The Genius of Pogorelich
CML call number: CD/CLASSICAL/Pogorelich
Anthony Tommasini wrote in the New York Times: "This spring Deutsche Grammophon released a two-disc compilation of [Ivo Pogorelich]'s early recordings. … The program includes solo works by Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Scarlatti and Ravel, as well as Chopin's Second and Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concertos, with Claudio Abbado conducting. The performances should introduce a new generation of listeners to the riveting yet confounding artistry of the young Mr. Pogorelich. … Mr. Pogorelich's playing is never less than mesmerizing, and his interpretive ideas, however curious, seem motivated by genuine instincts and intriguing perceptions. … Mr. Pogorelich emerges as master of … the ability to articulate uncannily details and inner voices in a piece. There is, for example, his arresting account of Schumann's Toccata (Op. 7). This daunting piece consists of some seven minutes of perpetual-motion chords and leaps, woven through with a murmuring melody and intricate inner voices. Most pianists cannot conceal the sheer struggle of playing it. Mr. Pogorelich dispatches the toccata with cool aplomb. …" ("A Moody Dionysus of the Piano," 7/1/06).
Anthony Tommasini wrote in the New York Times: "This spring Deutsche Grammophon released a two-disc compilation of [Ivo Pogorelich]'s early recordings. … The program includes solo works by Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Scarlatti and Ravel, as well as Chopin's Second and Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concertos, with Claudio Abbado conducting. The performances should introduce a new generation of listeners to the riveting yet confounding artistry of the young Mr. Pogorelich. … Mr. Pogorelich's playing is never less than mesmerizing, and his interpretive ideas, however curious, seem motivated by genuine instincts and intriguing perceptions. … Mr. Pogorelich emerges as master of … the ability to articulate uncannily details and inner voices in a piece. There is, for example, his arresting account of Schumann's Toccata (Op. 7). This daunting piece consists of some seven minutes of perpetual-motion chords and leaps, woven through with a murmuring melody and intricate inner voices. Most pianists cannot conceal the sheer struggle of playing it. Mr. Pogorelich dispatches the toccata with cool aplomb. …" ("A Moody Dionysus of the Piano," 7/1/06).
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