Laurent Delteil

Johann Sebastian Bach / Pierre-Laurent Aimard - Die Kunst Der Fuge (Repost)
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Label/Cat#: Deutsche Grammophon 477 7345 | Country/Year: Germany 2008
Genre: Classical, Baroque | Hoster: FP/FF

Die Kunst der Fuge: what a way to make your Deutsche Grammophon solo recording debut. That's especially true if you're Pierre-Laurent Aimard, whose full-time gig is with Pierre Boulez's Ensemble InterContemporain and whose reputation was made in the avant-garde and not the late Baroque. Recorded in translucent digital sound in the Mozart-Saal of Vienna's Konzerthaus, this recording deserves a wide audience, despite its apparent mismatch between performer and music.

The French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, renowned for his traversals of massive twentieth-century works feared even by virtuosi, among them Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit, Ives' Concord Sonata and Messiaen's Vingt Regards, all of which he has committed to disc, here essays three of Mozart's four piano concertos in the key of B-flat major (K. 456 is not included). This is an appealing concept for a collection, in particular the inclusion of the elegant early work, K. 238, a bit on the surface compared to his mature works but with considerable charm, particularly as played here.

Laurent Korcia - Doubles Jeux
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 276 MB | Full Artwork: 174 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Naive # V 5066 | Country/Year: France 2006
Genre: Classical, Jazz | Style: Romantic, Early 20th Century

This recital disc has an unusual title that points the way toward an unusual program. "Doubles jeux" might be translated as "double play" (no baseball music, unfortunately), suggesting not only that this is a program of duets – for violin with piano, cello, guitar, contrabass, bandoneón, or, on the last two tracks, voice – but also the fusion of jazz and classical repertory. Violinist Laurent Korcia is not unique in having attempted the latter double play, but he pulls it off here in an unusually varied and delightful way. (…) Like so many of the releases from France's Naïve label, this one is equally successful in reimagining established repertoire and in superbly executing the new concept.

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