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Frédéric Chopin Alexei Volodin Piano worksComposer: Frédéric Chopin |
1CD |
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Challenge Classics |
0608917235425 | CC 72354 | 02-2010 €17.95
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INFORMATION
Alexei Volodin is a modest musician, enormously talented but absolutely no 'showman', because that has nothing to do with art, according to himself. When he reads or hears that he has played a piece perfectly he disagrees. He is not like a perfect machine or computer. A human being does not play perfectly and is not supposed to. Rather a human being is inspired, that is a far better word for his interpretations, also on this Chopin-cd. A magnificent recording of a internationally well-known pianist!
Fredéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Chopin is seen as one of the great composers, although his oeuvre is for the most part comprised of music for piano, solo or music that has a Piano in it.
Daniel Barenboim once said, "Like a concave mirror Chopins music combines and condenses aristocratic and individual personality, fantasy and awareness of form, Nationalidiom and abstraction of consummate art, whose value most be measured not by its dimension, but by its concentration. Chopins music combines, often in a small space, an almost unparalleled richness of harmony and melody, a beautiful blend of romantic expression and Classical severity."
The works recorded here demonstrate that characterization admirably.
Fredéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Chopin is seen as one of the great composers, although his oeuvre is for the most part comprised of music for piano, solo or music that has a Piano in it.
Daniel Barenboim once said, "Like a concave mirror Chopins music combines and condenses aristocratic and individual personality, fantasy and awareness of form, Nationalidiom and abstraction of consummate art, whose value most be measured not by its dimension, but by its concentration. Chopins music combines, often in a small space, an almost unparalleled richness of harmony and melody, a beautiful blend of romantic expression and Classical severity."
The works recorded here demonstrate that characterization admirably.
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PRESS REVIEWS
De uitgave Chopin Piano Works Alexei Volodin (cd, Challenge Classics) steekt er met kop en schouder bovenuit. Volodin, de inmiddels 33-jarige Russische vituoos, overrompelt met zijn klasse. Maarten-Jan Dongelmans - De Gelderlander - April 2010
The edition Chopin Piano Works Alexei Volodin (CD, Classics Challenge) sticks out with head and shoulders above the rest. Volodin, the now 33-year-old Russian vituoos, surprises you with his class. Maarten-Jan Dongelmans - De Gelderlander - April 2010
Twee jaar geleden maakte de toen 31-jarige Alexei Volodin zijn debuut in de serie Meesterpianisten in het Amsterdamse Concertgebouw. Hij deed dat met een programma met vooral veel Chopin, en zowel pers als publiek was laaiend enthousiast. NRC noemde hem een genie, en na het beluisteren van zijn eerste cd met uisluitend werken van Chopin , is duidelijk waarom. HDr - Mania Klassiek - april 2010
Two years ago, the then 31-year-old Alexei Volodine makes his debut in Master Pianists series at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. He did this with a program with a lot of Chopin, and both press and public was estatic. NRC called him a genius, and after listening to his first CD with works by Chopin addressed solely, it is clear why. HDR - Mania Classic - April 2010
De 33-jarige Russische Pianist Alexei Volodin maakt de laatste jaren furore op de grote concertpodia in de wereld. De pers roemt hem om zijn "goddelijke inspiratie"en "volleerde aanslagkunst die men heden ten dage nog maar zelden hoort". Rene Boers, Minka Bos en Dolores Thijs - Plus - Mei 2010
