Three Russian Piano Sonatas

These 3 famous Russian Piano Sonatas share that specific idiom of Slavic passion and melancholy, deeply rooted in the soil of Mother Russia, speaking of deep feelings of sorrow and joy. Composers: Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Balakirev Artists: Alexander Ghindin, Zlata Chochieva, Vincenzo Maltempo Tchaikovsky Born in the small town of Votkinsk in 1840, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky achieved considerable renown during his own lifetime and is today hailed as one of the world’s best-loved composers. Having initially studied law before enrolling at the St Petersburg Conservatory aged 22, he is best remembered for his symphonies, operas and ballets; ranking among his lesser-known creations. Rachmaninoff Rachmaninoff was not a great churchgoer, and in fact had stopped going completely by the time he composed his Vespers, and his other great a cappella work, the Liturgy of St John Chrysostom . Nevertheless, he retained a love for and interest in the ecclesiastical chant, and perhaps the