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Piano Transcriptions (CD)

By: Arcadi Volodos (Performer)

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DISC 1 for Piano Transcriptions (CD) Album By Arcadi Volodos (Performer)
1   Variations on a Theme from Bizet's "Carmen"
2   Songs (6), Op. 4: no 2, Morning
3   Songs (12), Op. 21: no 9, Melody
4   Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 2 in C sharp minor
5   Am Tage aller Seelen (Schubert) for Piano, S 562 no 1
6   Schwanengesang (Schubert), S 560: no 3, Aufenthalt
7   Schwanengesang (Schubert), S 560: no 10, Liebesbotschaft
8   Tale of Tsar Saltan: Suite, Op. 57 - Flight of the bumblebee
9   Pieces (3) from Cinderella for Piano, Op. 95: no 2, Gavotte
10   Pieces (10) from Cinderella for Piano, Op. 97: no 6, Oriental Dance
11   Pieces (6) from Cinderella, Op. 102: no 1
12   Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Path‚tique": 3rd movement, March - Allegro molto vivace
13   Trio Sonata for Organ no 5 in C major, BWV 529: 2nd movement, Largo
14   Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i): 3rd movement, Rondo alla turca
 

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This disc was nominated for the 1998 Grammy Award for "Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)."

Long live the Golden Age! A look at the program and all the hyphenation, Schubert-Liszt, Bach-Feinberg, etc., tells you you're in a bygone era, the Golden Age of pianism when titans straddled the bench and ruled the world from their keyboards. So you put on this CD and the first thing you hear is unbelievable, Horowitz's 'Carmen' paraphrase played as brilliantly as, but obviously not by, Horowitz--the tone is much too suave and rounded. It is Arcadi Volodos, of Madrid by way of St. Petersburg and yes, he has the stuff to keep you enthralled for the sixty-one minutes it takes to play this disk.

There is something very right about Volodos' playing. The romantic attitude seems genuine, he has the sensitivity to offset the brilliance and all the jaw-dropping virtuosity is achieved with a sense of fun that communicates readily to the listener. The recital carefully balances the sublime, such as the Prokofiev 'Cinderella' pieces or the Bach-Feinberg "Largo" with the delirious, such as the Rimsky-Cziffra "Flight of the Bumblebee" or the utterly zany Mozart-Volodos "Turkish March." This is a knockout debut.

REVIEWS:

American Record Guide (11-12/97, p.242) - "...remarkably talented young pianist....Most of this material is virtuoso stuff, and Volodos carries it off brilliantly....but he also plays the more lyrical pieces well....This is a thoroughly enjoyable recital..."

Fanfare (9-10/97, p.355) - "Arcadi Volodos throws down the gauntlet and challenges Horowitz, Feinberg, and Cziffra on their own terrain ....surmounts the most difficult challenges with ‚lan...Such virtuosity would in itself be cause for celebration, but...what commands even more attention than the muscularity...is a rare sensitivity of his handling of less sensational details....astounding release....highest recommendation."

BBC Music (12/97, p.58) - "...hugely entertaining debut disc....astonishingly gifted artist..."

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