Video of the day: an exclusive first look at Benjamin Grosvenor's new album

Gramophone
Friday, September 2, 2016

In a Gramophone video exclusive, Grosvenor performs Mendelssohn's F minor Prelude

Benjamin Grosvenor's new album, 'Homages', features Chopin's Barcarolle in F sharp major, Liszt's Venezia e Napoli, Franck's Prélude, Choral et Fugue, Bach's Partita in D Minor for Solo Violin (arranged by Busoni), and Preludes and Fugues by Mendelssohn, and will get its international release on September 9.

We're pleased to present an exclusive first look at Grosvenor's new album as he performs Mendelssohn's F minor Prelude below:

Grosvenor is, of course, no stranger to Gramophone's readers, having been named our Young Artist of the Year in 2012, as well as winning the Instrumental category in the same year for his recording of Chopin, Liszt and Ravel, his debut recording for Decca Classics.

Our reviewer, Rob Cowan, wrote of that outstanding release: 'While listening I thought to myself, this is the artistry of an era I thought was long gone, the era of Cortot, Horowitz, Friedman, Cherkassky. You see, their sort of playing isn’t just the province of "wrinklies" like me. There’s a hugely gifted 20-year-old out there who can actually make that world come alive, who lives it as authentically as they did. We should rejoice that a voice such as his is thriving among us.'

For more information about Benjamin Grosvenor's 'Homages', visit: deccaclassics.com

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