Simon Bürki
AP317 - 1CD - 62' - May 19, 2023
Born in 2000, Simon Bürki has won many international competitions. Currently studying at the Juilliard School, New York, with Sergei Babayan. His début recording features works by Rachmaninov – 2023 marks the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth – and Scriabin, Tchaikovsky, Liszt and Schumann. The programme confirms Simon Bürki’s affinities, with some of Rachmaninov’s sombre Études-Tableaux and Préludes, together with two Études by Scriabin, and a selection of transcriptions and short pieces. In these (post-)Romantic miniatures, the young pianist demonstrates his outstanding virtuosity and sober elegance, as well as the exciting flamboyancy and intensity of his playing.
1. SERGEI RACHMANINOV Études-Tableaux, Op. 39: No. 1, Allegro agitato in C Minor
2. ROBERT SCHUMANN Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: In der Nacht
3. ALEXANDER SCRIABIN Etudes, Op. 8: No. 11, in B-Flat Minor
4. PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY 6 Pieces, Op. 51: No. 1, Valse de salon
5. SERGEI RACHMANINOV Études-Tableaux, Op. 39: No. 8, Allegro moderato in D Minor
6. SERGEI RACHMANINOV Études-Tableaux, Op. 39: No. 4, Allegro assai in B Minor
7. PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY The Seasons, Op. 37a: October (Autumn Song)
8. SERGEI RACHMANINOV Preludes, Op. 32: No. 12, Allegro in G-Sharp Minor
9. SERGEI RACHMANINOV Études-Tableaux, Op. 39: No. 5, Appassionato in E-Flat Minor
10. FRANZ LISZT Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 in A-Flat Major
11. ROBERT SCHUMANN Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: Warum?
12. FRITZ KREISLER Liebesleid transc. Sergei Rachmaninov
13. SERGEI RACHMANINOV 14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise transc. Zoltán Kocsis
14. SERGEI RACHMANINOV 12 Romances, Op. 21: No. 5, Lilacs
15. ALEXANDER SCRIABIN Etudes, Op. 42: No. 5, in C-Sharp Minor
16. SERGEI RACHMANINOV Preludes, Op. 32: No.13, Grave in D-Flat Major
