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AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE March/April 2005

Mark Chaperon | 04/03/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE March/April 2005

Gershwin : Transcriptions

Eric Himy, piano---- Centaur 2705 ---- 73 minutes



Eric Himy, who has his own website, is a young pianist who has garnered many awards and has performed extensively in the US and abroad. His Ravel recording has been favorably reviewed in ARG (Jan/Feb 2003) and according to Earl Wild he "plays my Gershwin transcriptions with great flair and style!" It's true. Apart from Wild's own performances (Chesky), Himy makes an excellent understudy and has no need to hide his head in shame. The technique, the interpretive flair and the joy of recreativity are all there.

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Discovering Eric Himy

Henry Thierry | GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND | 02/23/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"My wife and I were floored by the amazing Mr Eric Himy (pronounced heemee). His Master Class/Concert at the Blackrock Center for the Performing Arts in Germantown, Md, Sunday Feb. 22, 2009 was a revelation. Himy gave us a history lesson as well performing some of the finest piano works of Gershwin, Liszt, Debussy and Ravel. The biggest surprise was that the venue was not sold out. People should be (and soon will be) lining up to see this dynamo perform. His American in Paris was superb as were Three Preludes, and numbers from Porgy and Bess and some of his more familiar Broadway show tunes. The way Himy tied in the influence of Debussy, Ravel and Liszt was mesmerizing. We are buying all of his music. He is a treasure."

REVIEWS

VLADIMIR CORTOT | 04/03/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

""Himy's vivid treatment of Gershwin's An American in Paris couldn't be more straightforward and balletic. There's no denying Himy's virtuosic flair, this is a fascinating disc." Classics Today - Jed Distler



"Eric Himy plays my Gershwin transcriptions with great flair and style!" EARL WILD"