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Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Works in Bloomington, MN
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Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Works in Bloomington, MN
Current price: $24.99
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Pianist
Seong-Jin Cho
came on the scene as an International Chopin Competition winner but has since developed an impressively wide repertory ranging from
Handel
to, now with this 2025 release,
Ravel
. He has played this program of
's complete piano music extensively in concert, and there is a marvelously polished quality to the whole. Yet there is much to be gained from hearing
Cho
's recording, not least the
Deutsche Grammophon
label's engineering from the Siemens-Villa in Berlin. It imparts an arresting buzzing quality right off the bat to
's piano (not identified, although the pianist's clothes are noted to be by Gucci) in the early
Sérénade grotesque
. This is one of several lesser-known pieces that may well draw
buffs to the album, but he is equally strong in the repertory standards.
brings an effortless quality to some quite virtuosic music, such as the
Alborada del gracioso
from
Miroirs
and the "Scarbo" finale of
Gaspard de la nuit
. However, if anything, he is even better in subtler and quieter pieces, where his playing can seem right on the brink of evanescence. Sample some of the
Valses nobles et sentimentales
(try the dreamy Epilogue), which completely avoid mannerism or the incredible delicacy of the Minuet in
Le tombeau de Couperin
. It is top-notch
throughout, superbly recorded, and it absolutely deserved its place on classical best-seller charts in early 2025. A companion album of the
Ravel piano concertos
is said to be on the way later in the year, and one awaits it with excitement. ~ James Manheim
Seong-Jin Cho
came on the scene as an International Chopin Competition winner but has since developed an impressively wide repertory ranging from
Handel
to, now with this 2025 release,
Ravel
. He has played this program of
's complete piano music extensively in concert, and there is a marvelously polished quality to the whole. Yet there is much to be gained from hearing
Cho
's recording, not least the
Deutsche Grammophon
label's engineering from the Siemens-Villa in Berlin. It imparts an arresting buzzing quality right off the bat to
's piano (not identified, although the pianist's clothes are noted to be by Gucci) in the early
Sérénade grotesque
. This is one of several lesser-known pieces that may well draw
buffs to the album, but he is equally strong in the repertory standards.
brings an effortless quality to some quite virtuosic music, such as the
Alborada del gracioso
from
Miroirs
and the "Scarbo" finale of
Gaspard de la nuit
. However, if anything, he is even better in subtler and quieter pieces, where his playing can seem right on the brink of evanescence. Sample some of the
Valses nobles et sentimentales
(try the dreamy Epilogue), which completely avoid mannerism or the incredible delicacy of the Minuet in
Le tombeau de Couperin
. It is top-notch
throughout, superbly recorded, and it absolutely deserved its place on classical best-seller charts in early 2025. A companion album of the
Ravel piano concertos
is said to be on the way later in the year, and one awaits it with excitement. ~ James Manheim
Pianist
Seong-Jin Cho
came on the scene as an International Chopin Competition winner but has since developed an impressively wide repertory ranging from
Handel
to, now with this 2025 release,
Ravel
. He has played this program of
's complete piano music extensively in concert, and there is a marvelously polished quality to the whole. Yet there is much to be gained from hearing
Cho
's recording, not least the
Deutsche Grammophon
label's engineering from the Siemens-Villa in Berlin. It imparts an arresting buzzing quality right off the bat to
's piano (not identified, although the pianist's clothes are noted to be by Gucci) in the early
Sérénade grotesque
. This is one of several lesser-known pieces that may well draw
buffs to the album, but he is equally strong in the repertory standards.
brings an effortless quality to some quite virtuosic music, such as the
Alborada del gracioso
from
Miroirs
and the "Scarbo" finale of
Gaspard de la nuit
. However, if anything, he is even better in subtler and quieter pieces, where his playing can seem right on the brink of evanescence. Sample some of the
Valses nobles et sentimentales
(try the dreamy Epilogue), which completely avoid mannerism or the incredible delicacy of the Minuet in
Le tombeau de Couperin
. It is top-notch
throughout, superbly recorded, and it absolutely deserved its place on classical best-seller charts in early 2025. A companion album of the
Ravel piano concertos
is said to be on the way later in the year, and one awaits it with excitement. ~ James Manheim
Seong-Jin Cho
came on the scene as an International Chopin Competition winner but has since developed an impressively wide repertory ranging from
Handel
to, now with this 2025 release,
Ravel
. He has played this program of
's complete piano music extensively in concert, and there is a marvelously polished quality to the whole. Yet there is much to be gained from hearing
Cho
's recording, not least the
Deutsche Grammophon
label's engineering from the Siemens-Villa in Berlin. It imparts an arresting buzzing quality right off the bat to
's piano (not identified, although the pianist's clothes are noted to be by Gucci) in the early
Sérénade grotesque
. This is one of several lesser-known pieces that may well draw
buffs to the album, but he is equally strong in the repertory standards.
brings an effortless quality to some quite virtuosic music, such as the
Alborada del gracioso
from
Miroirs
and the "Scarbo" finale of
Gaspard de la nuit
. However, if anything, he is even better in subtler and quieter pieces, where his playing can seem right on the brink of evanescence. Sample some of the
Valses nobles et sentimentales
(try the dreamy Epilogue), which completely avoid mannerism or the incredible delicacy of the Minuet in
Le tombeau de Couperin
. It is top-notch
throughout, superbly recorded, and it absolutely deserved its place on classical best-seller charts in early 2025. A companion album of the
Ravel piano concertos
is said to be on the way later in the year, and one awaits it with excitement. ~ James Manheim
