Vasilije Mokranjac belonged to a prominent Serbian musical dynasty. His great musical gifts combine with an unassertive and introverted nature to create a unique catalogue of often incredibly virtuoso piano music, recorded here for the first time in its entirety. From the first elegant Menuetto to the last Prélude written at the time of his tragic death, pianist Ratimir Martinović finds Mokranjac’s music ‘exceptionally profound and spiritually uplifting’.
Disc 1
Mokranjac, Vasilije
Menuetto
1 Menuetto 04:31
Theme and 8 Variations
2 Theme and 8 Variations 14:02
Sonata Romantica
3 I. Allegro 07:17
4 II. Marcia funebre: Lento 05:36
5 III. Tempo giusto 02:40
6 IV. Allegro con fuoco 06:08
Prelude, Dance and March
7 Prelude, Dance and March 04:57
7 Études
8 No. 1. Presto con indolenza 02:52
9 No. 2. Andante 03:15
10 No. 3. Staccato 01:40
11 No. 4. Uguale 01:48
12 No. 5. Presto 01:32
13 No. 6. Quasi toccata: Presto possibile 01:45
14 No. 7. Presto ritmico 03:02
Disc 2
6 Dances
1 No. 1. Moderato 01:18
2 No. 2. Presto 00:44
3 No. 3. Moderato 01:47
4 No. 4. Allegro 01:36
5 No. 5. Allegro giusto e molto ritmico 01:44
6 No. 6. Prestissimo 01:31
Piano Sonatina No. 1 in A Minor
7 I. Allegro, molto agitato - II. Adagio 07:01
8 III. Prestissimo - Allegro 02:24
Piano Sonatina No. 2 in C Major
9 I. Allegro risoluto 02:48
10 II. Andante 03:17
11 III. Presto 01:21
12 IV. Allegro molto con brio 01:17
Piano Suite, "Fragments"
13 I. Allegro 01:20
14 II. Andante ma non troppo 01:04
15 III. Presto, molto ritmico e articolato 01:16
16 IV. Lento quasi cantato 01:53
17 V. Prestissimo possibile 01:10
18 VI. Grave - Allegro robusto - Adagio 02:24
Piano Suite, "Intimate Voices"
19 Piano Suite, "Intimate Voices" 13:08
Piano Suite, "Echoes"
20 Piano Suite, "Echoes" 15:46
5 Préludes (1975)
21 5 Préludes (1975) 07:46
Prélude (1984)
22 Prélude (1984) 03:12
