Alexander Gavrylyuk: In Recital (CD)

The first VAI release featuring this brilliant young Russian pianist won rave reviews from the world’s press. The headline in the Gramophone Magazine review cautioned, “Fasten your seatbelts” but went on to praise his Haydn as well as the more pyrotechnical aspects of his wide-ranging program. For his second release, also captured live at the Miami International Piano Festival, Gavrylyuk offers elegant Mozart and lyrical Schubert along with thunderous Rachmaninoff and Balakirev, and ending with a group of encores highlighting the pianist’s amazing technical arsenal.

Bach-Busoni: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
Mozart: Sonata in D major, K 576
Schubert: Sonata in A major, D 664/Op. 120
Rachmaninoff: Nine Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 39
Moszkowski: Etude in A-flat major, Op. 72, No. 11
Balakirev: Islamey
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G-sharp minor, Op. 32, No. 12
Mozart-Volodos: Concert Paraphrase on Rondo alla Turca

Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano
(Live performance recorded May 8, 2007, Amaturo Theater, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Fort Lauderdale, Florida)