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Release Date: Friday 13 January 2017
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Alexandra Dariescu makes her concerto recording debut on Signum with Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Darrell Ang, pairing this with Mikhail Pletnev's concert suite of arrangements from The Nutcracker.
Alexandra Dariescu has garnered an impressive repution for her outstanding solo recordings and concert performances, and was recently named as one of 30 pianists under 30 destined for a spectacular career in the International Piano Magazine.
"This is one of those discs I feel I could listen to over and over again." MusicWeb Feb 2017
1 Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
2 Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: II. Andantino semplice
3 Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco
4 The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a (arr. Pletnev): I. March: Tempo di marcia viva
5 The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a (arr. Pletnev): II. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy: Andante ma non troppo
6 The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a (arr. Pletnev): III. Tarantella
7 The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a (arr. Pletnev): IV. Intermezzo
8 The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a (arr. Pletnev): V. Trepak - Russian Dance: Molto vivace
9 The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a (arr. Pletnev): VI. Tea - Chinese Dance: Allegro moderato
10 The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a (arr. Pletnev): VII. Andante maestoso