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De la nuit


Reviews (11)


Classics today

2007

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Jed Distler

2007

"If I haven't yet made Barto's eccentric rhythmic sense clear, just listen to him pick, poke, and jab his way through Alborada del gracioso. By the time you reach the final selection, Jeux d'eau, you'll be less irritated than bored by the pianist's revised phrasings, voicings, and dynamics. The bottom line is that although Barto basically uses (and often abuses) Ravel's music to draw attention to himself, his pianism and musicianship are just not all that attention worthy".


The observer

d. 23. Sep. 2018

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Fiona Maddocks

d. 23. Sep. 2018

"Night is at the heart of Várjon's solo disc for ECM, De la nuit, which features Schumann's Phantasiestücke, Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit and Bartók's Im Freien (Out of Doors). Each work has an unconventional format, a mood of fantasy, and a programmatic element. Várjon's brilliant technique and imaginative approach make a strong narrative out of each. Bartók's Im Freien, from the lusty drums and pipes of the opening to the furious Chase, is wonderfully interrupted by the slow, strange mystery of the fourth piece, The Night's Music".


Politiken

d. 20. Dec. 2018

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Thomas Michelsen

d. 20. Dec. 2018

"Tre pianister har nyindspillet 'Gaspard de la nuit' på tre højst forskellige måder, og vil man have maksimal mystik, skal man vælge ungareren Dénes Várjons version, hvor hver eneste tone er badet i gru ... Hver eneste tone klinger som noget fra en novelle af Edgar Allan Poe. Betændt og besættende. Man skal vælge Várjon for den atmosfæriske intensitet, han leverer i overvældende mål".


BBC music magazine

2005 Proms

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Bayan Northcott

2005 Proms

"Aimard's outstanding virtue is his clarity of touch ... The downside is an imtermittent want of poetry ... He is good, too, in the three shorter pieces from Carter's on-going Indian summer of creativity ... Altogether a distinguished presentation of an enterprising programme".


Diapason

2019 janvier

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Bertrand Boissard

2019 janvier


BBC music magazine

2018 November

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David Nice

2018 November

"Recording of the month: Várjon moves swiftly between numbers, joining the puzzle-pieces without ever giving us the complete picture ... But there's no doubt that [his] connecting intelligence makes each set as a whole indispensable ... This is an unremittingly bewitching programme and perfectly engineered".


Fono Forum

2014 April

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Frank Siebert

2014 April

"Seine Ravel-Interpretationen überzeugen vor allem durch Strenge, Grösse und Ernsthaftigkeit".


BBC music magazine

2014 February

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Daniel Jaffé

2014 February

"The tougher the challenge, the more impressively immaculate Neuburger's playing. A pity that it's a little short on atmosphere and feeling where Ravel requires delicate lyricism".


The gramophone

2018 October

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Michelle Assay

2018 October

"Várjon's Schumann is a good deal more successful than his Ravel ... With his Hungarian compatriot [Bartók], Várjon is suddenly in his element. The sound world of Out of Doors is far better suited to his technique and temperament ... Várjon elicits sharply profiled textures and finds an instinctive balance between detachment and expressivity".


International record review

2014 February

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Nicholas Salwey

2014 February

"These are thoughtful performances and, whilst they do not seek to dazzle with ostentatious display, they are all the more beguiling for it and worthy of comparison with the finest ... The 27-year old Neuburger ... is one to watch".


The gramophone

2007 June

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Bryce Morrison

2007 June

"And so although the recordings are adequate there is no competition here for many expert alternative recordings of these masterpieces by altogether more authentic Ravelians".