Evgeny Zarafiants – Beethoven & Chopin (2017) [SACD / Esoteric Company – ESSO-10002]

Title: Evgeny Zarafiants – Beethoven & Chopin (2017)
Genre: Classical
Format: SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

This recording of piano works is the third title from ESOTERIC label, produced by bringing together the knowhow of ESOTERIC and Octavia Records, with the goal being a high-quality DSD recording primarily targeting audiophiles. The resulting recording promises a new level of excitement by bringing to the listener not only high sound quality, but also the captivating musical power embodied in the original works themselves.

Evgeny Zarafiants was born in Novosibirsk in 1959, to a musical family. His father, an oboist and pianist, was a member of the military band in the Kremlin and his mother is a singer and pianist. Zarafiants began learning the piano with his father when he was six years old and at the age of eight entered the Central Music School in Moscow, although before finishing his studies there he moved to Orsk, eventually completing his studies at the Glinka Conservatory in Gorky. Competition successes include prizes in the 1985 All-Russian Competition and in the Pogorelich Competition in Pasadena, soon after which he was invited to Croatia to teach at a private music school in Mirkovich. Evgeny Zarafiants has taught at the Conservatory in Nizhny Novgorod. His developing international career has brought recitals and broadcasts in various countries of Western Europe.

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Tracklist:

01. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.14 -1.Adagio sostenuto
02. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.14 -2.Allegretto
03. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.14 -3.Presto agitato
04. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.26 -1.Adagio-Allegro
05. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.26 -2.Andante espressivo
06. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.26 -3.Vivacissimamente
07. Chopin: Ballade No.1
08. Chopin: Scherzo No.1
09. Chopin: Scherzo No.2
10. Chopin: Ballade No.1 “one point”
11. Chopin: Scherzo No.1 “one point”

Personnel:

Evgeny Zarafiants – piano

Note:

Produced and Recorded by Tomoyoshi Ezaki. Executive Producer: Motoaki Ohmachi.
Recorded on January 24-25, 2017 at Inagi Municipal i Plaza, Tokyo.
Assistant Engineer: Masashi Minakawa. Mastering at EXTON Studio, Tokyo.
Piano Tuner: Osamu Adachi.

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