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Engaging the audience: James Newby and Joseph Middleton in a folk-inspired programme at a cool Leeds café/bar
[…] in a way that was informative, yet entertainingly self-deprecating; I have never heard the word 'wanky' used as an adjective (to describe his explanation of the raison d'etre of the programme) on the concert platform before!We began with the traditional, Scarborough Fair, Newby beginning unaccompanied and then the piano joining in. Hauntingly done, yet we heard far more verses than is often the case, giving a real story to the piece. Then came Matyas Seiber's Rossignol, a vivid piece that Newby really identified with. Throughout the set, he really used the whole platform space and gave us some really engaging storytelling, allied to fine singing indeed.Ravel's Cinq Mélodies populaires grecques are folk-song arrangements originally done for a lecture. These are short, yet vivid pieces with both Newby and Middleton bringing out the character of each. 'Le Réveil de la Mariée' was urgent, with Newby's flashing eyes conveying much, 'Là-bas, vers l’église' […]
2023-10-02 03:30:00
Éventail (CD Review)
by Karl NehringRavel: Pièce en forme de Habanera; Saint-Saëns: Sonate, op.166; André Jolivet: Controversia*; Messiaen: Vocalise-Étude; Morceau de lecture; Ravel: Deux Mélodies hébraïques; Kaddisch; Milhaud: Vocalise-Étude; Debussy: Syrinx; Koechlin: Le repos de Tityre, op. 216/10; Jolivet: Chant pour les piroguiers de l'Orénoque; Debussy: Petite pièce; Saint-Saëns: Le Rossignol; Robert Casadesus: Sonate, op.23. Heinz Holliger, oboe, oboe d’amore; Anton Kernjak, piano; Alice Belugou, harp*. ECM New Series 2694Swiss oboist, composer, and conductor Heinz Holliger (b. 1939) has enjoyed a long and illustrious musical career. Many composers have written works for him, including Frank Martin, Olivier Messiaen, Witold Lutoslawski, Luciano Berio, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Elliott Carter, Hans Werner Henze, Krzysztof Penderecki, and Isang Yun. A glance at the ECM website reveals that Éventail (“Fan”) is the latest of more that two dozen recordings he has made for the label in those roles of composer, conductor, and performer. Introducing his latest recording, Holliger writes: “The fan that opens like cautious butterfly wings, barely opening or timidly closing again, is the reflection of […]
2022-08-11 05:01:24
Most pianists who’ve recorded all or some of the 53 piano miniatures encompassing Reynaldo Hahn’s Le Rossignol éperdu understandably emphasize the music’s inherent charm. By contrast, Pavel Kolesnikov searches for and often achieves profundity. He does this by way of generally slower tempos that lend themselves to a wide palette of dynamic gradations, variety of […]
2022-07-28 05:22:00
Piano Potpourri, No. 7 (CD reviews)
[…] way the recording closes out, Variations XXIX-XXXIII. These variations have a little bit of everytbing, blessed with some of the most sublime soft and slow passages extant. (unless you are perhaps quite young, XXXI will likely have you reflecting on mortality), culminating with Variation XXXIII, marked Tempo di Minuetto, moderato, and sounding like one final farewell dance. This is a truly first-rate recording of a sometimes-overlooked masterpiece.Reynaldo Hahn: Poèmes & Valses. Contains selections from Le Rossignol Éperdu (53 Poèmes pour Piano) and Premières Valses. Pavel Kolesnikov, piano. Hyperion CDA68383.Not having heard of either the composer or the performer before receiving this release for review, I really had no idea what to expect, but once again this is one of those cases of being most pleasantly surprised by what awaited me when I finally got around to giving this CD an audition. It turns out that Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947) was born in […]
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