Official CDs
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Winner of The 9th SIMCElizaveta UKRAINSKAIA
Pieces
Rameau: Nouvelle suites de pièces de clavecin (1726/27) Suite en sol: “La Poule” “L’Egyptienne” “Les Sauvages”
Mozart: 10 Variations on “Unser dummer Pöbel meint” from “La rencontre imprévue” by Gluck, K455
Brahms: 16 Waltzes, op.39
Prokofiev: 10 Pieces from “Cinderella”, op.97
Liszt: Rhapsodie espagnole, S254
Piano: Elizaveta UKRAINSKAIA
Recorded at Hitachi Systems Hall Sendai Concert Hall on December 14 and 15, 2025.
Release Date: May 13, 2026
Label: SIMC, Fontec (FOCD9935)
Comment from Elizaveta UKRAINSKAIA
Dear music lovers, you’re holding more than just a disc; you’re holding my happiness. Yes, that’s what it looks like! Here I share with you my most intimate, personal, and beloved things; they are my treasure. And I hope that my treasure and happiness will become yours too.
I thought long and hard about the program for my first solo CD, and I decided to make it as diverse as possible: from the Baroque to the 20th century, from France and Russia to Germany and Hungary. You’ll hear pieces by Jean-Philippe Rameau that scatter like pearls and sparkle like diamonds in the sun; the childishly happy and very playful music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; the amazing, touching, grandiose, and famous Waltzes of Johannes Brahms; and the fabulous, whimsical, and very kind music of Sergei Prokofiev!
Franz Liszt’s “Spanish Rhapsody” will conclude our musical journey through countries and eras. This is music of astonishing power, it gives people goosebumps and moves them to tears. Why? It’s simple, because this music is understandable to everyone and needs no explanation. It’s about the power of love, which conquers everything, absolutely everything, even death.
We recorded this CD in Japan after winning the 9th Sendai International Music Competition. I’ve always loved Japanese culture, and I’m honored to now be a part of it.
Sincerely,
Elizaveta