Dussek / Beethoven / Mendelssohn Olga Pashchenko

• Sonata in F sharp minor, Op. 61 (1806-1807)
• 1 I. Lento patetico - Tempo agitato 11:14
• 2 II. Tempo vivace e con fuoco quasi presto 05:32
• Seven Bagatelles, Op. 33 (1802)
• 3 1. Andante grazioso, quasi allegretto in E fl at major 03:55
• 4 II. Scherzo (Allegro) in C Major 03:15
• 5 III. Allegretto in F Major 02:03
• 6 IV. Andante in A Major 03:37
• 7 V. Allegro ma non troppo in C Major 03:39
• 8 VI. Allegretto quasi andante in D Major 03:20
• 9 Seven Bagatelles, Op. 33 - VII. Presto in A-Flat Major 02:05
• Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 (1821-1822)
• 10 I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato 09:42
• 11 II. Arietta - adagio molto, semplice e cantabile 16:48
• Variations sérieuses in D minor, Op. 54 (1841)
• 12 Variations sèrieuses in D Minor, Op. 54 11:48
• Total Runtime 01:16:58

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This first album of the Russian pianist, harpsichordist and organist Olga Pashchenko – student of Alexei Lubimov and Richard Egarr; prize winner of several international music competitions (‘Schloss Kremsegg’ for fortepiano in 2011; ‘Hans von Bulow' for piano in 2012…) depicts the rebellious and yet very tender metamorphosis between two ‘states’ of art – Classical and Romantic. Dussek, Beethoven, and Mendelssohn stand at the crossroads of the two styles; demonstrating how the transformation to Romanticism was subtle and hidden in the smallest details of the well-composed, transparent architecture of the music of the Classical period.

The two original instruments (Conrad Graf 1826 & Donat Schoeffstoss 1812) chosen with care by Olga Pashchenko are in possession of a great clarity of sound, and uncover immense timbral possibilities, allowing one to play with the rhetoric as much as with the colours.

Olga Pashchenko, fortepiano

Recording: 1-3 August 2011, Schloss Kremsegg (Kremsmünster, Austria)
Recording engineer, artistic direction, editing, mastering: Herwig Preiss (Studio Weinberg, 4292, Kefermarkt, Austria)

Olga Pashchenko plays two original Viennese instruments, owned by ‘Schloss Kremsegg – Haus der Kultur’ (Austria).
Tracks 01-09: fortepiano by Donat Schöfftos (1812)
Tracks 10-12: fortepiano by Conrad Graff (1826)

Olga Pashchenko - Harpsichordist, Pianist, Fortepianist and Organist
is a young artist who has already established a reputation as a versatile performer with her own individual style of performance notable for sensitiveness toward different musical styles, virtuosity, wealth of color and special approach to each instrument she plays.

Olga Pashchenko was born in 1986 in Moscow. She began her musical studies at the age of six in the Children’s Myaskovski Music School in the piano class of Sofia Genis. 1993 became laureate of the All-Russian Young Pianists’Competition.

In 1993 Olga entered the Moscow Special Gnessin Music School where she studied piano with Tatiana Zelikman and harpsichord with Olga Martynova. She gave her first piano recital in New York at the age of 9. In 2002 was granted the scholarship of the fund “Russian Performance Art”. In 2003 became laureate of the Third International Gnessin Young Artists Competition and the Third International Beethoven Festival of Chamber Music..

Olga Pashchenko performs regularly as harpsichordist, pianist, organist and fortepianist in various concert halls in Moscow and other cities of Russia, Belarus, Italy, USA, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany; took part in different festivals such as Seiler Festival (Germany) 2005, Poeke Fortepiano Festival (Belgium) 2006, Karlsruhe (Germany) 2009, Florence – Project of the Harvard University Centre for Renaissance Studies at Villa I Tatti (Italy) 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, Utrecht Oude Muziek Festival (Holland) 2010. The repertoire of the artist embraces music from 16th to 21st century and includes solo music, chamber music, and concertos with orchestra.

Olga Pashchenko is in the team of the Young Artists of the Accademia Villa Bossi in Bodio (Varese - Italy).

Current awards / prizes:

2012 / Winner of the international competition for piano ' Hans Von Bulow and special prize for best performance of works by Chopin

2012 / Second prize and for best appreciation by the public of competition Musica Antiqua in Bruges in the clavicembalo

2012 / Category Winner and critics prize at the international competition of fortepiano ' Ferrari ' Prize in Rovereto

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