Piano Dmitry Masleev, Tatarstan State Symphony Orchestra & Alexander Sladkovsky

• Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757): Keyboard Sonatas:
• 1 Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, K.27/L.449/P.83 03:41
• 2 Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, K.466/L.118/P.501 06:29
• 3 Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, K.1/L.366/P.57 02:07
• 4 Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, K.141/L.422/P.271 03:31
• 5 Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, K.32/L.423/P.14 02:37
• Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): Piano Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 14:
• 6 Piano Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 14: I. Allegro, ma non troppo - Più mosso - Tempo primo 06:00
• 7 Piano Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 14: II. Scherzo: Allegro marcato 05:40
• 8 Piano Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 14: III. Andante 04:36
• 9 Piano Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 14: IV. Vivace - Moderato - Vivace 02:03
• Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102:
• 10 Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: I. Allegro 06:29
• 11 Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: II. Andante 06:39
• 12 Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: III. Allegro 05:06
• 13 Ballet Suite No. 3: IV. Elegy (arr. D. Masleev for piano) 03:08
• Total Runtime 58:06

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Melodiya presents a disc recorded by young Russian pianist Dmitry Masleev. The musicians name became widely known after his convincing victory at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2015 when he received the first prize and a special prize for his performance of a Mozart concerto. Dmitry Masleev was born in Ulan-Ude and graduated from the Moscow Conservatory where he studied under Professor Mikhail Petukhov. He was awarded his first prize when he was 13 years old. Now a soloist of the Moscow Philharmonic Society, he can boast a vast repertoire performing with some of the best Russian and foreign orchestras to rave reviews from reputable music critics. In early 2017, Dmitry debuted at Carnegie Hall, the Paris Philharmonie and the Konzerthaus Berlin. This disc is focused on Russian music of the 20th century. Shostakovichs Piano Concerto No. 2 dedicated to the composers son Maxim was recorded by Dmitry Masleev as part of the project comprising Shostakovich's complete concertos recorded by the Tatarstan State Orchestra and conductor Alexander Sladkovsky. The pianist also performs Prokofievs Piano Sonata No. 2, a virtuosic and 'rebellious' piece written when the composer was young (his Piano Concerto No. 3 was one of the key numbers of the pianists competition programme). On the face of it, Domenico Scarlattis piano sonata next to Prokofievs piece may seem odd, but the transparent clarity of the Italian composers early classicism seamlessly blends with the nature of the selected works. The programme comes with an encore Shostakovichs Elegy from Ballet Suite No. 3 arranged by Dmitry Masleev.

"The slow movement's Rachmaninov pastiche is played very simply, very straight, and the finale's 7/8 rhythms pushed to the limit. There's a charming Shostakovich bonus item, too. All good, and very well recorded." (The Arts Desk)

Dmitry Masleev, piano
Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Sladkovsky, conductor

Dmitry Masleev
The triumphant winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition (2015), Dmitry Masleev took the First Prize and the international spotlight with wholehearted support from the audience, the jury, and the media. His first two touring seasons were filled with high-profile debuts, which inspired an ever-growing worldwide demand for his artistry and confirmed his status as a “future great pianist” (La Croix) of “virtuoso brilliance” (The Financial Times) and “musicality of metaphysical proportions” (Neue Musikzeitung). Mr. Masleev is starting his third season with a return to Berlin for a televised performance on Young Euro Classics festival, recital debuts at Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and on the Blüthner Series in London, orchestra tours across North and South Americas, and the worldwide release of his first solo recording of Scarlatti, Prokofiev and Shostakovich, for Russia’s legendary label Melodiya. ARTE’s primetime TV show Stars von Morgen, hosted by Rolando Villazon, will feature Dmitry Masleev as the pianist to watch.

Germany and France have become particularly important destinations for Mr. Masleev, whose Munich debut at the Philharmonie am Gasteig has already led to two re-engagements there: one with Prokofiev piano sonatas, the other with Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto and the Munich Symphony Orchestra. The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra debut with Rachmaninoff Variations on the Theme of Paganini was nearly sold out. The appearance at the Philharmonie de Paris has paved the way for a solo recital at Fondation Louis Vuitton and an Asian tour with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France under Mikko Franck. Dmitry Masleev’s playing has been admired at the La Roque d’Anthéron, Beauvais, Rheingau, Bad Kissingen, Klavierfestival Ruhr, and MecklenburgVorpommern festivals. Several of these concerts were streamed on Medici TV, exponentially increasing Mr. Masleev’s audience. “The display of virtuosity was offset by magical tenderness. The pianist offered a mix of virtuosity, understated brilliance, gripping imagination, and beautifully blended sound,” reported Mittelbayerische Zeitung on a recent performance.

The Bamberg Symphony and SWR Orchestra Stuttgart are among the orchestras, with which Dmitry Masleev will collaborate in the current season. 2017-18 highlights also include an artistic residence at the Bodensee Festival with solo, chamber and orchestral performances, and a coast-to-coast US tour with the Moscow State Symphony. North America fell in love with Dmitry Masleev when he made his Carnegie Hall recital debut at the Isaac Stern Auditorium in January 2017 and repeated the same program at Toronto’s Koerner Hall in March. “A discovery and a brilliant pianist”, is how Boris Berezovsky describes Dmitry Masleev. The two musicians have already given two duo recitals in Moscow and are planning several more.

Born and raised in Ulan-Ude (a Siberian town between Lake Baikal and the Mongolian border), Masleev was educated at the Moscow Conservatory in the class of Professor Mikhail Petukhov, and at the International Music Academy at Lake Como.

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