Irina Georgieva started her musical career at the age of six in Sofia, Bulgaria, receiving the first prize in a regional music competition. She gave her first solo concert at the age of eight. Prizes follow from prestigious international competitions. While still a student at the National Academy of Music in Sofia she performed with the philharmonic orchestras of Sofia, Varna, Pleven, Shumen. In 2001 she won a scholarship from the “Gerber ten Bosch” Foundation and continued her studies in Switzerland at the Music Academy of Basel with Rudolf Buchbinder, who states: “Irina Georgieva is one of the most outstanding piano students encountered during my 35 years of teaching. Her excellent sound culture in connection with stupendous technique, instinctive sense of style, strong personality and charisma predict a great pianistic career for Irina Georgieva.” She brilliantly completed the Basel Music Academy (Concert and Soloist Diploma) having played an integral of works by Sergei Rachmaninoff. The pianist has participated in various competitions and has always been among the laureates. She has played in Switzerland, Italy, France, England, Morocco. Her repertoire includes music from the Baroque to the present. This is what the great piano teacher Lazar Berman says about her: “Irina Georgieva is a very talented artist. Her interpretations are always original, her sound is beautiful, her artistic potential boundless.”
Recorded in Bulgaria Concert Hall, Sofia, on 5-7 March 2011
SERGEY RACHMANINOFF · IRINA GEORGIEVA, piano
Track Listing
Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor op. 36
[1] Allegro agitato 7’29’’
[2] Non allegro. Lento 5’47’’
[3] L’istesso tempo. Allegro molto 4’44’’
Seven Preludes for Piano op. 23
[4] No. 1 in F-sharp Minor – Largo 3’00’’
[5] No. 2 in B-flat Major – Maestoso 3’13’’
[6] No. 3 in D Minor - Tempo di minuetto 3’11’’
[7] No. 4 in D Major - Andante cantabile 3’49’’
[8] No. 5 in G Minor - Alla Marcia 3’46’’
[9] No. 6 in E-flat Major – Andante 2’38’’
[10] No. 7 in C Minor – Allegro 2’33’’
Variations on a Theme of Corelli op. 42
[11] Theme 0’54’’
[12] Variation I 0’30’’
[13] Variation II 0’26’’
[14] Variation III 0’32’’
[15] Variation IV 0’52’’
[16] Variation V 0’19’’
[17] Variation VI 0’20’’
[18] Variation VII 0’28’’
[19] Variation VIII 0’59’’
[20] Variation IX 1’20’’
[21] Variation X 0’34’’
[22] Variation XI 0’22’’
[23] Variation XII 0’36’’
[24] Variation XIII 0’37’’
[25] Intermezzo XIV 1’08’’
[26] Variation XV 1’05’’
[27] Variation XVI 1’24’’
[28] Variation XVII 0’31’’
[29] Variation XVIII 0’59’’
[30] Variation XIX 0’36’’
[31] Variation XX 0’33’’
[32] Variation XXI 1’00’’
[33] Coda 1’29’’
DDD 57’59’’
Participating Artist
IRINA GEORGIEVA, piano