Legends

Bach, Johann Sebastian, Debussy, Claude, Franck, César, Liszt, Franz, Mussorgsky, Modest, Prokofiev, Sergey, różni kompozytorzy, Scriabin, Alexander

Gadjiev, Alexander

FUG 849

Alexander Gadjiev’s album Legends takes listeners on a journey through the timeless legends and stories hidden within music, revealing its power to conjure entire worlds. In Debussy’s La cathédrale engloutie, ghostly bells rise from a submerged cathedral, bringing a Breton myth to life. Liszt’s Funérailles rages with thunderous chords, evoking a battle against mortality, whilst Musorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition unfolds a vivid tapestry of Slavic folklore and European scenes. Prokofiev’s Légende tells an enchanted tale of light and shadow, and Scriabin’s Sonata No. 9 (Black Mass) immerses us in an eerie, otherworldly soundscape. Franck’s Prélude, Fugue et Variation offers a sublime reflection on the soul’s journey, while Bach-Siloti’s Prelude in B minor resonates like a timeless, universal hymn. The Italian-Slovenian pianist has designed this programme to offer listeners a profound and mythical experience.

Works:

•Debussy: Préludes, Livre I, CD 125: No. 10: La cathédrale engloutie
•Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
•Franck, C: Prélude, fugue et variation, Op. 18 (Arr. For Solo Piano by Harold Bauer)
•Liszt: Harmonies poétiques et religieuses III, S.173: No. 7, Funérailles
•Prokofiev: 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 12: No. 6, Legend
•Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 “Black Mass
•Bach JS, Alexander Siloti: Prelude in B Minor (After Bach's Prelude BWV855a)
•Scriabin: Prelude, Op. 8 No. 12 in D sharp minor

CD x 1

Fuga Libera

9/1/25

5400439008496