The more serene pages unfold gracefully … shadows often assert their menacing presence: the pianist has spoken of the darkness he finds in the cycle, and it makes itself felt, though with no suggestion of artificiality or overstatement.” Diapason “Alexandre Tharaud has dedicated his reading of Chopin’s Préludes to the memory of Vlado Perlemuter, and it is as unhistrionic and clearly articulated as the versions left by the late pianist … Tharaud is immediately persuasive with his uncontrived musicality. His concept plumbs the depths of Chopin's musical psyche with humility … a brilliant and original performance." BBC Music Magazine But there is also immense power when the dark energy beneath is unleashed. Tharaud is unfailingly responsive to melodic nuance and seems to relish every new twist of the texture. (.) He has recorded a breathtaking disc … This is intelligent playing that matches its clarity with perception and sensitivity, and variety of touch with sonic beauty. "Alexandre Tharaud plays Chopin with superlative technique. these scrupulously modern and sensitive performances are among the finest available." Gramophone All these performances suggest a fastidious musical intelligence with an immaculate technique, the music's character and fragrance made light yet pervasive. each phrase bringing a renewed sense of delight … the inwardness and grace one associates with true artists. Cool, supple and elegant, all his performances are in the best French tradition a fine union of sense and sensibility. “Alexandre Tharaud a young aristocrat of the keyboard. ![]() His catalogue of recordings for Harmonia Mundi has contributed substantially to his reputation: Tharaud, born in Paris in 1968, takes a discerning approach to repertoire, highlighting and often juxtaposing composers such as Bach, Rameau, Couperin, Chabrier, Satie, Ravel, Poulenc and Thierry Pécou (b.1965). It is extraordinarily enriching to study a work when you are young and then revisit it in the course of your life. Many of these pieces have been in Tharaud’s repertoire since his student days: “I let time work for me. Each of the chosen pieces – mazurkas, nocturnes, ballades, the famous Fantaisie-impromptu and a number of other, lesser-known works – has a special importance or association for Tharaud, who cites the pianism of Vlado Perlemuter and Sergey Rachmaninov as a particular influence in the music of Chopin. $ Īlready established as one of today’s most individual and thoughtful pianists, Alexandre Tharaud makes his debut on Virgin Classics with this collection of pieces by Chopin, ‘Journal intime’ (Private diary).
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