Pavel Kolesnikov piano

Pavel Kolesnikov’s poetic pianism flows from his ability to conjure the finest of tonal contrasts and spellbinding changes of mood. Aptly described by the Guardian following his Wigmore Hall recital last December as ‘a virtuosic sculptor in sound’, he returns with a selection of Preludes from Leonid Desyatnikov’s Songs of Bukovina, a cycle of haunting miniatures from 2017-18 infused with Ukrainian, Romanian, Jewish and Balkan influences, alongside Tchaikovsky’s dozen meditations on The Seasons.

Leonid Desyatnikov – No. 1 Steppe Wind A-Blowin'
Johannes Brahms – No. 2 Intermezzo in A minor
Leonid Desyatnikov – No. 4 Oh, Petrivochka, a Night so Short
Leonid Desyatnikov – No. 6 A Rocky Mountain
Leonid Desyatnikov – No. 7 Oh, I'll Go to the Garden
Johannes Brahms – No. 2 Intermezzo in A
Leonid Desyatnikov – No. 10 A Swallow Has Flown In
Leonid Desyatnikov – No. 11 Oh, a Cuckoo Cuckooed in the House on the Corner
Leonid Desyatnikov – No. 15 I Sew Six Seeds of Maize
Leonid Desyatnikov – No. 16 Red Arrowwood Has Blossomed White
Johannes Brahms – No. 2 in B flat minor. Andante non troppo e con molto espressione
Leonid Desyatnikov – No. 20 They Say I’ve Lost My Looks
Leonid Desyatnikov – No. 22 A Lady Had a Husband, She Loved Some Peter Though
Johannes Brahms – No. 7 Capriccio in D minor
Leonid Desyatnikov – No. 24 A Pipe Made of Maplewood