Simon Trpčeski
Trpčeski at the Wigmore for first live recording
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Genre:
Instrumental
Label: Wigmore Hall Live
Magazine Review Date: 06/2013
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 79
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: WHLive0058
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
(16) Deutsche Tänze and 2 Ecossaises |
Franz Schubert, Composer
Simon Trpceski, Piano |
Fantasy, 'Wandererfantasie' |
Franz Schubert, Composer
Simon Trpceski, Piano |
Preludes and Fugues, Movement: Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV543 |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Simon Trpceski, Piano |
Années de pèlerinage année 2: Italie, Movement: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca |
Franz Liszt, Composer
Simon Trpceski, Piano |
Années de pèlerinage année 3, Movement: Les jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este |
Franz Liszt, Composer
Simon Trpceski, Piano |
(19) Hungarian Rhapsodies, Movement: No. 2 in C sharp minor |
Franz Liszt, Composer
Simon Trpceski, Piano |
Schwanengesang (Schubert), Movement: No. 7, Ständchen, 'Leise flehen' (2nd version) |
Franz Liszt, Composer
Simon Trpceski, Piano |
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 24 in D minor |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Simon Trpceski, Piano |
Author: Jeremy Nicholas
Not that there is anything production-line about Trp∂eski. Far from it. After the enchanting sequence of the 16 German Dances, he heads out to the deeper waters of the great C major Fantasy. He takes the beginning a shade too steadily (more maestoso than allegro con fuoco), an indication of his view of the work as a whole – less endearing than Edwin Fischer in his cherishable 1934 recording (APR or Pearl, 3/97), but superior in technique, allowing him greater expressive freedom and clarity in the Scherzo and, especially, the powerful concluding Allegro.
After a beautifully voiced Bach-Liszt Prelude and Fugue, sparingly pedalled, like the Fantasy (‘It sings out in all its purity like a palate-cleanser’ – Cara Chanteau in her excellent booklet), Trp∂eski gives us three different shades of Liszt: the tone-poet, the impressionist and the entertainer. They wrap up what is becoming increasingly rare to find on disc: a proper piano recital – a varied, thoughtfully chosen programme, a rewarding musical and pianistic experience one wants to return to, superbly recorded, classily presented and featuring the playing of a master pianist.
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