Fenêtre sur le Jardin
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The album Fenêtre sur le Jardin is a special project from pianist Ksenia Kouzmenko, with Czech music for piano solo. Together with famous names such as Josef Suk, Bohuslav Martinů en Leoš Janáček, there are two world premiere pieces on this album by Jaroslav Kvapil and Miloslav Kabeláč.

Jaroslav Kvapil has been almost completely forgotten, but he was one of Janáček’s most talented pupils. As a pianist, composer, peda- gogue and conductor, he was a very important figure in Czech musical life in the first part of the 20th century. His beautiful cycle “Through the Valley of Grief and Sorrow” consists of 9 pieces. They can best be described as short mood pictures. Psychological miniatures which always shine through another musical form – a song, dances, folk music, nature images – but above all it is a glance into the inner world of a human being.

Miloslav Kabeláč was the chief editor of Czech Radio for decennia. He was a pioneer in the field of electronic music, and did much research on non-European music. In addition he conducted regularly, and taught composition at the Prague Conservatory. The publishing house Bärenreiter Praag proclaimed 2018 as the year of Kabeláč. The “Short Pieces” of Miloslav Kabeláč were written at different moments in his life. The first piece dates from 1946 while the most recent was written in 1961. The pieces form sort of micro-worlds. Kabeláč is very choosy and precise with his musical material. Time and again he succeeds in creating a hypnotic atmosphere with very few resources.

In addition on this album the well-known “Love Song” by Josef Suk, the lyrical cycle “Fenêtre sur le jardin”(“Windows on to the Garden”) by Bohuslav Martinů, and one of Leoš Janáček’s most loved works, “In the Mists”. Enchanting music, which goes directly to the heart.

This project is a continuation of the album Whispering Leaves with works by Janáček, Páleniček and Martinů, which Ksenia Kouzmenko and the Czech cellist Lucie Štĕpánová released in 2018 (COBRA0069).

Ksenia Kouzmenko is internationally renowned for her sensitive and technically accomplished piano playing, and is in great demand as a partner in chamber music. She recently discovered the joy of playing on an Érard grand piano, with its inspiring sound possibilities.

“Ksenia Kouzmenko is a convincing performer. She sweeps the listener along on her musical explorations”.

Tracklist

1.
Love Song op.7 no.1
06:33
2.
Through the Valley of Grief and Sorrow, Lento melancolico
02:24
3.
Through the Valley of Grief and Sorrow, Andante
01:22
4.
Through the Valley of Grief and Sorrow, Poco appsionato
00:30
5.
Through the Valley of Grief and Sorrow, Largo lamentoso
01:25
6.
Through the Valley of Grief and Sorrow, Con moto
01:44
7.
Through the Valley of Grief and Sorrow, Allegro
01:13
8.
Through the Valley of Grief and Sorrow, Andante addolorato
01:43
9.
Through the Valley of Grief and Sorrow, l?istesso tempo
01:53
10.
Through the Valley of Grief and Sorrow, Allegro risoluto - Meno mosso
02:28
11.
Windows on to the Garden, Poco andante
01:53
12.
Windows on to the Garden, Allegro moderato
02:04
13.
Windows on to the Garden, Moderato
02:13
14.
Windows on to the Garden, Allegretto
01:37
15.
Short Piano Pieces, Allegro inquieto
02:26
16.
Short Piano Pieces, Andante tranquillo
02:58
17.
Short Piano Pieces, Meditation. Lento Con espressione, ma semplice
03:20
18.
Short Piano Pieces, Memories. Adagio
01:51
19.
Short Piano Pieces, Enigma Lento patetico
02:22
20.
Short Piano Pieces, Moderato
02:13
21.
Short Piano Pieces, Memories. Allegro
02:21
22.
In the Mists, Andante - Poco mosso
03:28
23.
In the Mists, Molto Adagio - Presto
04:47
24.
In the Mists, Andantino - Poco mosso
02:23
25.
In the Mists, Presto - Meno mosso - Andante
04:17

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Acoustic Revive
Digital Converters

Merging Technologies
Editing Software

Pyramix
Microphones

Bruel & Kjaer 4003, Neumann modified by Rens Heijnis
Producer

Tom Peeters
Recording Engineer

Tom Peeters, Mediatrack
Recording location

Westvest 90, Schiedam, The Netherlands – July 16,17,18 &19, 2018
Recording Type & Bit Rate

DSD256
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Press reviews

Piano News 5 out of 5

Es ist ein großartiges und spannendes Programm, das hoffen lässt, dass Ksenia Kouzmenko in dieser Richtung weitergräbt. / It is a great and exciting program that gives hope that Ksenia Kouzmenko will continue in this direction.- C.Dürer

C. Dürer

ElegantClassics

Ksenia Kouzmenko opět s andělským tónem u COBRA RECORDS Pokud je v zahraničí umělec, který se výrazně stará o českou hudbu, je to radost, pokud je to navíc pianistka takových kvalit, jakými oplývá Ksenia Kouzmenko, je to radost více než dvojnásobná===Ksenia Kouzmenko again with an angelic tone on COBRA RECORDS If there is an artist abroad who takes great care of Czech music, it is a pleasure, if it is a pianist of such qualities as Ksenia Kouzmenko is, it is more than a pleasure. – Milos Bittner

Milos Bittner - Source

MusicWeb International

Well-shaped and lively performances of Czech classics. This enterprising disc charts a pathway through Czech piano music of the twentieth-century (give or take) in performances of clear high points, such as Janáček’s In the Mists, but also through premiere recordings of cycles by Jaroslav Kvapil and Miloslav Kabeláč. – Jonathan Woolfe

Jonathan Woolfe - Source

Opus Klassiek

Ksenia Kouzmenko, geboren in Minsk en dochter van een pianistenechtpaar, profileert zich in dit recital als ideale vertolkster van dit afwisselend gloedvolle, contemplatieve, expressief voortdurend betoverende repertoire. Ze heeft zich duidelijk in de bijzondere aard van deze stukken verdiept, met als groot winstpunst dat haar spel daardoor ook inhoudelijk een zeer gevoelige snaar weet te raken. Over haar pianistiek hoef ik het natuurlijk helemaal niet hebben: haar technische vocabulaire staat als een huis. – Aart van der Wal

Aart van der Wal - Source

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