...Le Temps perdu... : Faure, Liszt, Ravel, Respighi | Chandos CHAN20235

...Le Temps perdu... : Faure, Liszt, Ravel, Respighi

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Label: Chandos

Cat No: CHAN20235

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 3rd September 2021

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Borrowing from the title of Proust’s great novel, the latest recital by Imogen Cooper features a collection of pieces that she learnt as a teenager in Paris, or in her twenties working with Alfred Brendel in Vienna, but none of which she has performed on the concert platform, or really played at all in the intervening years. Cooper studied in Paris from 1961 to 1967 with Jacques Février (who had known Ravel well), Yvonne Lefébure (who had known Alfred Cortot), and Germaine Mounier. She started to wonder about the messages from her teachers she would find on her scores, and about the nature of memory. She was also interested to see if the repertoire she has acquired since she learnt these pieces would change her view, or shed new light on them. This highly personal recital is an exemplar of Imogen Cooper’s outstanding pianism and musicianship.

Reviews

In the charming booklet essay for her stunning new recording, ‘… Le temps perdu …’, Imogen Cooper explains the title’s reference to Proust. The programme consists of works she took up either as a student at the Paris Conservatoire or during her work with Alfred Brendel in Vienna, but which haven’t been part of her active repertoire since. ... Hence the sense of something long forgotten rediscovered. ... It’s rare to come across music-making so unguardedly personal. Add piano-playing at once cultivated and supremely natural, all of it delivered from an open mind and heart, and the combination is something you won’t want to miss.  Patrick Rucker
Gramophone October 2021
Gramophone Editor's Choice

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