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Ingrid Fliter and Beethoven

Grady Harp | Los Angeles, CA United States | 03/17/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Once a promising artist's name gains talk then all available recordings are rapidly searched. For those who have yet to hear this amazingly gifted young Argentinean pianist, there are two recordings available at present, both taken from live performances at Amsterdam's acoustically perfect Concertgebouw. Playing such as this is a rare find and when a recording is taken as successfully from a live performance as is this one, the added dimension of drama that happens between an artist and audience rounds out the experience for those unfamiliar with that artist's gifts.



And gifted Ingrid Fliter is. This CD offers a recital recorded on February 14, 2005 and includes Beethoven: Sonatas No. 7 in D Major and No.18 in E-Flat Major. Chopin: 6 Waltzes: Op.42, No.1; Op. 64, No.2; Op.64, No.3; Op.34, No.1; Op.34, No.3; Op.42 "Grande Valse", and the Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise, Op.22. Fliter's Chopin may be more resonant with many, but it is her Beethoven that demands more from the artist, tracing the lines of the sonata through the movements does offer a better sense of how the artist conceives an entire long work. At all times she is in full command of the pieces, and she gives the feeling as though she were pulling forth the works from the piano for the first time. Her phrasing is impeccable, her timing is pure, and her technique is immaculate. But more important, Fliter plays from the heart as well as the mind. This manner of music making is rare and welcome. Ingrid Fliter will be around for a long time!"