Balakirev: Complete Piano Works

[@jraldne1]

THANK YOU!!....THANK YOU!!!....THANK YOU!!!...THANK YOU!!!.....

[@a.f.4248]

Amazing ! Not one word about the pianist ! Can you believe that ? 😳😯

[@alecwilliams7111]

Balakirev was one of the famous "Mighty Five" or "Mighty Handful." His place in Russian music is large, and he deserves to be remembered. ISLAMEY, which starts this program, is supposed to be one of the hardest pieces in literature.

[@davidbawden8305]

I've been a huge classical (and especially solo piano) fan since I was in my early teens but somehow Balakirev escaped me until maybe 6 months ago, and now is possibly my favorite of all!!

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

He is truly unique. Very interesting life story also.

[@Thinkdragon1982]

Check out Sgambiati. Or something like that.

[@aramkhachaturian8043]

00:00 Islamey, Oriental Fantasia 08:53 Fantasia, On Themes from Glinka’s A Life For The Tsar 22:39 Fantasiestück 26:51 Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor 33:39 Nocturne No. 2 in B Minor 43:33 Nocturne No. 3 in D Minor 50:32 Capriccio 1:01:02 Piano Sonata in B-Flat Minor, Op. 5: Andante 1:13:10 Piano Sonata in B-Flat Minor, Op. 5: Mazurka 1:17:45 Piano Sonata in B-Flat Minor, Op. 5: Andante 1:25:30 Sonatina (Esquisses): Allegro moderato 1:27:38 Sonatina (Esquisses): L’Istesso tempo 1:29:40 Sonatina (Esquisses): Coda-poco a poco piu agitato 1:31:06 Piano Sonata in B-Flat Minor: Andantino 1:39:52 Piano Sonata in B-Flat Minor: Mazurka-moderato 1:46:40 Piano Sonata in B-Flat Minor: Intermezzo-larghetto 1:51:17 Piano Sonata in B-Flat Minor: Finale-allegro non troppo ma con fuoco 2:00:44 Transcription: Glinka: Kamarinskaya 2:10:14 Transcription: Glinka: Ne govori 2:15:47 Transcription: Chopin: Romance from Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11 2:26:41 Transcription: Beethoven: Cavatina from String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major, Op. 130 2:32:00 Transcription: Beethoven: Allegretto from String Quartet No.8 in E Minor,Op.59 No.2 2:41:33 Transcription: Zapolsky: Réverie 2:47:53 Transcription: Balakirev: Pustinya 2:50:53 Transcription: Berlioz: Introduction to La Fuite en Egypte 2:57:42 Transcription: Balakirev: Impromptu on the themes of Two Preludes by Chopin 3:03:12 Transcription: Glinka: Jota Aragonesca 3:13:51 Valse di bravura (No. 1) in G Major 3:22:10 Valse mélancholique (No. 2) in F Minor 3:27:22 Valse-Impromptu (No. 3) in D Major 3:32:29 Waltz No. 4 in B-Flat Major (Valse de Concert) 3:39:32 Waltz No. 5 in D-flat Major Waltz No. 6 in F-Sharp Minor 3:46:50 Waltz No. 7 in G-Sharp Minor 3:53:01 Polka 4:00:27 Tarantella 4:03:46 Valse-Caprice No. 1 in A-Flat Major (after A.S. Taneyev) 4:09:31 Valse-Caprice No. 2 in D-Flat Major (after A.S. Taneyev) 4:15:36 Mazurka No. 1 in A-Flat Major (2nd version) 4:22:06 Mazurka No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor (2nd version) 4:26:32 Mazurka No. 3 in B Minor 4:29:32 Mazurka No. 4 in G-Flat Major 4:35:02 Mazurka No. 5 in D Major 4:47:35 Mazurka No. 6 in A-Flat Major 4:53:43 Mazurka No. 7 in E-Flat Minor 5:01:55 Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor 5:09:47 Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor 5:17:48 Scherzo No. 3 in F-Sharp Major 5:23:58 Miscellaneous: Dumka 5:28:30 Miscellaneous: Au jardin 5:32:54 Miscellaneous: Gondollied 5:40:37 Miscellaneous: Berceuse 5:46:55 Miscellaneous: The Lark 5:52:34 Miscellaneous: Spanish Melody 5:56:44 Miscellaneous: Spanish Serenade 6:02:44 Miscellaneous: La fileuse 6:05:53 Miscellaneous: Tyrolienne 6:11:30 Miscellaneous: Chant du pêcheur 6:15:31 Miscellaneous: Humoresque 6:20:00 Miscellaneous: Réverie 6:25:24Miscellaneous: Novelette 6:31:18 Miscellaneous: Toccata Copied from the description for mobile users.

