From Kiev arrives another keyboard lion in the great traditi
Hiram Gomez Pardo | Valencia, Venezuela | 12/28/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"We are accustomed to regard that the great tradition of famed keyboard lions came to its end with the death of Vladimir Horowitz in the early nineties. This list includes names of the height of Franz Liszt, Teresa Carreño, Sigismond Thalberg, Joseph Hoffman, Ferrucio Busoni, Anton Rubinstein, Vladimir De Pachman, Misha Levitzky, Emile von Sauer, Joseph Levine, Eugene d' Albert, Moritz Rosenthal, Louis Kentner, Gyorgy Sandor, Egon Petri, Sviatoslav Richter, Gyorgy Cziffra, William Kapell , Erwin Nyireghihazy, Earl Wild or Simon Barere just to name the most representative ones.
But fortunately for us, this statement seems to be not definitive at all, specially when we make mention about this extraordinary pianist. Mykola Suk. The last week I received this recording, anxiously expected, after having read the previous references given by Joseph Horowitz, respect this colossal soloist. Furthermore, this admiration was plainly justified; Mykola Suk has preserved this lost style of playing the piano, keeping into account its variegated kaleidoscopic language, conscious about the color, type, and range taking advantage about its orchestral possibilities. He employs the formal liberties, just to empathize and carve in relief the magic, poetry, literary structure and spiritual density of the Sonata in B minor and Dante quasi sonata.
His superb pianism is always at service of the music, and the way he gets to express, describe and draw the multiple nuances of such well known works are filled of overwhelming power and majuscule honesty.
I would not hesitate for a second to affirm we are in presence of a genius of the keyboard, a supreme artist whose low profile has nothing to do with his portentous and febrile imagination.
One of the most admirable soloists of his generation. Don't think it twice and acquire this recording before it became unavailable.
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Track Listings (5) - Disc #1