Title: Anton Rubinstein: Fantasia in E Minor, 5 Pieces & Trot de Cavalerie Artist: Regina Chernychko Label: Naxos Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 747313469772 Genre: Classical Artists Release Date: 2025-08-22 Number of Discs: 1
Anton Rubinstein always regretted that his status as an elite pianist eclipsed his reputation as a composer. Recent recordings have shown that his music is melodically distinguished and attractive, as these two major works from the mid-1860s show. Cast on a wide canvas, the Fantasia in E minor conforms to Romantic grandeur in it's gestures, which also include Beethovenian echoes in the finale. The Five Pieces are condensed character studies, evoking Chopin and Schumann, and ending with a brilliant Toccata. The Trot de cavalerie, a march for mounted troops, was a popular genre in the 19th century.
Tracks: 1.1 Fantasia in E minor, Op. 77~I. Adagio - Allegro con fuoco - 1.2 Fantasia in E minor, Op. 77~II. Moderato assai 1.3 Fantasia in E minor, Op. 77~III. Allegro molto - Moderato - Allegro molto - Poco meno mosso - Presto - 1.4 Fantasia in E minor, Op. 77~IV. Molto lento - Vivace assai - Tempo rubato - Quasi presto 1.5 Five Pieces, Op. 69~No. 1. Caprice 1.6 Five Pieces, Op. 69~No. 2. Nocturne 1.7 Five Pieces, Op. 69~No. 3. Scherzo 1.8 Five Pieces, Op. 69~No. 4. Romance 1.9 Five Pieces, Op. 69~No. 5. Toccata 1.10 Trot de cavalerie (simplified version in D major)