[@yukietomita3880]

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[@Luvinpp]

paley, I'm not sure if you will read my comment but i just would like to say that I love your interpritation.

[@pablokalincausky8359]

Simply fantastic !!! Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev, is perhaps better known today for bringing together the composers known as The Five than for his own music.

[@msotil]

Wonderful music. Balakirev must have been a formidable pianist.

[@Queeen7q]

One of the best of his time. And remained that to the end of his life.

[@ivgardi]

@@Queeen7q that without conservatoires or music schools in the country at all. Several private lessons, then he learnt on his own.

[@ЗемфираЯлилова]

Спасибо каналу за ещё один "Бриллиант"!

[@violng4323]

難得一聽，此輯曲目不是隨意便能找到，值得收藏細意欣賞！ 非常感謝珍貴的樂曲！💗💗💗

[@johnchen4856]

難得有知音人😀

[@Hesheli27]

wo ai ni

[@abe_48]

Alexander Paley proves his genius in this collection of Piano works of the great Russian composer Balakirev. Balakirev was a piano virtuoso and a domineering figure among the Russian-five and even advised mighty Tchaikovsky. These piano works published on 6 CD's are a delightful collection and a joy to listen to in total or individually. Clearly, influenced by Chopin, Balakirev registers his distinct style even on works emulating Chopin. The program notes refer to some as "Bad Chopin" but regardless, they have a unique color of their own. In particular, I found Sonatina (Esquisses), Valse di bravura and other Waltzes to be out-of-this-worldly that would take your breath away. I felt I was floating over clouds, oblivious to passage of time and didn't wish them to end!

[@armandobolet]

Glorious Harmony...!!!!!

[@snowcarriagechengcheng-hun3454]

Thanks for uploading!

[@BrilliantClassics]

You bet!

[@kindman8954]

Thank you very much for this compele work,, I knew Islamy before❤

[@matperino]

Magnifique. Comment ai-je pu passer à côté jusqu'ici ?

[@ZachOnett]

this Alexander Paley's a great pianist!

[@avedelparaiso7707]

Porque no lo había escuchado antes, es magnifico.

[@David-mq5sl]

The improvisation on a theme of Chopin Preludes is unreal

[@fjmarcelo]

No lo conocía en absoluto. Fascinante.

[@intermezzo159]

Grew up listening to Julius Katchen's performance of Islamey. Murderously difficult piece, but fantastic when played by a real virtuoso!

[@mikef5881]

That's the recording I had too; with his performance of Rachmaninov 2.

[@PéterLegéndy]

extremely good music

[@lucianomaia3064]

Wonderful!!!

[@류순열-p3w]

아름다운 피아노 연주곡 잘 들었읍니다~감사합니다~🎵🎹

[@dmstjq92]

ㅎㅇ

[@ksaviersilva1176]

The Capriccio that beginning at 50:30 reminds me of my beloved Tchaikovsky!

[@henrique6842]

Magnifico!!!!

[@hojoinhisarcher]

Never heard of him.Repaired by a 20 minute session on Wikipedia.Best regards and warm wishes all!

[@carmenvaldivia8651]

Balakirev: Sorprendente y fascinante!!!!!!

