Incredible sonata! I feel guilty in that I played classical piano for over 20 yrs n never heard of him. My bad! But this piece has everything and is played magnificently. Very harmonically inventive with bits of Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Chopin n Scriabin thrown in along with the composers own inventiveness. Unlike many Romantic & Post Romantic sonatas this 1 thematically holds together since so many others fall apart at the seams. Hat's off
The silly rubatos at the end of phrases, and the pushing /pulling of the tempo is too much. But the guy recorded something aside from just Islamey, so good enough for me.
Nicholas Walker is indeed a very fine pianist, I have listened to a lot of his recordings of Balakirev and have really desired to obtain the score of that unknown sonata he recorded (was it for Naxos?)
It probably would've been this cd: www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=GP636 As for the scores, if you're looking for the "Sonate Grande," I can't find the sheet music anywhere. So you're probably out of luck. Otherwise, they're on imslp.org
If so, he must be the most extraordinary gifted musician on earth. To write the most magnificent works of music without knowing about composition, one must be even better than the best of composers.
@@LeifD958 Balakirev said in later life something on the lines of 'I'm not accomplished enough in western style compositional style' think thats what hes referring to
Beautiful piano Sonata, to notice the presence of the melodic theme of the second Scherzo by Balakirev himself.
Thanks a lot.
Incredible sonata! I feel guilty in that I played classical piano for over 20 yrs n never heard of him. My bad! But this piece has everything and is played magnificently. Very harmonically inventive with bits of Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Chopin n Scriabin thrown in along with the composers own inventiveness. Unlike many Romantic & Post Romantic sonatas this 1 thematically holds together since so many others fall apart at the seams. Hat's off
Great underrated composer.
The opening measures had me think of Liszt with that triplet motive. Very romantic, indeed.
Interesting, I wonder if anyone has orchestrated it? Piano is a brilliant composers tool. Learning a lot just following the score.
The third movemen really sounds like Beethoven and Schubert!
The silly rubatos at the end of phrases, and the pushing /pulling of the tempo is too much. But the guy recorded something aside from just Islamey, so good enough for me.
Two years later and I like the performance, People are strange like that.
Nicholas Walker is indeed a very fine pianist, I have listened to a lot of his recordings of Balakirev and have really desired to obtain the score of that unknown sonata he recorded (was it for Naxos?)
It probably would've been this cd: www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=GP636 As for the scores, if you're looking for the "Sonate Grande," I can't find the sheet music anywhere. So you're probably out of luck. Otherwise, they're on imslp.org
@@polishscores that is the one.
1:34
nice
16:35 Russian Romanticism at its very finest right here 🌹
Reminds me of the climax of Liszt's 2nd ballade for some reason I don't know.
величие Бетховена не давало чуваку покоя)))
I hear Rachmaninoff
He did not understand composition.
If so, he must be the most extraordinary gifted musician on earth. To write the most magnificent works of music without knowing about composition, one must be even better than the best of composers.
😅he composed this when was 19 or 20..
@@LeifD958 Balakirev said in later life something on the lines of 'I'm not accomplished enough in western style compositional style'
think thats what hes referring to
Hmm, he definitely has better pieces.