The Art of Konstantin Igumnov
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Label: Scribendum
Cat No: SC845
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 5
Genre: Instrumental
Expected Release Date: 5th June 2026
Contents
Works
Pres de la Mer, op.52 » no.4 Allegro moderato in G flat major
Piano Sonata no.7 in D major, op.10 no.3Klavierstucke (6), op.118
» no.6 Intermezzo in E flat minor
Mazurkas (51) » no.33 in B major, op.56 no.1
Piano Sonata no.3 in B minor, op.58Pieces (3), op.11
» I Prelude in B minor
Variations on a theme by Glinka, op.35Morceaux de salon (7), op.10
» no.3 Barcarolle in G minor
Preludes (10), op.23 » no.1 in F sharp minor
» no.6 in E flat major
Album de Peterhof, op.75 » no.9 Prelude in D major
Morceaux (6), op.51 » no.1 Melancolie
Pieces (3), op.16 » I Impromptu in F major
Moments musicaux (6), op.94 D780 » no.4 in C sharp minor
Dichterliebe, op.48Kreisleriana, op.16
Mazurkas (9), op.25
» no.7 in F sharp minor
Piano Sonata no.2 in G sharp minor, op.19 'Sonata-Fantasy' » Andante
Poemes (2), op.32 » no.1 in F sharp major
Aveu passionne in E minor (arr. for solo piano)Grand Sonata for piano in G major, op.37
Morceaux (6), op.19
» no.1 Reverie du soir
Piano Trio in A minor, op.50 'In Memory of a Great Artist' » I Pezzo elegiaco
Romances (6), op.16 » no.1 Cradle Song
The Seasons, op.37aArtists
Konstantin Igumnov (piano)Ivan Kozlovsky (tenor)
David Oistrakh (violin)
Sviatoslav Knushevitzky (cello)
Works
Pres de la Mer, op.52 » no.4 Allegro moderato in G flat major
Piano Sonata no.7 in D major, op.10 no.3Klavierstucke (6), op.118
» no.6 Intermezzo in E flat minor
Mazurkas (51) » no.33 in B major, op.56 no.1
Piano Sonata no.3 in B minor, op.58Pieces (3), op.11
» I Prelude in B minor
Variations on a theme by Glinka, op.35Morceaux de salon (7), op.10
» no.3 Barcarolle in G minor
Preludes (10), op.23 » no.1 in F sharp minor
» no.6 in E flat major
Album de Peterhof, op.75 » no.9 Prelude in D major
Morceaux (6), op.51 » no.1 Melancolie
Pieces (3), op.16 » I Impromptu in F major
Moments musicaux (6), op.94 D780 » no.4 in C sharp minor
Dichterliebe, op.48Kreisleriana, op.16
Mazurkas (9), op.25
» no.7 in F sharp minor
Piano Sonata no.2 in G sharp minor, op.19 'Sonata-Fantasy' » Andante
Poemes (2), op.32 » no.1 in F sharp major
Aveu passionne in E minor (arr. for solo piano)Grand Sonata for piano in G major, op.37
Morceaux (6), op.19
» no.1 Reverie du soir
Piano Trio in A minor, op.50 'In Memory of a Great Artist' » I Pezzo elegiaco
Romances (6), op.16 » no.1 Cradle Song
The Seasons, op.37aArtists
Konstantin Igumnov (piano)Ivan Kozlovsky (tenor)
David Oistrakh (violin)
Sviatoslav Knushevitzky (cello)
About
The most comprehensive tribute to Konstantin Igumnov; arguably the finest example we have of Igumnov's uniquely intimate style of performance. He seems to be conducting a dialogue with all listeners through the sounds of the piano. This collection is particularly precious because all his life he resisted the recording studio's microphones in the belief that the process stifled spontaneity and inspiration, hence the rarity of recorded material; we have also included five of the six piano rolls he did for Welte-Mignon.
"Igumnov as a pianist is an absolutely exceptional phenomenon...", said the rector of the Moscow Conservatory, in 1933, "[his] piano sings like a rare one of today's great pianists." Amongst his students we count Jakov Flier, Maria Grinberg, Bella Davidovich, Lev Oborin and Yakov Milstein, who said: "Few could compete with Igumnov in the beauty of sound". Though he was not as widely known internationally as some of his contemporaries, his career demonstrates that musical legacy is not measured solely by fame or virtuosity and his influence within Russia is profound.
CD1
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata No.7 in D major, Op.10 No.3
FRÉDÉRIC FRANÇOIS CHOPIN (1810-1849)
Piano Sonata No.3 Op.58 in B minor
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
Grand Sonata for Piano in G major Op.37
Recorded on 3rd December 1947 at the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory
CD2
ANATOLY LYADOV (1855-1914)
Variations on a theme by Glinka in B flat major, Op.35
Prelude in B minor, Op.11 No.1
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Moments Musicaux in C sharp minor, D.780 No.4
ANTON GRIGORYEVICH RUBINSTEIN (1829-1894)
Impromptu in F major, Op.16 No.1
PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
Lullaby (Cradle Song) in A flat minor, Op.16, No.1
Aveu Passionné in E minor, TH148 (Arrangement of a section of The Voivode Op. 78)
Rêverie du soir in G minor, Op.19 No.1
Recorded on 3rd December 1947 at the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810-1849)
Mazurka in B major, Op.56 No.1
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN (1871-1915)
Poem in F sharp major, Op.32 No.1
Recorded in 1935
Mazurka in F sharp minor, Op.25 No.7
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873-1943)
Barcarole in G minor, Op.10 No.3
ANTON RUBINSTEIN (1829-1894)
Prelude in D minor, Op.75 No.9
Melancolie in G minor, Op.51 No.1
Record in Autumn 1946 at the Small Hall of the Moscow Conservatory
CD3
PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
The Seasons, Op.37a
Recorded in 1947
Pezzo elegiaco from Piano Trio in A minor, Op.50
Konstantin Igumnov, piano; David Oistrakh, violin; Sviatoslav Knushevitsky, cello
Recorded in 1939
CD4
ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Dichterliebe, Op.48
Ivan Kozlovsky, tenor
Recorded in 1946
Kreisleriana, Op.16
Recorded in 1941
CD5 (WELTE-MIGNON PIANO ROLLS)
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873-1943)
Preludes Op.23 No.1 & No.6
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN (1871-1915)
Andante from Piano Sonata No.2 in G-sharp minor, Op.19
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Intermezzo from Sechs Klavierstücke, Op.118
ANTON ARENSKY (1861-1906)
Allegro moderato from By the Sea, (Six Esquisses) Op.52
Recorded in 1910
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