Chopin - Etudes
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Label: Orfeo
Cat No: C922171A
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 9th June 2017
Contents
Artists
Amir Katz (piano)About
Times have changed since then, however, and the technical standard expected today of a young pianist has risen markedly, while at the same time much has happened in the musical sphere when it comes to Chopin interpretation. Today, all of the Polish genius’s works have increasingly come to the fore for their uniqueness and their unsurpassed quality, with the result that more and more pianists are daring to tackle the fearsome 24 Études – at least in the studio. In preparation for the studio recording, Amir Katz sought audience approval by performing the works frequently, and to great acclaim, in concert. As with previous projects, he wanted to take a holistic approach to the pieces, beginning with the famous ‘bracket effect’ of the first and last pieces in C major and C minor, both of them closely related to the first two pieces of Bach’s Well-tempered Clavier and to the last Étude that then modulates back to C major – which ultimately brings the work full circle in terms of tonality. What is more, in his assiduous study of the sources on early performance practice, Amir Katz has found divergence in the earlier (faster) original tempi, especially in the slower movements, and exact tempo correspondences between various pieces. The young virtuoso proves his credentials in these masterworks with a flawless clarity that is more than equal to its stylistically refined, artistically ‘simplified’ neo-Baroque echoes.
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