Armenian pianist and composer Stephan Elmas was a child prodigy who met Franz Liszt and became closely acquainted with Rubinstein and Massenet. Elmas’s life was darkened by illness and the tragedy of his homeland, but his music reflects the ease and facility of his technique, harking back to the Romanticism of Chopin, Liszt and Schumann, rather than the challenging times in which he lived, and with a quality of craftsmanship that gives his music a magnetic attractiveness. Mikael Ayrapetyan continues his acclaimed exploration of rediscovered Armenian piano repertoire with the first in this series of Elmas’s complete works for piano.
Elmas, Stephan
Ballade No. 1 in E-Flat Major
1 Ballade No. 1 in E-Flat Major 08:22
Ballade No. 2 in B Major
2 Ballade No. 2 in B Major 08:35
Ballade in G Major
3 Ballade in G Major 03:36
Romance for Piano in E-Flat Major
4 Romance for Piano in E-Flat Major 03:11
Barcarolle No. 1 in E-Flat Minor
5 Barcarolle No. 1 in E-Flat Minor 05:24
Barcarolle No. 2 in C Minor
6 Barcarolle No. 2 in C Minor 07:00
Nocturne No. 1 in B Major
7 Nocturne No. 1 in B Major 04:55
Nocturne No. 2 in E Major
8 Nocturne No. 2 in E Major 04:39
Nocturne No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor
9 Nocturne No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor 04:17
Nocturne No. 4 in D Major
10 Nocturne No. 4 in D Major 03:37
Nocturne No. 5 in G-Flat Major
11 Nocturne No. 5 in G-Flat Major 04:41
Nocturne No. 6 in A-Flat Major
12 Nocturne No. 6 in A-Flat Major 05:24
Nocturne No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor
13 Nocturne No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor 04:49
Total Playing Time: 01:08:30
