シルヴァー・エイジ

若手ナンバーワン・ヴィルトゥオーソによるロシアの超絶ピアノ作品集

ロシアの芸術家たちが世界で最も独創的だった時代"シルバー・エイジ"に活躍した、最も先駆的な作曲家3人=ストラヴィンスキー、プロコフィエフ、スクリャービンの作品への敬意に満ちたトリフォノフのニュー・アルバム。難曲として知られるストラヴィンスキーの「ペトルーシュカからの3楽章」をはじめ、《火の鳥》からのピアノ編曲や、プロコフィエフ円熟期の戦争ソナタ3部作の最後を飾るピアノ・ソナタ第8番、さらにゲルギエフ指揮マリインスキー劇場管弦楽団とプロコフィエフのピアノ協奏曲第2番やスクリャービンのピアノ協奏曲嬰へ短調を収録。トリフォノフの鉄壁の技術と卓越した音楽性が光る2枚組です。
ユニバーサル・ミュージック/IMS

Pianist Daniil Trifonov puts his stamp on a variety of Russian works in this large collection (two CDs in the physical version), with the music purported to be unified by two ideas: the Silver Age mentioned in the title is a concept from Russian poetry, applying to the first two decades of the 20th century and borrowed here for music, and the promotion by Stravinsky, Prokofiev, and Scriabin of musics relationship to the other arts. This bulky framework doesnt contribute much to the listeners understanding of the music-making, and the Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major, Op. 84, by Prokofiev from the World War II era, doesnt fit the timeframe, but it doesnt matter greatly. Trifonov continues to emerge as a prime interpreter of Russian repertory, one who can fuse sheer virtuoso chops with emotionally incisive readings. Listen to some of the Sarcasms, Op. 17, of Prokofiev; its hard to imagine a performance at once as crisp and as tough. Or try the famed Danse russe from Stravinskys Petrushka; Trifonov does seem to conceptualize the music as made for the ballet. There are piano concertos by Prokofiev and Scriabin on the program -- both with Trifonov ably accompanied by the Mariinsky Orchestra under Valery Gergiev -- and, once again, the pianist excels in the bumptious Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16, of Prokofiev. One doesnt have to like everything here to feel that this release solidifies Trifonovs reputation as a major new pianistic voice.