Nikolai Kapustin - Complete Piano Works II (Masahiro Kawakami)

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Composer: Nikolai Kapustin

1. Sonatina, Op. 100
2. A Pianist in Jeopardy, Op. 152
3. Berceuse, Op. 65
4. Piano Sonata No. 11, Op. 101 ''Twickenham'': I. Allegretto
5. Piano Sonata No. 11, Op. 101 ''Twickenham'': II. Larghetto
6. Piano Sonata No. 11, Op. 101 ''Twickenham'': III. Agitato
7. Paraphrase on a Theme by P. Dvoyrin, Op. 108
8. Good Intention, Op. 137
9. Sleight of Hand, Op. 138
10. Piano Sonata No. 19, Op. 143: I. Comodo
11. Piano Sonata No. 19, Op. 143: II. Andante
12. Piano Sonata No. 19, Op. 143: III. Scherzo. Vivace
13. Piano Sonata No. 19, Op. 143: IV. Allegro

Masahiro Kawakami, piano

Date: 2018

Label: Triton

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Nikolai Kapustin (22 November 1937 – 2 July 2020) was a Russian composer and pianist. Kapustin studied piano with Avrelian Rubakh (pupil of Felix Blumenfeld who also taught Simon Barere and Vladimir Horowitz) and subsequently with Alexander Goldenweiser at the Moscow Conservatory. Kapustin was steeped in both the traditions of classical virtuoso pianism and improvisational jazz. He fused these influences in his compositions, using jazz idioms in formal classical structures. Among his works are 20 piano sonatas, 6 piano concerti, sets of piano variations, études and concert studies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Kapustin
https://www.nikolai-kapustin.info/

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Masahiro Kawakami (born 1965 in Hokkaido, Japan) studied piano at Tokyo College of Music and the Konservatorium der Stadt Wien, Austria. Kawakami is a master at communicating through music and has appeared at many festivals world wide as a performer and teacher in master classes appearing regularly at Music fest Perugia, Italy and Dryad Piano Academy in Hamamatsu, Japan. Being one of the foremost experts on the music of Nikolai Kapustin, Kawakami has given performances of Kapustin’s 3rd, 5th & 6th concertos. He has also recorded numerous solo piano works and chamber music works by Kapustin.

http://www.musicfestperugia.net/artist-faculty/masahiro-kawakami-2019

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