“Negotiating dynamic shifts of emphasis,” The Independent has noted,”Dénes Várjon displays that most valuable of gifts: the ability to play in a way which makes you listen anew to the familiar.” This capacity is to the fore in the Hungarian pianist’s sensitive exploration of Schumann’s Fantasiestücke, Ravel’s Gaspard de la nuit and Bartók’s Im Freien – a journey through three worlds of poetic imagination. As Jürg Stenzl writes in the liner notes. “All three works were bold forays into fundamentally new music that far transcended the limits of their time. They require pianists for whom transcendent virtuosity is second nature. ” The album was recorded at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano in April 2016, and produced by Manfred Eicher.
Dénes Várjon Piano
TRACKLIST
ROBERT SCHUMANN - PHANTASIESTÜCKE OP.12
1 Des Abends
2 Aufschwung
3 Warum?
4 Grillen
5 In der Nacht
6 Fabel
7 Traumes Wirren
8 Ende vom Lied
MAURICE RAVEL - GASPARD DE LA NUIT
9 Ondine
10 Le Gibet
11 Scarbo
BÉLA BARTÓK - IM FREIEN
12 Mit Trommeln und Pfeifen
13 Barcarolla
14 Musette
15 Klänge der Nacht
16 Hetzjagd
