Resemblances Catalin Serban

• Alexander Scriabin (1872 - 1915): Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23:
• 1Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23: I. Dramatico05:37
• 2Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23: II. Allegretto02:19
• 3Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23: III. Andante04:10
• 4Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23: IV. Presto con fuoco05:30
• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58, B. 155:
• 5Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58, B. 155: I. Allegro maestoso08:33
• 6Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58, B. 155: II. Scherzo. Molto vivace02:44
• 7Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58, B. 155: III. Largo09:47
• 8Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58, B. 155: IV. Finale. Presto ma non tanto05:17
• Alexander Scriabin: 2 Nocturnes, Op. 5:
• 9Scriabin: 2 Nocturnes, Op. 5: No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Andante03:40
• 10Scriabin: 2 Nocturnes, Op. 5: No. 2 in A Major, Allegretto02:51
• Frédéric Chopin: 2 Nocturnes, Op. 27, B. 91:
• 11Chopin: 2 Nocturnes, Op. 27, B. 91: No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor, Larghetto05:37
• 12Chopin: 2 Nocturnes, Op. 27, B. 96: No. 2 in D-Flat Major, Lento sostenuto06:00
• Alexander Scriabin:
• 13Scriabin: Fantasie in B Minor, Op. 2808:43
• Frédéric Chopin:
• 14Chopin: Fantasie in F Minor, Op. 49, B. 13712:43
• Total Runtime01:23:31

Info for Resemblances

The composers Frédéric Chopin and Alexander Scriabin sought other worlds – to float, to ascend to heaven. Pianist Catalin Serban juxtaposes their piano works on his new GENUIN album, made possible by Konzertleben e.V. and C. Bechstein grand piano. A multiple first prize winner at piano competitions in Germany, Italy, and Romania, Catalin Serban has established himself as a soloist and chamber musician. His work has focused intensively on the Romantic and early modern piano repertoire and chamber music literature.

In this production, Catalin Serban presents sonatas, nocturnes, and fantasias by the two composers, who are vastly different and yet, in some respects, bear similarities. Serban's highly virtuosic and sensitive piano playing shows the paths of the two, away from compartmentalization and narrowness, towards new spaces and the greatest possible freedom of movement.

Catalin Serban, piano

Catalin Serban
began his musical training at the age of six at the George Enescu Music High School in Bucharest. He later studied at the Berlin University of the Arts and completed his concert exam at the University of Music Lübeck with Konrad Elser. He participated in master classes with Claude Frank, Pascal Devoyon, and Elena Lapitskaja, among other artists.

In addition to several awards at international piano competitions, including the European Piano Contest Bremen, Serban received a scholarship from the Berlin University of the Arts, the Paul Hindemith Society also in Berlin, and the Marie-Luise Imbusch Foundation in Lübeck. As a soloist and dedicated chamber musician, Serban has performed in the Berlin Philharmonie, Konzerthaus Berlin, Bucharest Athenaeum, Die Glocke Bremen, and other well-known halls as well as at a number of international festivals.

His recordings to date include performances for Radio Romania and Radio Bremen as well as a solo CD featuring works by Enescu, Scriabin, and Schubert (Des cloches sonores). He has taught at the University of Music Lübeck since 2007, and since 2018 he has also served as a piano lecturer at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin. Catalin Serban resides and works in Berlin.

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