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Brahms, Bartók, & Liszt / Alexandre Kantorow
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Brahms, Bartók, & Liszt / Alexandre Kantorow

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Composer
BARTOK BRAHMS LISZT
Artist
Alexandre Kantorow
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Sep 04, 2020
Catalog #
BIS-2380
UPC
7318599923802

About

In 2019, at the age of 22, Alexandre Kantorow became the first French pianist to win the prestigious Tchaikovsky Competition. Before then he had released three acclaimed albums, awarded distinctions such as Diapason d'or de l'Année and Gramophone's Editor's Choice and earning Kantorow descriptions ranging from 'Liszt reincarnated' to 'a firebreathing virtuoso with a poetic charm and innate stylistic mastery'. The present recital, his first release since the Tchaikovsky Competition, offers plenty of scope for virtuosity, poetry and charm, always filtered through an acute stylistic consciousness. The programme is constructed around three rhapsodies, a genre whose improvisatory character corresponds perfectly with the spirit of Romanticism but here interpreted by three highly distinct artistic temperaments: Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms and Béla Bartók.

REVIEW:

Kantorow is obviously an outstanding pianist and musician with an agile technique that allows him perfect clarity in the most complex textures, abundant sensitivity and refinement, and maturity well beyond his years. Arrival finally at the 11th Liszt Rhapsody feels like the achievement of an oasis of purest classicism and succinct expression, and provides a showcase for Kantorow’s ability to maintain clarity and poise at breakneck speed.

– Gramophone (Editor's Choice, Novembere 2020)

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 2 Rhapsodies, Op. 79: No. 1 in B Minor 09:51
    Track
    1
    Title
    2 Rhapsodies, Op. 79: No. 1 in B Minor
    Duration
    09:51
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Alexandre Kantorow
  2. 2 I. Allegro non troppo, ma energico 06:11
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo, ma energico
    Duration
    06:11
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Alexandre Kantorow
  3. 3 II. Andante con espressione 06:04
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Andante con espressione
    Duration
    06:04
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Alexandre Kantorow
  4. 4 III. Scherzo: Allegro 04:18
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Alexandre Kantorow
  5. 5 IV. Finale: Introduzione (Sostenuto) - Allegro non troppo e rubato 12:30
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Finale: Introduzione (Sostenuto) - Allegro non troppo e rubato
    Duration
    12:30
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Alexandre Kantorow
  6. 6 Rhapsody, Op. 1, BB 36a 20:02
    Track
    6
    Title
    Rhapsody, Op. 1, BB 36a
    Duration
    20:02
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Performer
    Alexandre Kantorow
  7. 7 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 11 in A Minor 06:08
    Track
    7
    Title
    19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 11 in A Minor
    Duration
    06:08
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Alexandre Kantorow