A Slavic Heart Anna Petrova

• Alexander Scriabin (1872 - 1915): Piano Sonata No 2 in G-Sharp Minor "Sonata-Fantasy":
• 1 Scriabin: Piano Sonata No 2 in G-Sharp Minor "Sonata-Fantasy": I. Andante 08:42
• 2 Scriabin: Piano Sonata No 2 in G-Sharp Minor "Sonata-Fantasy": II. Presto 03:54
• Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42:
• 3 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Theme: Andante 01:01
• 4 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation I: Poco Piu Mosso 00:42
• 5 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation II: L'istesso Tempo 00:35
• 6 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation III: Tempo Di Minuetto 00:41
• 7 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation IV: Andante 01:02
• 8 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation V: Allegro (Ma Non Tanto) 00:21
• 9 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation Vi: L'istesso Tempo 00:21
• 10 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation VII: Vivace 00:32
• 11 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation VIII: Adagio Misterioso 00:55
• 12 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation IX: Un Poco Piu Mosso 01:09
• 13 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation X: Allegro Scherzando 00:36
• 14 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation XI: Allegro Vivace 00:23
• 15 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation XII: L'istesso Tempo 00:39
• 16 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation XIII: Agitato 00:36
• 17 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Intermezzo 01:22
• 18 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation XIV: Andante (Come Prima) 01:04
• 19 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation XV: L'istesso Tempo 01:37
• 20 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation XVI: Allegro Vivace 00:32
• 21 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation XVII: Meno Mosso 01:10
• 22 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation XVIII: Allegro Con Brio 00:31
• 23 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation XIX: Piu Mosso. Agitato 00:30
• 24 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation XX: Piu Mosso 00:57
• 25 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Coda. Andante 02:04
• Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): Piano Sonata No 6 in A Major, Op. 82:
• 26 Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No 6 in A Major, Op. 82: I. Allegro Moderato 08:44
• 27 Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No 6 in A Major, Op. 82: II. Allegretto 04:56
• 28 Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No 6 in A Major, Op. 82: III. Tempo Di Valzer Lentissimo 07:51
• 29 Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No 6 in A Major, Op. 82: IV. Vivace 07:20
• Pancho Vladigerov (1899 - 1978): Aquarelles for Piano, Op. 37:
• 30 Vladigerov: Aquarelles for Piano, Op. 37: No 6, Rhythmic Movement 02:06
• Total Runtime 01:02:53

Info for A Slavic Heart

In her New York orchestral debut with conductor Philippe Entremont, Anna Petrova was praised for her 'ultra-smooth playing style' [New York Fine Arts Examiner]. She is an assistant professor of piano at the University of Louisville, KY, holds a PhD in musicology from the Manhattan School of Music, and performs frequently as a soloist and chamber musician. The album presents the music of four composers: Sergey Rachmaninoff, Sergey Prokofiev, Alexander Scriabin, and Pancho Vladigerov. Three Russians and one Bulgarian, the music of whom spans a total of 50 years, from 1892 to 1942. 'The heart is an ancestral metaphor: throughout human history, it has been thought of as many diverse things, and always as things of paramount value. For example, it has been sometimes thought as the secret seat of courage or of intelligence; or as a hiding place for emotions; or as a breakable, fragile and precious object that we treasure; as a place from which sincere feelings emanate; as the locus of romantic desire; as the deep, summarizing content of a person - their kernel, their defining core... Also, in many languages, the word 'heart' comes from either the Latin root cor/cordis, or from the Greek root kardia. That is, Spanish (corazón), French (coeur), and Italian (cuore), to give an example, take the Latin root, while German (Herz) and English (heart) take the Greek one (kardia). But what is most important for my present purposes here, and what these two roots share amongst each other, is their connection to the Indo-European root kr, which has the original sense of 'vibrating.' Indeed, the two consonants sound like that when pronounced together, like a gentle vibration. Krrr.... In this very sense, too, a heart is a vibrating object, a vibrating, secret, treasured place - just like I wanted the piano and my playing of it to be in this album - a dear object that secretly vibrates with the sounds of my music.' (Anna Petrova)

Anna Petrova, piano

Anna Petrova
has been praised for her “artistic, clear and enlightened” performances (BBC Magazine). At her New York orchestral debut with conductor Philippe Entremont, Petrova was noted for her “ultra-smooth playing style” (New York Fine Arts Examiner). She holds the position of Assistant Professor of Piano at the University of Louisville, KY and performs extensively as a soloist and chamber musician.

This season, Ms. Petrova is making her debuts with the Louisville Orchestra, the D.C. Strings Orchestra in Washington, D.C., and the Port Angeles Symphony. Solo engagements include recitals in the U.S. and Spain, masterclasses in the U.S. and Canada, and the release of her first solo album, A Slavic Heart, featuring works by Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev and Vladigerov. Additionally, Ms. Petrova is working on a two-CD set of the complete piano sonatas of Russian composer Samuil Feinberg for NAXOS. She is the Artistic Director and Founder of the Alberto Jonás International School of Music in Valencia, Spain and one of the founding members of the Festival Malaga Clasica.

Prizewinner of numerous international competitions, including the José Roca (Spain), Bösendorfer (Bulgaria) and Maria Yudina (Russia), Ms. Petrova was a semifinalist at the Queen Elizabeth International Piano Competition in Belgium, where she performed as a soloist with the Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonia. She has given solo recitals in halls such as Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Brussels’ Conservatoire Royal, Chicago’s Preston Bradley Hall, Vienna’s Bösendorfer Hall, Auditorio Ciudad de Leon, Spain, and the Palau de la Musica Valencia, Spain. Her performances have been broadcast on National Public Radio Performance Today, New York’s WQXR, Chicago’s WFMT, and Bulgarian National Radio and Television.

A passionate chamber musician, Petrova is a member of two ensembles: the viola-piano Carr-Petrova Duo and the clarinet-viola-piano Iris Trio. During the past two seasons, the Carr-Petrova duo toured internationally with the interdisciplinary project Novel Voices Refugee Aid Project, presenting interactive performances and workshops to refugee communities. The Duo released their debut album “Novel Voices” to critical acclaim on the Melos label and made their Carnegie Hall debut in October, 2019. The Iris Trio recently toured Germany with an innovative program featuring contemporary composers and recorded their debut album “Homage and Inspiration” with works by Schumann, Mozart, Kurtág and Weiss. Their future engagements include a CD release tour of Canada and Germany in 2021.

Petrova holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Manhattan School of Music, where her main teachers have been Horacio Gutiérrez and André-Michel Schub.

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