Piers Lane - Russian Variations (2024)

Three substantial sets of variations—by Glazunov, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov—plus a delightful amuse-bouche from John Field, who settled in St Petersburg in the early years of the nineteenth century, make up Piers Lane’s attractive and virtuosic programme.

Tracklist
01 - Field: Variations on a Russian Folksong
Glazunov: Theme and Variations, Op. 72
02 - Theme. Andante
03 - Var. 1. Piu mosso
04 - Var. 2. L'istesso tempo
05 - Var. 3. Andante
06 - Var. 4. Poco piu mosso
07 - Var. 5. Andante sostenuto
08 - Var. 6. Largo
09 - Var. 7. Allegro
10 - Var. 8. Vivo
11 - Var. 9. Adagio tranquillo
12 - Var. 10. Allegro assai
13 - Var. 11. Allegretto
14 - Var. 12. Andante sostenuto
15 - Var. 13. Allegro
16 - Var. 14. Andante tranquillo
17 - Var. 15. Finale. Allegro moderato
Tchaikovsky: Six Piano Pieces Op. 21
18 - I. Prelude
19 - II. Fugue a 4 voix
20 - III. Impromptu
21 - IV. Marche funebre
22 - V. Mazurque
23 - VI. Scherzo
Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22
24 - Theme in C Minor. Largo
25 - Var. 1 in C Minor. Moderato
26 - Var. 2 in C Minor. Allegro
27 - Var. 3 in C Minor. L'istesso tempo
28 - Var. 4 in C Minor. L'istesso tempo
29 - Var. 5 in C Minor. Meno mosso
30 - Var. 6 in C Minor. Meno mosso
31 - Var. 7 in C Minor. Allegro
32 - Var. 8 in C Minor. L'istesso tempo
33 - Var. 9 in C Minor. L'istesso tempo
34 - Var. 10 in C Minor. Piu vivo
35 - Var. 11 in E-Flat Major. Lento
36 - Var. 12 in C Minor. Moderato
37 - Var. 13 in C Minor. Largo
38 - Var. 14 in C Minor. Moderato
39 - Var. 15 in F Minor. Allegro scherzando
40 - Var. 16 in F Minor. Lento
41 - Var. 17 in B-Flat Minor. Grave
42 - Var. 18 in B-Flat Minor. Piu mosso
43 - Var. 19 in A Major. Allegro vivace
44 - Var. 20 in C-Sharp Minor. Presto
45 - Var. 21 in D-Flat Major. Andante – Piu vivo
46 - Var. 22 in C Major. Maestoso – Meno mosso – Presto