ALBUMStravinsky: Die Geschichte vom Soldaten (Deutsche Fassung). Élégie. Duo concertantIsabelle Faust, Dominique Horwitz, Alexander Melnikov, Lorenzo Coppola, Javier Zafra, Reinhold Friedrich, Jörgen van Rijen & Wies de Boevé
ALBUMStravinsky: Histoire du soldat (version française), Élégie, Duo concertantIsabelle Faust, Dominique Horwitz, Alexander Melnikov, Lorenzo Coppola, Javier Zafra, Reinhold Friedrich, Jörgen van Rijen & Wies de Boevé
ALBUMStravinsky: The Soldier's Tale (English version), Élégie. Duo concertantIsabelle Faust, Dominique Horwitz, Alexander Melnikov, Lorenzo Coppola, Javier Zafra, Reinhold Friedrich, Jörgen van Rijen & Wies de Boevé
ALBUMMozart: Sonatas for Fortepiano & Violin, Vol. 3Isabelle Faust & Alexander Melnikov
ALBUMBeethoven: Triple Concerto, Op. 56 & Trio, Op. 36Freiburger Barockorchester, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Alexander Melnikov, Pablo Heras-Casado & Isabelle Faust
ALBUMBeethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 "Kreutzer"Isabelle Faust & Alexander Melnikov
ALBUMMozart: Sonatas for Fortepiano & Violin, Vol. 2Isabelle Faust & Alexander Melnikov
ALBUMProkofiev: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2Alexander Melnikov
ALBUMMozart: Sonatas for Fortepiano and ViolinAlexander Melnikov & Isabelle Faust
ALBUMDebussy: Les Trois Sonates, The Late WorksXavier de Maistre, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Alexander Melnikov, Isabelle Faust, Javier Perianes, Antoine Tamestit, Tanguy de Williencourt & Magali Mosnier
ALBUMDebussy: Préludes du 2e Livre, La Mer (transc. Debussy)Alexander Melnikov & Olga Pashchenko
ALBUMFour Pianos, Four PiecesAlexander Melnikov
ALBUMCesar Franck: Sonata for Piano and Violin - Ernest Chausson: ConcertIsabelle Faust, Alexander Melnikov & Salagon Quartet
ALBUMSchubert: Fantasie in F Minor and Other Piano DuetsAndreas Staier & Alexander Melnikov
ALBUMProkofiev: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2, 6, 8Alexander Melnikov
ALBUMSchumann: Cello Concerto - Piano Trio No. 1Jean-Guihen Queyras, Isabelle Faust & Alexander Melnikov
The cerebral Russian pianist has a learned approach.
About Alexander Melnikov
Artist Biography
Born in Russia in 1973, Alexander Melnikov is a pianist of enormous intelligence and versatility. His studies at the Moscow Conservatory with Lev Naumov established a formidable technical foundation, to which he has since allied a vivid imagination and acute responsiveness to a range of musical styles. He is especially noted for his championing of 20th-century Russian music, including Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Prokofiev and Shostakovich. He has also pursued a long-held interest in period-performance practice and historical instruments, acknowledging the influence of Andreas Staier and Alexei Lubimov. Perhaps the finest illustration of this passion is his 2018 album, Four Pianos, Four Pieces, where he plays highly virtuosic works by Schubert (Wanderer Fantasy, 1822), Chopin (Études, Op. 10, 1832), Liszt (Réminiscences de Don Juan, 1841) and Stravinsky (Three Movements from Petrushka, 1921) on pianos that would have been broadly familiar to each composer. In addition, his collaborations with the violinist Isabelle Faust and cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras have yielded a plethora of exceptional recordings.
Hometown
Moscow, Russia
Genre
Classical
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