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Have you never had the opportunity to hear Inon Barnatan play? Then throw yourself into this stunning recital by the Israeli-American pianist released on Pentatone, which should really be viewed as more of a musical journey, with surprises, thrills, and heart-stopping moments of emotion. At the end of the programme we are treated to a complete performance of the Variations on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 by Johannes Brahms. Inon Barnatan attempts to explore the influence of the masters of the first half of the eighteenth century on later musical creation, first of all looking at Brahms, who was a great admirer of his Baroque predecessors, to the point of actively contributing to Friedrich Chrysander's edition of Couperin's Pièces de clavecin. Maurice Ravel (with the Rigaudon from the Tombeau de Couperin) and Samuel Barber (with the Fuga from the Piano Sonata) as well as Ligeti (with two excerpts from the Musica Ricercata) are also addressed here, broadening out the perspective. Eras blend into one another; modernity is no longer defined as a single time period; aesthetics, whether contemporary or distant, are brought inexorably together. A striking and unexpected link is found, for example, between Ligeti's Capriccioso and Barber's Fugue, the first crowning achievement of an absolutely spellbinding recording. Similarly, the trinity of Rameau (Courante from the Suite in A minor) – Couperin (L'Atalante, from Order XII) – Ravel (Rigaudon) forms a great and clear arc!
In short, this truly is a journey, and certainly a great concert programme. The performer is clearly the most exciting element here, with his irresistible elegance and astonishing panache. Inon Barnatan's playing enjoys a rare plenitude; both hands sound balanced, allowing him to translate the polyphonic games of the Baroque masters such as Barber or Ligeti. His way with the keyboard is striking; his sense of attack transfigures the beautiful Blanca Variations by Thomas Adès and allows him to create an authentic expression of the nostalgic phrase of the central part of Ravel's Rigaudon. Here is a musician who can really master those subtle harmonic balances imagined by the composer! Barber's Fuga also boasts its share of surprises, with 'polyrhythmic' motifs and mischievous harmonic tricks on the left hand such as perhaps no interpreter has ever been able to pull off, giving Barber a hint of the Ginastera here.
After nine tracks, all of which are exciting for different reasons, there comes the major work: Variations on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 by Johannes Brahms. Barnatan proves fantastic here: in the diversity of his characters; in the fluidity of his interpretation; in the meticulous care he takes of all the voices of the polyphony; in the suppleness of his wrist, which is as powerful as it is vivacious and tender. The beauty of this performance (Var. 9) is astounding. This record confirms that Inon Barnatan is one of the most important pianists of his generation. © Pierre-Yves Lascar/Qobuz
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Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
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Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
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François Couperin, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
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Maurice Ravel, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
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Thomas Ades, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
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Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
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Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
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Samuel Barber, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Inon Barnatan, Piano, MainArtist - Adam Abeshouse, Producer
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
Album review
Have you never had the opportunity to hear Inon Barnatan play? Then throw yourself into this stunning recital by the Israeli-American pianist released on Pentatone, which should really be viewed as more of a musical journey, with surprises, thrills, and heart-stopping moments of emotion. At the end of the programme we are treated to a complete performance of the Variations on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 by Johannes Brahms. Inon Barnatan attempts to explore the influence of the masters of the first half of the eighteenth century on later musical creation, first of all looking at Brahms, who was a great admirer of his Baroque predecessors, to the point of actively contributing to Friedrich Chrysander's edition of Couperin's Pièces de clavecin. Maurice Ravel (with the Rigaudon from the Tombeau de Couperin) and Samuel Barber (with the Fuga from the Piano Sonata) as well as Ligeti (with two excerpts from the Musica Ricercata) are also addressed here, broadening out the perspective. Eras blend into one another; modernity is no longer defined as a single time period; aesthetics, whether contemporary or distant, are brought inexorably together. A striking and unexpected link is found, for example, between Ligeti's Capriccioso and Barber's Fugue, the first crowning achievement of an absolutely spellbinding recording. Similarly, the trinity of Rameau (Courante from the Suite in A minor) – Couperin (L'Atalante, from Order XII) – Ravel (Rigaudon) forms a great and clear arc!
In short, this truly is a journey, and certainly a great concert programme. The performer is clearly the most exciting element here, with his irresistible elegance and astonishing panache. Inon Barnatan's playing enjoys a rare plenitude; both hands sound balanced, allowing him to translate the polyphonic games of the Baroque masters such as Barber or Ligeti. His way with the keyboard is striking; his sense of attack transfigures the beautiful Blanca Variations by Thomas Adès and allows him to create an authentic expression of the nostalgic phrase of the central part of Ravel's Rigaudon. Here is a musician who can really master those subtle harmonic balances imagined by the composer! Barber's Fuga also boasts its share of surprises, with 'polyrhythmic' motifs and mischievous harmonic tricks on the left hand such as perhaps no interpreter has ever been able to pull off, giving Barber a hint of the Ginastera here.
After nine tracks, all of which are exciting for different reasons, there comes the major work: Variations on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 by Johannes Brahms. Barnatan proves fantastic here: in the diversity of his characters; in the fluidity of his interpretation; in the meticulous care he takes of all the voices of the polyphony; in the suppleness of his wrist, which is as powerful as it is vivacious and tender. The beauty of this performance (Var. 9) is astounding. This record confirms that Inon Barnatan is one of the most important pianists of his generation. © Pierre-Yves Lascar/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 36 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:05
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Inon Barnatan
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: PENTATONE
- Genre: Classical Chamber Music Solo Piano
2021 Pentatone Music B.V. 2021 Pentatone Music B.V.
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