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Brazilian pianist (1944–2021)
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2023-09-01 10:47:56
LEBRECHT LISTENS | Sergio Tiempo’s Hommage Sets A Tone Of Enlightened Collaboration That Begins With Martha Argerich
Sergio Tiempo’s partners on this varied compilation album include Martha Argerich, Mischa Maisky, Nelson Freire and Karin Lechner.
2022-10-27 17:53:42
Lang Lang’s tribute to Disney movie music, Anthony Davis’s Malcolm X opera and unreleased Nelson Freire recordings are among the highlights.
2022-02-21 15:19:49
Maurice Ravel’s “La valse” exists in three versions – including this one for two pianos – all written between December 1919 and March 1920. The preface to the score includes the following descriptive note: “Whirling clouds give glimpses, through rifts, of couples dancing. The clouds scatter, little by little. One sees an immense hall filled with a twirling crowd. The scene is gradually illuminated. The light of the chandeliers bursts forth, fortissimo. An imperial court, in or about 1855.” The work begins with vague murmurings in the bass register, from which a waltz rhythm is established. This evolves into a
2022-02-11 19:14:27
Pianist Elena Fischer-Dieskau is consistently praised by critics and audiences for her intensely captivating stage presence, and she provokes great enthusiasm each time she performs. Elena has appeared at prestigious festivals and concert halls around the world including the Edinburgh International Festival, Perth Concert Hall, Cidade das Artes and Theatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro), Brahms-Gesellschaft Schleswig-Holstein, Lisztomanias de Chateauroux, Earthquake concert series (Friedrichshafen), Historisches Kaufhaus (Freiburg), Festival International de Colmar ‘Vladimir Spivakov’, Auditorium du Louvre. The world renowned pianist Nelson Freire called her ‘a great revelation’ in the Brazilian Press after attending one of her performances of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No 2 with
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