Tchesnokov: Tales without Words, Music for Flute and Piano Wierer Anna & Pronina Alina

• Dimitri Tchesnokov (b. 1982):
• 1 Tchesnokov: 11 Haïku, Op. 95: I. Haïku 1 00:26
• 2 Tchesnokov: Ethéria in C Minor, Op. 24 03:51
• 3 Tchesnokov: Haïku 2 00:25
• 4 Tchesnokov: Melody, Op. 58 02:11
• 5 Tchesnokov: Haïku 3 00:24
• 6 Tchesnokov: Rhapsodie Japonaise, Op. 48: I. Évocations 06:00
• 7 Tchesnokov: Rhapsodie Japonaise, Op. 48: II. Masques 03:56
• 8 Tchesnokov: Rhapsodie Japonaise, Op. 48: III. Danses 03:31
• 9 Tchesnokov: Haïku 4 00:27
• 10 Tchesnokov: Sonatine, Op. 7 06:33
• 11 Tchesnokov: Haïku 5 00:26
• 12 Tchesnokov: Quelque part à Tsushima, Op. 99 02:18
• 13 Tchesnokov: Haïku 6 00:24
• 14 Tchesnokov: Sonatine, Op. 54: I. Souvenirs 06:47
• 15 Tchesnokov: Sonatine, Op. 54: II. Fantaisies 03:03
• 16 Tchesnokov: Sonatine, Op. 54: III. Jeux 03:22
• 17 Tchesnokov: Haïku 7 00:18
• 18 Tchesnokov: La fête du dragon, Op. 99 01:05
• 19 Tchesnokov: Haïku 8 00:23
• 20 Tchesnokov: Partita, Op. 90: I. Rondo 02:23
• 21 Tchesnokov: Partita, Op. 90: II. Cantilena 01:25
• 22 Tchesnokov: Partita, Op. 90: III. Adagio 01:14
• 23 Tchesnokov: Partita, Op. 90: IV. Scherzino 00:23
• 24 Tchesnokov: Partita, Op. 90: V. Romance 00:57
• 25 Tchesnokov: Fugue 02:45
• 26 Tchesnokov: Haïku 9 00:26
• 27 Tchesnokov: Une histoire vraiment bizarre, Op. 99 02:08
• 28 Tchesnokov: Haïku 10 00:25
• 29 Tchesnokov: Légende mancelle, Op. 59 03:13
• 30 Tchesnokov: Haïku 11 00:33
• Total Runtime 01:01:42

Info for Tchesnokov: Tales without Words, Music for Flute and Piano

This album features the complete works for flute (to date) by Franco-Ukranian composer Dimitri Tchesnokov (b.1982), with the exception of his flute trio Tableaux feìeìriques. This programme is supplemented by some of Tchesnokov’s piano solos in a comparable style. The pieces presented here offer a contrast to the composer’s religious/mystical music (3 Chants sacreìs, Requiem, Ave Verum) and his historic/realistic works (Symphonie archaïque, Château de Grandval, Symphonie Ukrainienne).

The 11 Haïkus are interspersed throughout the recital, maintaining a feeling of spontaneity and lightness, while the pieces alternating with the haikus create contrasting images and moods.

The influence of the Far East is present in several of the compositions, among them Rhapsodie Japonaise, based on traditional modes like Hirajōshi and Insen; Quelque part aÌ Tsushima (Somewhere in Tsushima), evoking the sound of the koto; and La Fête du Dragon, conjuring the fireworks and cheerful colours of China with the pentatonic mode. From the composer’s Slavic roots comes Une Histoire vraiment bizarre (A truly bizarre story), a trip to a magical forest from old Russian fairy tales, where Little Red Riding Hood meets strange characters like the forest ghost, Leshy.

The absolute music of Tchesnokov’s Partita combines simple motifs with a special harmonic tripartition of the octave. The slow movements are the calm before the virtuoso fugue – a real challenge for a monodic instrument like the flute.

Anna Wierer, flute
Alina Pronina, piano

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