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Marius-Francois Gaillard & Carmen Guilbert spielen
This release launches an important new APR series devoted to the French Piano School. For around 150 years France has nurtured a distinctive style of pianism centred on the teaching of the Paris Conservatoire. The heyday of the school was probably the first fifty years of the 20th century and this series of recordings aims to explore in depth the often-forgotten recordings made at this time.- Shop: odax
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Complete Waltzes
When approaching music as popular and as deservedly loved as Chopin's waltzes, a musician must have something special to say for a new recording to make its mark. According to Fou T'Song - no mean Chopin pianist himself - Alessandro Deljavan is 'one of the most interesting pianists I have heard in my life'. Excerpts on YouTube from his success at the 2013 Van Cliburn Competition in Fort Worth confirm the truth and promise of Fou T'Song's acclamation.Among recent and forthcoming recordings in his extensive discography are discs of diverse repertoire drawn from solo and chamber music including the piano quintet of Taneyev, Grieg's violin Sonatas, Bach's keyboard toccatas, cello sonatas by Martucci, and a Schumann recital. But the apparently simplicity of Chopin's waltzes is no less a test of musical and technical mastery than many of these more recondite delights. The 17 waltzes are not gathered into one or two collections like the Etudes, but were composed throughout Chopin's all-too-brief career. For many the best-known and yet also most sublime a distillation of the waltz-form is Op.64 No.1, known as the 'Minute' on account of its brevity. Op.69 No.1 breathes no less spirited an evocation of remembered youth, and yet with the shadow behind its harmonies of regret and melancholy which unforgettably tinge the Nocturnes. There is a waltz for every mood, and Deljavan's interpretations will receive wide critical attention.Chopin's waltzes are written for the Parisian salon, for a sophisticated audience of artists and aristocracy. Though more "light hearted" than most of his other compositions they bear the unmistakable genius of Chopin: refined and exquisite pianism, brilliance and melancholy, sorrow and joy go hand in hand.Italian Alessandro Deljavan is one of the most remarkable pianists of his generation. "His playing is full of intensive power and contagious artistry" (Dmitri Bashkirov), "he is one of the most interesting pianists I've heard in my life" (Fou Ts'Ong), "he is one of the most major talents of his age" (John Perry), "Jaw-dropping virtuosity and heart-stopping eloquence" (Dallas Morning News).- Shop: odax
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Die frühesten Aufnahmen 1952/1953
From the mid 1970's until his death, Cuban born Jorge Bolet emerged as one of the world's truly great pianists and one of the last representatives, along with the likes of Cherkassky, Horowitz and Earl Wild, of the great Romantic tradition of pianism.- Shop: odax
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Active Imagination
***Contains the Digital Bonus Track, 'Waiting II,' an extended and alternate studio take made during the album session. 'Active Imagination (solo piano)' 1999 / Mainya Music Entertainment 43'35' I love this CD! It constantly amazes me how many outstanding composer/pianists there are out there - especially in relation to the few who are highly (commercially)successful within this broad genre. I would say that "Active Imagination" definitely belongs near the top of the heap. Isadar's style is original, and his pianism is excellent. He lists his inspirations as Liz Story, Keith Jarrett, and Bill Evans, and I can hear traces of all three in his playing, but find his composing and playing styles to be uniquely his own. The first three tracks are lively and upbeat ("Active Imagination", "Throwing the Dice", and "Where the Wild Things Are") with an easy, jazzy, improvised feel. The meter changes are fascinating, and the bluesy beat on "Wild Things" is infectious. From there, the mood seems to gradually darken and become more introspective. "Waiting" is a beautiful, flowing mood piece full of questions and a lovely melody line. Isadar's cover of Liz Story's "Wedding Rain" is wonderful - this is a piece I often work on with my advanced students, and everything about Isadar's interpretation of the piece seems right without being a carbon-copy of Liz's recording. "Feu Follett (The 'Spook' Light')" has a nice, easy flow with a strong sense of mystery, it also has an unusual rhythm that lightens the mood and adds a bounce. "Uncertainty" is cooler and more aloof, but gorgeous in it's flowing introspection - that it ends with a major chord, feels like the soul-searching has had positive results. "Love Chaconne" is the closing track, and is the longest and most abstract piece on the CD. The left hand plays a repeated pattern while the right hand goes off in several different directions (one of the primary characteristics of a "chaconne"). Beautiful in it's simplicity, this is the only track that seems to contain an element of pain and sorrow, but never dissolves into melodrama. "Active Imagination" is excellent from start to finish and I highly recommend it to anyone who likes solo piano with substance and complexity, but is still accessible, melodic, and rhythmic. Bravo amundo! Also available as sheet music in songbooks as well as software for the Yamaha Disklavier player-piano. Kathy Parsons MainlyPiano.com 1999.- Shop: odax
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