Nicholas Angelich – Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Piano Sonata No. 8, Romeo & Juliet (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Nicholas Angelich – Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Piano Sonata No. 8, Romeo & Juliet (2021)
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Nicholas Angelich’s new album is dedicated to Prokofiev, the so-called unclassifiable artist– considered revolutionary by some, neo-classical by others.

Coming to public attention as a virtuoso pianist, Sergei Prokofiev left a fascinating body of work, that of a composer torn between two societies, between the culture of his homeland and the unchallenged culture of the West.

The third and last of the “war Sonatas”, the Eighth Sonata was premiered by Emil Gilels in 1944. Serious and virtuosic, it is also the longest and, probably, the most “human” (Michel Hofmann) sonata by its author. The French-American pianist Nicholas Angelich gives a fascinating translation, with great fluidity, with much left unspoken, and a heightened sense of poetic and dreamy sound. This album, which is wholly dedicated to Prokofiev is of a very high standard. Thanks to his exceptional technical mastery and his musical intelligence, Nicholas Angelich manages to reveal the infinite richness of a music too often known for its virtuosic side, which tends to be, under some fingers, quite brutal.

The twenty pieces of Visions Fugitives unfold with a wide variety of refined, liquid and mysterious timbres. The performer’s fine filigree work perfectly matches that of the composer in this beautiful recording that ends brilliantly with a selection of five pieces from the ballet Romeo and Juliet transcribed for the piano by the composer himself. The variety of the colours and the power of Angelich’s piano would almost make us forget the orchestral magic of this famous score. – François Hudry

Tracklist:
01. Nicholas Angelich – Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-Flat Major, Op. 84: I. Andante dolce (18:01)
02. Nicholas Angelich – Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-Flat Major, Op. 84: II. Andante sognando (05:12)
03. Nicholas Angelich – Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-Flat Major, Op. 84: III. Vivace (10:44)
04. Nicholas Angelich – Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 1, Lentamente (01:28)
05. Nicholas Angelich – Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 2, Andante (01:51)
06. Nicholas Angelich – Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 3, Allegretto (01:06)
07. Nicholas Angelich – Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 4, Animato (00:53)
08. Nicholas Angelich – Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 5, Molto giocoso (00:24)
09. Nicholas Angelich – Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 6, Con eleganza (00:25)
10. Nicholas Angelich – Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 7, Pittoresco (01:53)
11. Nicholas Angelich – Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 8, Commodo (01:30)
12. Nicholas Angelich – Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 9, Allegro tranquillo (01:02)
13. Nicholas Angelich – Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 10, Ridicolosamente (01:00)
14. Nicholas Angelich – Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 11, Con vivacità (01:11)
15. Nicholas Angelich – Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 12, Assai moderato (01:17)
16. Nicholas Angelich – Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 13, Allegretto (00:55)
17. Nicholas Angelich – Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 14, Feroce (01:02)
18. Nicholas Angelich – Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 15, Inquieto (01:07)
19. Nicholas Angelich – Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 16, Dolente (02:26)
20. Nicholas Angelich – Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 17, Poetico (01:11)
21. Nicholas Angelich – Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 18, Con una dolce lentezza (01:40)
22. Nicholas Angelich – Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 19, Presto agitatissimo e molto accentuato (00:46)
23. Nicholas Angelich – Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 20, Lento irrealmente (02:18)
24. Nicholas Angelich – 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75: No. 2, Scene. The Street Awakens (01:37)
25. Nicholas Angelich – 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75: No. 3, Minuet. Arrival of the Guests (03:28)
26. Nicholas Angelich – 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75: No. 4, Juliet as a Young Girl (04:14)
27. Nicholas Angelich – 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75: No. 6, Montagues and Capulets (04:26)
28. Nicholas Angelich – 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75: No. 10, Romeo and Juliet Before Parting (09:35)

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