About this Release
“Sulkhan Tsintsadze is one of the most well-known composers in Georgia, who created mostly instrumental music but only a few piano pieces, among which are these preludes, which are rarely heard. Some of them are really beautiful, reflecting wonderful Georgian folk music and rhythmic dance traditions. I also found some similarities between Tsintsadze and myself. Both of us were born and raised in Tbilisi, went to the same special music school and afterwards to the Moscow Conservatory. But he wrote his music during the Soviet era, experiencing a period of better Russian-Georgian relations than I had. I felt the need to record his music, feeling a special connection and a wish to approach my own past.” — Inga Fiolia
TSINTSADZE, SULKHAN (1925–1991)
24 Preludes for Piano
- Inga Fiolia, piano
Lauded as one of the most original and brilliant of Georgian composers, Sulkhan Tsintsadze synthesised 20th-century classical elements with the rhythmic, melodic, harmonic and modal characteristics of Georgian folk music. In so doing he developed, across a wide spectrum of the repertoire, his own highly personal and approachable idiom.
His 24 Preludes for Piano were composed in 1971 and are unmistakeably national in character. He gave new life to traditional Georgian folk songs and dances in a masterfully structured cycle that flows with the seamless eloquence of a film. This virtuosic kaleidoscope of contrasting images reveals music that is both extravagant and vibrant.
This recording was made on a modern instrument: Steinway, Model D
Tracklist
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24 Preludes for Piano (1971) (00:55:00 )
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1
No. 1 in C Major (00:00:57)
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2
No. 2 in A Minor (00:03:05)
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3
No. 3 in G Major (00:01:11)
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4
No. 4 in E Minor (00:02:25)
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No. 5 in D Major (00:01:28)
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No. 6 in B Minor (00:01:30)
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No. 7 in A Major (00:02:05)
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No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor (00:02:51)
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No. 9 in E Major (00:01:39)
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No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor (00:02:59)
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No. 11 in B Major (00:01:51)
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No. 12 in G-Sharp Major (00:01:17)
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No. 13 in G-Flat Major (00:01:47)
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No. 14 in E-Flat Major (00:03:09)
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No. 15 in D-Flat Major (00:02:18)
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No. 16 in B-Flat Minor (00:03:30)
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No. 17 in A-Flat Major (00:02:02)
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No. 18 in F Minor (00:03:05)
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No. 19 in E-Flat Major (00:02:17)
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No. 20 in C Minor (00:02:05)
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No. 21 in B-Flat Minor (00:02:12)
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No. 22 in G Minor (00:02:52)
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No. 23 in F Major (00:01:37)
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No. 24 in D Minor (00:01:48)
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The Artist(s)
A multiple prizewinner of international competitions and described in the international press as a ‘poet on the piano with remarkable maturity’, Georgian-German pianist Inga Fiolia has a bright future. Since giving her first performance with an orchestra at the age of seven in Tbilisi with the Georgian State Chamber Orchestra, she has shown an outstanding ability as a soloist, accompanist and interpreter of a wide variety of styles, from Baroque to 21st-century compositions. The Composer(s)
Sulkhan Tsintsadze is regarded as one of the most original, brilliant and prolific Georgian composers. During his lifetime, he enjoyed wide popularity with diverse audiences, as well as the professional elite of the Soviet Union. The distinguished Soviet composer, Andrei Eshpai (1925–2015), wrote: ‘Tsintsadze’s talent is amazingly harmonious and multi-faceted. Each new composition manifests a new musical event.’ Reviews
“Inga Fiolia achieves in this recording the perfect balance between highly virtuoso elegance, which always remains noble and exciting” – Klassik heute
“An opportunity to discover not only a composer, but also some original music… eminently personal, expressive and endearing. ” – Musiq3
“This is clearly a major find, not only in Fiolia’s pianism but in the quality of the music as well. Check it out!” – The Art Music Lounge
Grand Piano has gained a reputation for producing high quality recordings of rare keyboard gems. Dedicated to the exploration of undiscovered piano repertoire, the label specialises in complete cycles of piano works by many lesser-known composers, whose output might otherwise have remained unknown and unrecorded.
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