Samuil feinberg was an important performing pianist, composer, and one of the. The life and legacy of samul feinberg by solomon eichner. In recognition of his remarkable discography, hamelin was inducted into the gramophone hall of fame in 2015. Brilliant classics marston melodiya venezia loginregister to view the recording dates and videos for this artist. Few pianists would or could embrace such repertoire.
Samuil feinberg 18991962, a modern day liszt, has not been given the credit he deserves. In 1922 he joined the faculty and remained in post until his death. The performing traditions of konstantin igumnov, samuil feinberg and lev oborin are reflected in ayrapetyans performances of the extensive armenian piano heritage. Overview v biography v discography v compositions v. Marcs new album feinberg s piano sonatas 16 is being released by hyperion on february 28. After graduating, nikolayeva recorded for the soviet label, of which many recordings have been issued and others await. Bryce morrison of their critics choice states, this is a major addition to hamelins unique discography.
What are some good recordings of the welltempered clavier. This performance is sponsored by john patterson and michelle demarest and is an aaron richmond recital endowed by nancy richmond winsten and the late dr. From the great eighteen chorale preludes bwv 651668. This is the works second recording the first dates from 1940 and was conducted by samuil samosud. Feinberg june 17, 1902 december 6, 1989 was an american composer of popular music. He shares the twelve sonatas with nikolaos samaltanos on two bis discs. Marcs latest album of solo piano works, feinberg s piano sonatas, has been selected as album of the month by international piano.
Russian pianist, samuil feinberg, performs his transcription of bachs prelude in e. Feinberg, samuil 18901962 composer hyperion records. Biography and work for feinberg, samuil, listen to classical music and albums or compositions by feinberg, samuil online. In the 1920s and early 1930s, he contributed numerous songs that form part of the great american songbook, and to broadway theatre. Samuil feinberg 18901962 embodies the type of musician, nowadays rare, whose creative work extends to several fields simultaneously. Feinberg s interpretations of the keyboard works of bach, beethoven, chopin, scriabin, and others were startlingly original he typically offered quite a different approach to each composers music. We are told that this is the bulk of the feinberg vocal output. Here we encounter 23 of the songs written between 19 and 1941. He forged a threepronged career as pianist, composer and pedagogue. Guido cantelli 27 april 1920 24 november 1956 was an italian orchestral conductor. Heavily influenced compositionally by scriabin, feinberg played an important role in continuing the russian. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own.
Samuil yevgenyevich feinberg was a russian and soviet composer and pianist. Few classical music listeners have even heard of feinberg. Bach the well tempered clavier samuil feinberg piano flac. The whole album can be purchased online at qualiton imports ltd. Samuel feinberg also samuil was better known in his day as a pianist than a composer, but it is as a composer that feinberg is known to posterity. Samuel feinberg bachs instrumental works discography. Feinberg first recordings 19291948 johann sebastian bach chromatic fantasia and fugue dmoll.
The life and legacy of samul feinberg scholar commons. Samuil feinberg s 18901962 piano sonatas are some of the best kept secrets of 20th century russian piano music. Marcs new album feinbergs piano sonatas 16 is being released by hyperion on february 28. Living under the stalin regime, he was neglected and repressed. Feinberg s interpretations of the keyboard works of read full biography. He was born in odessa and studied at the moscow conservatory with alexander goldenweiser.
Samuil feinberg listen to samuil feinberg on deezer. This pianist, composer and pedagogue lived an artistic life that is worth studying and reviving. Largo in a minor transcription by samuil feinberg antonio vivaldi. Samuil feinberg, the pianist, composer and pedagogue, will further aid his. Otto klemperer, conductor leo blech, conductor berlin state opera orchestra. Ayrapetyan was born in 1984 in yerevan, armenia into a family of musicians and theatre actors. Transcriptions opus magnum i various composers by angelika nebel download and listen to the album. Allegro in a minor transcription by samuil feinberg of bachs organ transcription alessandro marcello. Simon and chandos extended the accessible tchaikovsky discography with the little rubinstein serenade, toothsome extracts from. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from samuil feinberg at the discogs marketplace. Samuil feinberg discography under development beethoven, ludwig van chopin, frederic scriabin, alexander labels all.
Feinberg, samuil bio, albums, pictures naxos classical. Endowed with olympian technique and a clear, solid sense of form, he remains a model, a humanist whose current discography is amazingly meagre. Biography the soviet pianist tatiana nikolayeva was born may 4, 1924 in bezhitsa, bryansk oblast. Skalkottas feinberg society samuil feinberg discography at discogs samuel fineberg. He died of a heart attack on 28 june 1976, the day after a brutal police interrogation.
Samuil feinberg 18901962 discography as a pianist under constructions. The pianist and research scholar christophe sirodeau is the mover and shaker behind altaruss far too tactfully promoted feinberg series. Christophe sirodeau born 1970 in paris is a french pianist and composer he started to compose at the age of 10 and although mainly selftaught as a composer, he later consulted with the musicologist vladimir chinayev and the composer victoria borisovaollas. Samuil feinberg russian compact disc1959 for its individuality and romantic impulse sviatoslav richter bmg1972 for its grandscale and immaculate pianism robertalexander bohnke da camera1975 for its commanding musicianship and communicativeness tatiana nikolayeva mkolympia1984 for its beauty and sensitivity. Tchaikovsky edition brilliant classics 60cds 93980 rb. Samuil feinberg plays bach largo from sonata for organ in cmajor bwv 529 duration. Transcribed for piano solo by samuil feinberg himself. Samuil feinberg, tatiana nikolayeva, sviatoslav richter all different styles, all worth listening to intellectual. Yakov zak, sviatoslav richter, lev oborin 2appian apr 6005. Glenn gould, friedrich gulda more balanced, modern approach. They will also be lost in wonder at hamelins truly phenomenal playing. Feinberg also performs piano works by scriabin, rachmaninoff, liszt, and chopin on the album. As a singer her repertoire encompassed on one extreme the latest contemporary music, most particularly the music of andrei volkonsky, and on the other renaissance and early baroque vocal music.