Showing posts with label Alexander Scriabin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alexander Scriabin. Show all posts
6.2.19

Dip Your Ears, No. 223 (Vadym Kholodenko's Scriabin)

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Alexander Scriabin , Preludes, Etudes et al. for Piano Vadym Kholodenko (piano) Harmonia Mundi The Ukrainian Vadym Kholodenko, 2013...
11.4.18

Forbes Review: Visiting Nazgûl - An Evening Of Late Schumann And Darker Schubert

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...When I had to review a painstakingly lovely recording of the Well-Tempered Clavier some months ago, I searched for a foil. I found it in...
18.6.16

CD Review: Gergiev's Scriabin

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Scriabin, Symphonies 1/2, E. Sergeeva, A. Timchenko, London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, V. Gergiev ( released on May 13, 2016 ) LSO ...
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12.1.16

Christopher Taylor

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W. Bolcom, Twelve New Etudes , C. Taylor (JDR, 2000) Charles T. Downey, Pianist Christopher Taylor cranks the bombast dial a little too...
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2.9.15

Briefly Noted: Piano Concertos by Medtner, Scriabin

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Medtner, Piano Concerto No. 3 / Scriabin, Piano Concerto, Y. Sudbin, Bergen Philharmonic, A. Litton ( released on February 10, 2015 ) BIS...
23.3.15

Yuliya Gorenman and Russian Composers

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Beethoven, Piano Sonatas, Y. Gorenman (2010) Charles T. Downey, Pianist Yuliya Gorenman takes on Russian composers at Katzen Center ( W...
13.2.15

Eight Questions for Daniil Trifonov

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Here’s a brief interview with Daniil Trifonov at the Wiener Konzerthaus, before a performance of Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto with...
10.11.14

Beatrice Rana Returns

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Chopin, Preludes / Scriabin, Sonata No. 2, B. Rana, recorded at the Concours Musical International de Montréal (ATMA Classique, 2012) C...
25.10.14

BSO Blisses Out

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Scriabin, Complete Symphonies / Le Poeme de l'extase , Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, V. Ashkenazy (Decca, 2003) This weekend...
14.5.13

Martina Filjak @ Phillips

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Charles T. Downey, At Phillips, pianist Martina Filjak offers unexpected interpretations of familiar works Washington Post , May 14, 2013...
1.5.13

Andrew Tyson, YCA

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Charles T. Downey, At Kennedy Center, pianist Andrew Tyson makes debut solo recital Washington Post , May 2, 2013 Scriabin, Sonata No....
26.2.13

Alexander Melnikov @ Phillips

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Shostakovich, Piano Concertos 1/2, A. Melnikov, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, T. Currentzis We looked forward to hearing Russian pianist Alex...
21.1.13

Daniil Trifonov, Anguished Soul

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Chopin, Preludes, op. 28, G. Sokolov [ Review ] Scriabin, Piano Sonatas, M.-A. Hamelin In the calculated pursuit of technical perfect...
31.12.12

Ionarts-at-Large: HJ Lim, Ken Masur, and Hints of Scriabin

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HJ Lim is best known for a marketing blast by EMI, eager to promote the young Korean pianist’s recording of the (almost*) complete Beethov...
16.7.12

The Most Regrettable Death of the Conductor

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Intelligent programming trumps musical horse-power: A self-serving Celibidache-memorial performance of Zubin Mehta in Bruckner’s Eighth S...
5.3.12

Benjamin Grosvenor, Prodigy Grown Up

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Charles T. Downey, Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor offers depth at Kennedy Center Washington Post , March 5, 2012 Chopin / Liszt / Ravel, B...
8.6.11

Joel Fan Bludgeons Chopin

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Read my review published yesterday in the Style section of the Washington Post : Charles T. Downey, Pianist Joel Fan performs at the Nat...
7.5.11

Aimard Unravels Fraying Edge of Tonality

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Ravel, Piano Concertos / Miroirs , P.-L. Aimard, Cleveland Orchestra, P. Boulez (2010) Richard Wagner, author of the treatise Das Judent...
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5.5.11

Aimard Plays Sixth and I

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Scriabin / Y. Sudbin [ REVIEW ] Scriabin / V. Ashkenazy Scriabin (inter alia) / A. Lubimov [ REVIEW ] It seemed unjust that the re...
12.10.10

*15-16-17-18

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“15” – Stuttgart. Piano Recital. Herbert Schuch Just back from the Julian Rachlin Festival in Dubrovnik mid-September, I found myself on ...