The 33-year-old Russian pianist Alexei Volodine is the last years very popular and plays at big concert venues around the world. The press praised him for his divine inspiration and consummate art and that is something your do not hear every day. Rene Boers, Minka and Dolores Bos Thijs - Plus - May 2010
"Die Musik ist dadurich Liszt'schen Salonkunststücken näher als es ihr hoch verdichteter Charakter vorgibt." Sven Kerkhoff - musikansich.de 2010
"De muziek staat daardoor dichterbij de Lisztse salonkunstwerken dan het bekende karakter wat er vaak aan gegeven wordt." Sven Kerkhoff - musikansich.de 2010
"The music is because of that closer to the Salon pieces of Liszt, that what if mainly known as the character of these pieces." Sven Kerkhoff - musikansich.de 2010
"Hij speelt Chopin met meer temperament, spontaner en opwindender, zonder dat dat ten koste gaat van de precisie en de helderheid." Hans Quant Luister mei 2010
"He plays Chopin with more temperament, spontaneous and excitement, without sacrificing the precision and clarity." Hans Quant Luister May 2010
The edition Chopin Piano Works Alexei Volodin (CD, Classics Challenge) sticks out with head and shoulders above the rest. Volodin, the now 33-year-old Russian vituoos, surprises you with his class. Maarten-Jan Dongelmans - De Gelderlander - April 2010
Twee jaar geleden maakte de toen 31-jarige Alexei Volodin zijn debuut in de serie Meesterpianisten in het Amsterdamse Concertgebouw. Hij deed dat met een programma met vooral veel Chopin, en zowel pers als publiek was laaiend enthousiast. NRC noemde hem een genie, en na het beluisteren van zijn eerste cd met uisluitend werken van Chopin , is duidelijk waarom. HDr - Mania Klassiek - april 2010
Two years ago, the then 31-year-old Alexei Volodine makes his debut in Master Pianists series at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. He did this with a program with a lot of Chopin, and both press and public was estatic. NRC called him a genius, and after listening to his first CD with works by Chopin addressed solely, it is clear why. HDR - Mania Classic - April 2010
De 33-jarige Russische Pianist Alexei Volodin maakt de laatste jaren furore op de grote concertpodia in de wereld. De pers roemt hem om zijn "goddelijke inspiratie"en "volleerde aanslagkunst die men heden ten dage nog maar zelden hoort". Rene Boers, Minka Bos en Dolores Thijs - Plus - Mei 2010
The 33-year-old Russian pianist Alexei Volodine is the last years very popular and plays at big concert venues around the world. The press praised him for his divine inspiration and consummate art and that is something your do not hear every day. Rene Boers, Minka and Dolores Bos Thijs - Plus - May 2010
"Die Musik ist dadurich Liszt'schen Salonkunststücken näher als es ihr hoch verdichteter Charakter vorgibt." Sven Kerkhoff - musikansich.de 2010
"De muziek staat daardoor dichterbij de Lisztse salonkunstwerken dan het bekende karakter wat er vaak aan gegeven wordt." Sven Kerkhoff - musikansich.de 2010
"The music is because of that closer to the Salon pieces of Liszt, that what if mainly known as the character of these pieces." Sven Kerkhoff - musikansich.de 2010
"Hij speelt Chopin met meer temperament, spontaner en opwindender, zonder dat dat ten koste gaat van de precisie en de helderheid." Hans Quant Luister mei 2010
"He plays Chopin with more temperament, spontaneous and excitement, without sacrificing the precision and clarity." Hans Quant Luister May 2010
TRACKS
- 1 Frédéric Chopin; Impromptu no. 1 A flat major op. 29
- 2 Frédéric Chopin; Impromptu no. 2 F sharp major op. 36
- 3 Frédéric Chopin; Impromptu no. 3 G flat major op. 51
- 4 Frédéric Chopin; Impromptu no. 4 c sharp minor op. 66
- 5 Frédéric Chopin; Barcarole F sharp major op. 60
- 6 Frédéric Chopin; Polonaise-Fantaisie A flat major op. 61
- 7 Frédéric Chopin; Sonata no. 3 b minor op. 58 - Allegro maestoso
- 8 Frédéric Chopin; Sonata no. 3 b minor op. 58 - Scherzo. Molto vivace
- 9 Frédéric Chopin; Sonata no. 3 b minor op. 58 - Largo
- 10 Frédéric Chopin; Sonata no. 3 b minor op. 58 - Finale. Presto, ma non tanto
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