[@Misteribel]

From the liner notes by the pianist himself (yet there’s still quite a few nice pieces here!): In describing 22 out of 62 tracks, performer Paley's own notes unflinchingly repeat phrases like "mediocre salon piece", "I cannot say this is very successful", "nothing special", "absolutely mediocre", "more like background dinner music", "not very interesting", "nothing of interest", and even, "just junk!" The seven waltzes are described as "the worse (sic) part of his piano music," and, "a real challenge to make them interesting on a CD". He mentions Chopin's mazurkas, as "much shorter and much better than Balakirev's" (seven). I hope this doesn't discourage other customers from buying this set, but I would be less than honest if I did not mention Paley's own realistic and quite accurate assessments.

[@marioescudero7103]

Gracias !!!

[@nino6935]

very ambicius works

[@levansikharulidze8101]

Besides Balakirev, I have heard the music of Chopin and Liszt as well. :))

[@lukasmiller486]

I wish the poster would give a few seconds space between the pieces instead of meshing them all together.

[@Misteribel]

I agree. Looks like original cd had more time between tracks

[@janjacobi127]

has anyone attempted the chopin piano concerto transcription? the voicing of the left hand seems very difficult, but the right hand seems true to the original score

[@dnc_9233]

02:15:47

[@ockerville]

Balakirev's piano solo transcription of Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1, 2nd mov.

[@ziegunerweiser]

L9oooooooooove balakirev

[@notsure002]

2:15:47 - I thought I was listening to Balakirev, but got sucked into Chopin.

[@matthewparis1907]

This music is hard to play; one has to vary the repetitions effectively. When he's great or even good the composer does it for you.

[@dessiner5351]

Too much Ads...;;; its gone too far. but Thankyou for upload!

[@exiledprovince]

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[@matuteborracine1557]

Ad Block!!!

[@BubuMarimba]

Why am I hearing tunes from Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody #2 in the first piece?

[@kummernizz]

The music is gorgeous, the pianist is very talented and skillful, but the instrument he's playing and/or the recording is of poor quality. The sound is lacking depth.

[@wamexart]

I think I know what you mean. But I wonder how the pianos in their days sound. If you hear the Berlin historical pianos por the NY Met;s I guess that instrument sound was secondary to our today ears. Músicality is what counts, and Balakirev was really a Watershed in the XIX century music.

[@yassveena]

Yes, that's a pity. I hear Balakirev for the first time and it sounds strange, a bit perverted, with that instrument for me, kind of paradox. What he wants to express can not really appear. The music is wide and the sound is narrow.

[@abe_48]

​@@yassveena The sound you call perverted has not much to do with piano. It is the quirky style of Balakirev's composition, IMO. It sounds to me like that too, sometimes, phrases end abruptly twisted around in odd chords.

[@abe_48]

There are many other variables like recording equipment, the studio sound quality and digitization. Ever since the digital age, I have noticed the music sounds have deteriorated. But of course, the piano is a major factor too. In a movie about Rachmaninov, he threw a fit if the piano was not a Steinway and I have read the same complaint made by other pianists.

[@yassveena]

@@abe_48 Yes the composer has it's own special style with abruptly changing elements, but what i meant really was the sound of the instrument as result from the certain recording situation. So my explanation was not detailed enough. I would like the tones come out more, they sound like in a box, or to become poetical, like the sun behind the clouds. The story with Rachmaninov i like, he for sure had his reasons to sense and act like that.

[@flatmarssociety1169]

Magnificent work, but can you use better piano when recording the works of great pianists and composers? This either sounds untuned or knockoff Chinese piano.

[@TommenIBaratheon]

I agree, it sounds digital, and too bright. Maybe the piano has Covid19?

[@flatmarssociety1169]

@@TommenIBaratheon nice one

[@michaeledwards1172]

​@@TommenIBaratheonI wonder whether this could be the result partly of the way Alexander Paley plays. In many places, he uses the pedal quite a bit less than I would have thought best for this style of music, and this dryer style of playing could give this impression about the piano itself.

[@alessandropelizzoli6613]

The time indications are wrong...from a certain piece in advance they are completely wrong, and each indication corresponds to the previous piece in the list!!!!!!! P.s. probably because you forgot the Waltz n 6 in the list....

[@handledav]

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