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Legends

Alexander Gadjiev (piano)

Legends
This new Fuga Libera album shows him to be a gifted young musician of great promise. In 'La cathédrale engloutie', an immense arsenal of touch is employed to achieve a broad range of colour,...

Legends

Alexander Gadjiev (piano)

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This new Fuga Libera album shows him to be a gifted young musician of great promise. In 'La cathédrale engloutie', an immense arsenal of touch is employed to achieve a broad range of colour,...

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Alexander Gadjiev’s album Legends takes listeners on a journey through the timeless legends and stories hidden within music, revealing its power to conjure entire worlds. In Debussy’s La cathédrale engloutie, ghostly bells rise from a submerged cathedral, bringing a Breton myth to life. Liszt’s Funérailles rages with thunderous chords, evoking a battle against mortality, whilst Musorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition unfolds a vivid tapestry of Slavic folklore and European scenes. Prokofiev’s Légende tells an enchanted tale of light and shadow, and Scriabin’s Sonata No. 9 (Black Mass) immerses us in an eerie, otherworldly soundscape. Franck’s Prélude, Fugue et Variation offers a sublime reflection on the soul’s journey, while Bach-Siloti’s Prelude in B minor resonates like a timeless, universal hymn. The Italian-Slovenian pianist has designed this programme to offer listeners a profound and mythical experience.

Contents and tracklist

I. Promenade
Track length1:18
II. Gnomus
Track length2:33
III. Promenade
Track length0:55
IV. Il vecchio castello
Track length4:01
V. Promenade
Track length0:24
VI. Tuileries (Dispute d’enfants après jeux)
Track length1:02
VII. Bydło
Track length2:58
VIII. Promenade
Track length0:48
IX. Ballet des poussins dans leurs coques
Track length1:15
X. Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuÿle
Track length2:08
XI. Promenade
Track length1:22
XII. Limoges. Le marché (La grande nouvelle)
Track length1:22
XIII. Catacombae (Sepulcrum romanum)
Track length1:51
XIV. Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
Track length1:57
XV. La cabane sur des pattes de poule (Baba-Yaga)
Track length3:04
XVI. La grande porte de Kiev
Track length5:29

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October 2025

This new Fuga Libera album shows him to be a gifted young musician of great promise. In 'La cathédrale engloutie', an immense arsenal of touch is employed to achieve a broad range of colour, nuance and sound.
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