Bartok / Kantorow - Brahms Bartok & Liszt [CD]

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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, aw arded 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. Tracklist: 2 Rhapsodies, Op. 79: No. 1 In B Minor Piano Sonata No. 2 In F-Sharp Minor, Op. 2: I. Allegro Non Troppo, Ma Energico Piano Sonata No. 2 In F-Sharp Minor, Op. 2: II. Andante Con Espressione Piano Sonata No. 2 In F-Sharp Minor, Op. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio. Poco Più Moderato Piano Sonata No. 2 In F-Sharp Minor, Op. 2: IV. Finale. Sostenuto - Allegro Non Troppo E Rubato Rhapsody, Op. 1, Sz. 26 Hungarian Rhapsody In A Minor, S. 244 No. 11 UPC: 7318599923802Label: BisRelease Date: 9.4.20Format: CD Show more