BARMOTIN, S.: 3 Romances sans paroles: No. 2. Adagio sostenuto (C. Williams) (from Grand Piano GP865)
Composer: Barmotin, Semyon
3 Romances sans paroles, Op. 2
Williams, Christopher
Piano:
Williams, Christopher
Year of Production: 2021
Playing Time: 00:03:59
Catalogue Number: GVF1307
UPC: 730099630719
The Trois Romances sans paroles, Op. 2 (Three Songs Without Words) were published by Belaieff in 1904, the same year as the Tema con variazioni, Op. 1, and the set bears the dedication 'To my wife Vera'. The associations with Mendelssohn that come from the title songs without words are obvious: concise form, simple structure, pianistic writing which is light in the first and third pieces, weightier in the rather Tchaikovskian second.
The variety of articulations employed in the Adagio sostenuto in G sharp minor make this the most complex of the three pieces. A short central section, Piu mosso, which builds to a dynamic climax, begins as the lilting quavers of the opening come to an end.
