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One of Germany’s most prominent pianists, Alexander Krichel from Hamburg, has brought together a couple of heavyweights for his first album with Berlin Classics. He combines the Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky, a central work of the piano literature, with a rarely heard gem by the Romanian composer George Enescu. Enescu’s Second Piano Suite enhances the formal language of the Baroque with Romantic and Impressionist timbres, and entrances the listener with a rich palette of tone colours. To round off the pro-gramme, Alexander Krichel plays another work by a composer from Russia’s “mighty hand-ful”, the Nocturne from the Petite Suite by Alexander Borodin.
There’s no denying it: born in the Hanseatic city of Hamburg, Krichel feels himself strongly drawn to the Russian repertoire. He studied with two of the greatest Russian pianists of modern times: in Hanover, as Vladimir Krainev’s last student; and at the Royal College of Music in London, with Dmitri Alexeev. “I’ve long had Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition in my repertoire, but now, this piano suite is exactly right with its strong sense of dedication”, says Krichel. “It would be hard to find another piano cycle that has such variety and places such comprehensive demands. