCA
14 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION THE OLD CASTLE.ANDANTINO MOLTO CANTABILE E CON DOLORE
15 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION PROMENADE. MODERATO NON TANTO.PESAMENTE – ATTACCA
16 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION THE TUILERIES GARDENS. ALLEGRETTO NON TROPPO TROPPO. CAPRICCIOSO
17 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION BYDLO. SEMPRE MODERATO. PESANTE
18 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION PROMENADE. TRANQUILLO – ATTACCA
19 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION BALLET OF THE CHICKENS IN THEIR SHELLS
20 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION SAMUEL GOLDENBERG AND SCHMUYLE. ANDANTE. GRAVE-ENERGICO – ANDANTINO
21 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION PROMENADE. ALLEGRO GIUSTO. NEL MODO RUSSICO. POCO SOSTENUTO – ATTACCA
22 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION THE MARKET-PLACE At LIMOGES.ALLEGRETTO VIVO.SEMPRE SCHERZANDO – ATTACCA
23 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION THE CATACOMBS (SEPULCHRUM ROMANUM).LARGO – ATTACCA
24 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION CON MORTUIS IN LINGUA MORTUA. ANDANTE NON TROPPO. CON LAMENTO
25 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION THE HUT ON FOWL’S LEGS (BABA-YAGA).ALLEGRO CON BRIO.FEROCE – ANDANTE MOSSO
26 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION THE GREAT GATE OF KIEV. ALLEGRO ALLA BREVE. MAESTOSO. CON GRANDEZZA