Focussing on his early piano works, this second volume of the complete piano music of Russian-born Alexander Tcherepnin shows a mastery of the miniature allied with huge imagination. The Pièces sans titres, Op 7 are richly characterised gems and the Petite Suite, Op 6 teems with resourceful vitality. By the time of Message, Op 39, composed in 1926, and one of his masterpieces, Tcherepnin had developed an arrestingly dramatic approach to rhythm.
Tcherepnin, Alexander
Sonatine romantique, Op. 4
1 I. Allegro 03:12
2 II. Canzonetta 02:11
3 III. Andantino 02:41
4 IV. Tempestoso 03:49
Petite Suite, Op. 6
5 I. Marche 01:23
6 II. Chant sans paroles 01:52
7 III. Berceuse 01:47
8 IV. Scherzo 02:04
9 V. Badinage 00:50
10 VI. Humoresque 01:34
Toccata No. 1, Op. 1
11 Toccata No. 1, Op. 1 05:34
Pieces sans titres, Op. 7
12 No. 1. Allegro 01:26
13 No. 2. Allegretto 00:53
14 No. 3. Moderato 01:20
15 No. 4. Andantino 01:17
16 No. 5. Allegro molto 00:45
17 No. 6. Sostenuto 01:07
18 No. 7. Allegretto 00:49
19 No. 8. Impetuoso 00:49
Nocturne No. 1, Op. 2, No. 1
20 Nocturne No. 1, Op. 2, No. 1 03:23
Dance No. 1, Op. 2, No. 2
21 Dance No. 1, Op. 2, No. 2 03:39
Nocturne No. 2, Op. 8, No. 1
22 Nocturne No. 2, Op. 8, No. 1 03:55
Dance No. 2, Op. 8, No. 2
23 Dance No. 2, Op. 8, No. 2 03:23
Scherzo, Op. 3
24 Scherzo, Op. 3 03:36
Message, Op. 39
25 Message, Op. 39 09:35
