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Grigory Sokolov

Purcell & Mozart

Deutsche Grammophon
Release Date: October 11, 2024

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1 PURCELL A Ground in Gamut, Z_ 645  
2 PURCELL Suite No_ 2 in G Minor, Z_ 661 - I_ Prelude  
3 PURCELL Suite No_ 2 in G Minor, Z_ 661 - II_ Allemande  
4 PURCELL Suite No_ 2 in G Minor, Z_ 661 - III_ Courante  
5 PURCELL Suite No_ 2 in G Minor, Z_ 661 - IV_ Sarabande  
6 PURCELL A New Irish Tune, Z_ 646  
7 PURCELL A New Scotch Tune, Z_ 655  
8 PURCELL Trumpet Tune, ZT 678  
9 PURCELL Suite No_ 4 in A Minor, Z_ 663 - I_ Prelude  
10 PURCELL Suite No_ 4 in A Minor, Z_ 663 - II_ Allemande  
11 PURCELL Suite No_ 4 in A Minor, Z_ 663 - III_ Courante  
12 PURCELL Suite No_ 4 in A Minor, Z_ 663 - IV_ Sarabande  
13 PURCELL Round O, ZT 684  
14 PURCELL Suite No_ 7 in D Minor, Z_ 668 - I_ Allemande  
15 PURCELL Suite No_ 7 in D Minor, Z_ 668 - II_ Courante  
16 PURCELL Suite No_ 7 in D Minor, Z_ 668 - III_ Hornpipe  
17 PURCELL Chaconne in G Minor, ZT 680  
18 MOZART Piano Sonata No_ 13 in B-Flat Major, K_ 333 - I_ Allegro  
19 MOZART Piano Sonata No_ 13 in B-Flat Major, K_ 333 - II_ Andante cantabile  
20 MOZART Piano Sonata No_ 13 in B-Flat Major, K_ 333 - III_ Allegretto grazioso  
21 MOZART Adagio in B Minor, K_ 540  
22 RAMEAU Nouvelles suites de pie`ces de clavecin, Suite in G Major, RCT 6 - VI_ Les sauvages  
23 CHOPIN 24 Preludes, Op_ 28 No_ 15 in D-Flat Major (Raindrop Prelude)  
24 CHOPIN Mazurka No_ 40 in F Minor, Op_ 63 No_ 2_ Lento  
25 RAMEAU Suite in E Minor, RCT 2 - VIII_ Tambourin  
26 J_S_ BACH Prelude in E Minor, BWV 855 (Arr_ Siloti for Piano in B Minor)  
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The recital tours of Grigory Sokolov have become the stuff of legend. Even though his programmes are often shrouded in mystery until the last minute, audiences flock to hear him perform, knowing that, whatever the repertoire, they are guaranteed a thrilling musical experience. While Sokolov no longer goes into the studio, since signing with Deutsche Grammophon a decade ago he has curated an acclaimed series of live recordings for the Yellow Label. The latest of these was captured at two recitals he gave in Spain last summer.

Grigory Sokolov – Purcell & Mozart is out today on all digital platforms with a 3-LP version to follow on 11 October. The full recital progamme will be premiered on STAGE+ on 12 October.

The first half of the album, presenting music by the 17th-century English composer Henry Purcell, was recorded at Sokolov’s recital at the Santander International Festival on 18 August 2023, as were the five encores that round off the programme. For his focus on Purcell, a composer new to his public performances, the artist wove together an uninterrupted sequence made up of three minor-key suites from A Choice Collection of Lessons for the Harpsichord or Spinnet, published a year after Purcell’s death, and six other short keyboard works.

With clarity of articulation and graceful ornamentation, Sokolov uses the versatility of the grand piano to bring out hidden nuances of the poised, elegant suites, which reveal how Purcell adapted the French and Italian styles of his day to create his own personal idiom. Then, as noted by Bachtrack in its review of the Aix-en-Provence recital, the pianist captures the different moods of the other pieces to perfection. “Ground in Gamut is carefree and lighthearted. In the Irish and Scotch Tunes the piano lives and laughs, by turns bucolic and tenderly melancholy, while Sokolov’s dynamic touch brings nobility and a sense of momentum to the Trumpet Tune.”

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  • Watch Grigory Sokolov, 'A Conversation That Never Was' documentary on medici.tv
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  • Grigory Sokolov - Mozart/Rachmaninov Concertos is KUCI 'Featured CD'
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