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“Certainly, her prime qualities show up vividly, especially in the G major: her tonal purity, her limpid elegance (evident in the pristine trill and gossamer glissandos in the first movement), her imaginative dynamics and articulartio (listen to the piano jabs in the finale). And the performances are full of interpretative insight, too (check out the poignancy of the Gershwinesque lyricism at fig 7 in the first movement).”
“Son’s take on the G major concerto glitters, her perceptive booklet essay reminding us how brittle Ravel’s keyboard writing is …. The clarity of the playing is startling, though it’s never clinical: sample Son’s spiky lead-in to the first movement recapitulation. The concerto for the Left Hand is another triumph, this gnarlier, darker work proof that “one hand alone is enough to conquer the world”….A terrific disc, beautifully recorded.”
“I really enjoyed this CD….I particularly like the performance of Ravel; I think it’s really good fun. I think she (Yeol Eum) really attacks it with a sense of joy with a wry smile. There’s real darkness in that concerto as well but I think she finds those moments of joy in the way she performs them.”
“I think in the opening …, she manages a huge number of moods and styles in quite a short space of time. We’ve got the introspective qualities of the solo, we’ve got the more declamatory moments and this general sense of ebb and flow which she (Yeol Eum) manages really astutely and with real care”.
“I think in the opening …, she manages a huge number of moods and styles in quite a short space of time. We’ve got the introspective qualities of the solo, we’ve got the more declamatory moments and this general sense of ebb and flow which she (Yeol Eum) manages really astutely and with real care”.
“Two elements make the performance of the flightier concerto in G major stand out from the pack: One is the irresistible sense of forward motion during the faster sections; the other, its complement, is the languid loveliness that settles in whenever Ravel’s foot is off the accelerator”
Ravel: Piano Concertos – Bach/Wittgenstein
Track Listing
Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83
Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major, M. 82
J. S. Bach: Das wohltemperierte Klavier I, Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 846: Prelude
J. S. Bach: Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999
J. S. Bach: Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: VII. Gigue
J. S. Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano