벤자민 그로스브너
춤곡 - 바흐, 쇼팽, 스크리아빈, 그라나도스 지난해 생상스, 라벨의 피아노 협주곡을 담았던 "랩소디 인 블루" 음반이 그라모폰 에디터스 초이스에 선정되는 등 협주곡 음반에서도 좋은 평가를 받았던 벤자민 그로스브너가 두번째 솔로 리사이틀 음반을 발표한다. 이번에는 "춤곡"이라는 주제로 바흐 파르티타에서 쇼팽 폴로네이즈, 스크리아빈 마주르카를 거쳐알베니즈의 탱고에 이르기까지 음악사속 춤곡에서 출발한 피아노 음악의 예술세계를 보여준다. 이것은 또한 부조니가 제자 에곤 페트리에게 제안했던 프로그램으로 그로스브너가 이미 퀸 엘리자베스 홀 데뷔 리사이틀에서 자신있게 연주했던 작품이다. Presto Discs of 2014 Winner Gramophone Magazine Disc of the Month - September 2014 BBC Music Magazine Disc of the month - October 2014 BBC Music Magazine Awards 2015 Instrumental Award Winner The Times 1st August 014 **** “The poise of the sarabande is particularly exquisite: Grosvenor at such points seems inside the notes, entirely the music’s servant...This is an exhilarating programme all told, from a greatly gifted young artist. Excellently recorded, too. And even if Grosvenor records the complete fripperies of Schulz-Evler, I know I’ll still be listening.” The Observer 10th August 2014 **** “the delivery is absolutely winning...The discovery is the Valses Poeticos by Granados, done with total charm and dash. Even the trashy Schulz-Evler mash-up of Strauss's Blue Danube is transmuted by Grosvenor into something breathtaking.” Financial Times 23rd August 2014 *** “This is piano playing of nimbleness and elegance.” Presto Classical Katherine Cooper 11th August 2014 “his playing exudes a buoyance and clarity which really does dance. Everything is consummately classy and eloquent, but nothing is cerebral or micro-managed...Mark my words, this one will be garlanded with awards in the coming months ? and, more importantly, will bring countless hours of pleasure.” Gramophone Magazine September 2014 “performances that are carried forwards on an irresistable tide of youthful exuberance...there is a sense of joyful release, of music-making free from all constraint...Grosvenor may well be the most remarkable young pianist of our time...this is a disc to prompt wonder and delight in equal measure.”
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