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Branka Parlic: Inities 2017
ByParlic here offers a fascinating and beautifully thought-through album featuring performances that are impressively textured throughout and rich in personality. She is first and foremost a deeply expressive player, whose Satie speaks with tremendous stylistic assurance. If you blend an imaginative but learned interpretation, pianistic finesse, musical intelligence with profound sensitivity you have one of the fines accounts of Satie's works on record, one that stands head and shoulders above most contenders in a continuously growing catalog of his works. Parlic arrives at this reading that, while fundamentally serious it also allows ample space for playful spontaneity. The result is a performance of considerable virtuosity and imagination, free of fussy mannerism. The repertoire consists of the following compositions: Gnossienne 1-7, Gymnopedie 1-3, Les Trois valses distinguees du Precieux Degoute -Son Binocle, Avant -Derniere Pensees: Idylle, Aubade, Meditation, Ogive No. 1 and No. 4, and Pieces Froides: Air a faire fuir No. 2 and Danses de travers No. 2.
Overall, Parlic's performances find an ideal balance between stylistic integrity and interpretative individuality. Recorded completely on analogue equipment without any additional studio effects or post-processing, the producers have managed to capture her wonderfully vivid sound and ambiance that envelops the playing and certainly enhances the music. Enhanced by that glorious recorded sound, Parlic's playing has a real sense of communication, portraying these works with conviction and enthusiasm supported by a splendidly robust and fluent technique. These performances are memorable for her flexible phrasing and organic transitions from one composition to the next. This is an album of thoughtful, elegant and compelling playing by Branka Parlic.
Track Listing
Gnossienne No. 1; Gnossienne No. 2; A3 Gnossienne No. 3; Gnossienne No. 4; Gnossienne No. 5; Gnossienne No. 6; Gnossienne No. 7; Gymnopediés No. 1; Gymnopediés No. 2; Gymnopediés No. 3; Les Trois Valses Distinguées Du Précieux Dégoûté Son Binocle; Avant–Dernières Pensées; Idylle; Aubade; Méditation; Ogive No. 1; Ogive No. 4; Pièces Froides; Airs À Faire Fuir No. 2; Danse De Travers No. 2.
Personnel
Branka Parlic
pianoAlbum information
Title: Inities 2017 | Year Released: 2019 | Record Label: Triston Master Recordings
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