Tristan Pfaff – Voltiges (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 56:40 minutes | 866 MB | Genre: Classical
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Whether macabre (Saint-Saëns), diabolical (Liszt), sad (Vecsey), transcendent (Ljapunov), Russian, Italian or French, these “voltiges” stand for absolute virtuosity. The artist Tristan Pfaff does not just string together one high-wire act, but several at once. He plays the selected pieces by Khachaturian, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and many others in arrangements of great virtuoso predecessors: György Cziffra, Mikhail Pletnyov, Vladimir Horowitz and others. What sounds under the hands of the congenial pianist Tristan Pfaff amazes the listener in disbelief.
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Tristan Pfaff – Beffa: Douze études (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:03:00 minutes | 981 MB | Genre: Classical
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First performed in its entirety by Tristan Pfaff in July 2014 as part of the “Festival des Forêts”, the whole of these twelve etudes, composed between 2000 to 2011, constitutes the bulk of Karol Beffa’s works for solo piano. Polyphony, sense of colour, virtuosity, rhythmic swaying: these etudes truly test the performer. This is where Tristan Pfaff excels…
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Tristan Pfaff – Piano Encores (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:03:47 minutes | 803 MB | Genre: Classical
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The encore, an end-of-concert ritual, is a moment apart, highly appreciated by the audience. What piece will the performer play? The curtain call offers this more relaxed moment when everyone awaits the chosen titles with great curiosity. Upon discovering the works played, often of short duration, the listener has the impression of getting to know the artist a little better, as these reveal his tastes and therefore a bit more of his personality.
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Tristan Pfaff – Chopin: Valses (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 49:35 minutes | 768 MB | Genre: Classical
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The Waltzes of Chopin, like his Mazurkas and his Polonaises, bear witness to the composer’s predilection for dance forms. Most of them, however, are not for dancing, as, unlike the Strauss family, Chopin never intended to write dances, but to touch hearts and minds. Combining grace, poetry and refinement, these Waltzes are central in the piano repertoire and for almost two centuries they have been constantly rediscovered. If their interpretation requires a solid mastery of the piano, it is also essential to know how to keep the correct expressive balance. To put it simply, to fully grasp the composer’s intentions one must not only be a skilled pianist but also an accomplished artist. Tristan Pfaff combines these two qualities in order to bring out all the beauty of Frédéric Chopin’s seventeen waltzes.
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