Tamara Stefanovich: Organised Delirium - COMPACT DISCS

Title: Organised Delirium
Artist: Tamara Stefanovich
Label: Pentatone
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 8717306263580
Genre: Classical Artists
Release Date: 2025-04-04
Number of Discs: 1

Organised Delirium is pianist Tamara Stefanovich' personal exploration of the sonata form, centred around Boulez' Piano Sonata No. 2 which she studied in close collaboration with the composer, reigniting her passion as a performer. Boulez' Piano Sonata No. 2 represents a restructuring of music after it's destruction during World War II.Boulez' iconoclast piece is paired with twentieth-century sonatas by Eisler, Bartok and Shostakovich, each questioning the use of the term 'sonata', while the programme closes with a return the sonata's origins by way of Domenico Scarlatti. Appearing in the context of Boulez' centenary, this adventurous album reveals a strong kinship to Stefanovich' PENTATONE debut Influences (2019), and deepens our understanding of the sonata, it's history and it's many shapes.The New York Times lauded Tamara's recent concert performance of Boulez' Piano Sonata No. 2, stating that "Ms. Stefanovich's performance was staggeringly brilliant". Praised by The Guardian as "fearless, dazzling, exceptional", Tamara Stefanovich is one of today's most adventurous and sought-after pianists. After Influences (2019), Visions (2022) and Nicolaou: Etudes & Frames (2023), she now releases her fourth PENTATONE album.

Tracks:
1.1 Piano Sonata No. 2~I. Extrèmement rapide
1.2 Piano Sonata No. 2~II. Lent
1.3 Piano Sonata No. 2~III. Modéré
1.4 Piano Sonata No. 2~IV. Vif
1.5 Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 1~I. Allegro
1.6 Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 1~II. Andante con moto
1.7 Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 1~III. Allegro
1.8 Piano Sonata, BB 88, Sz. 80~I. Allegro moderato
1.9 Piano Sonata, BB 88, Sz. 80~II. Sostenuto e pesante
1.10 Piano Sonata, BB 88, Sz. 80~III. Allegro molto
1.11 Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 12
1.12 Sonata in B Minor, K. 87