Rachmaninov - Piano Sonata no.1, Corelli Variations
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Label: Melodiya
Cat No: MELCD1002665
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 15th October 2021
Contents
Artists
Daniil Sayamov (piano)Works
Piano Sonata no.1 in D minor, op.28Variations on a theme of Corelli, op.42
Artists
Daniil Sayamov (piano)About
Rachmaninov’s Piano Sonata no.1 is a rarely performed piece. “The sonata is perceived as an inconspicuous gem – it can be heard freshly, following the flow of music almost without prompting from the inner ear” (Yaroslav Timofeyev). The composer was inspired by the images of Goethe’s Faust, but later abandoned the originally conceived programme. The tragic concept of the sonata is surprisingly in harmony with the Variations on a Theme of Corelli written 24 years later in the USA. Both works have the Dies irae theme, a medieval sequence about the Last Judgment, which became a kind of leitmotif of the infernal in Rachmaninov’s music.
A native of Rostov-on-Don, Daniil Sayamov grew up in a family of professional pianists and from early years showed a special passion for Rachmaninov’s music: “without it, I would be someone else”, he admits in an interview. After winning the Rachmaninov International Youth Competition in 2000, Prof. Vera Gornostayeva invited him to her class at the Moscow Conservatory. After completing his postgraduate studies in Moscow, Daniil Sayamov won an internship at the Royal College of Music in London, where Dmitri Alexeev was his mentor. And then, the pianist, by his own admission, decided to start from scratch.
“His playing is bright, exciting, magically influencing the audience. There is always a unique performing concept, a powerful charge of internal energy, an amazing ability to immerse the audience in a unique musical world of his own”, wrote a music critic about Daniil Sayamov’s performance.
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