Whispers And Thunder / Illia Ovcharenko

Release Date: 09/05/2025

Label: Steinway & Sons Catalog #: 30219

Composer: Domenico Scarlatti , Franz Liszt , Valentin Silvestrov , Lev Revutsky Performer: Illia Ovcharenko

Works on Recording
Notes and Reviews

Praised as "technically flawless and impeccably musical" (International Piano), Illia Ovcharenko is one of the world?s most celebrated young pianists. The 2022 Honens Prize Laureate debuts on the Steinway & Sons label with a deeply personal program featuring music by composers from his hometown in the Ukraine (Levko Revutsky and Valentin Silvestrov) as well as sonatas by Scarlatti and Liszt.

Album Credits
Recorded January 31- February 1st, 2024 at Sono Luminus Studios, Boyce, Virginia.
Producer: Dan Merceruio
Engineer: Joshua Frey
Mixing and Mastering: Daniel Shores

Executive Producers: Eric Feidner, Jon Feidner, Vivian Chiu
Art Direction: Jackie Fugere Read more /> Design: Cover to Cover Design, Anilda Carrasquillo
Photo of Illia Ovcharenko: Monique de St. Croix
Product Coordinator: Renée Oakford
Piano Technician: John Veitch
Piano: Steinway Model D #590904 (New York)
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1. Sonata for Harpsichord in B minor, K 87/L 33

Composer: Domenico Scarlatti Performer: Illia Ovcharenko (Piano)

Period: Baroque Written: 18th Century Date of Recording: 1/31-2/1/2024 Venue: Sono Luminus Studios, Boyce, Virginia Length: 4 Minutes 59 Secs.

2. Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178

Composer: Franz Liszt Performer: Illia Ovcharenko (Piano)

Period: Romantic Written: 1852-1853 Weimar, Germany Date of Recording: 1/31-2/1/2024 Venue: Sono Luminus Studios, Boyce, Virginia Length: 31 Minutes 37 Secs.

3. Sonata for Harpsichord in B minor, K 27/L 449

Composer: Domenico Scarlatti Performer: Illia Ovcharenko (Piano)

Period: Baroque Written: by 1738 Date of Recording: 1/31-2/1/2024 Venue: Sono Luminus Studios, Boyce, Virginia Length: 2 Minutes 46 Secs.

4. Bagatelle for Piano, Op. 1 No. 1

Composer: Valentin Silvestrov Performer: Illia Ovcharenko (Piano)

Period: 20th-21st Century Date of Recording: 1/31-2/1/2024 Venue: Sono Luminus Studios, Boyce, Virginia Length: 3 Minutes 18 Secs.

5. Prelude for Piano in D flat major, Op. 4 No. 1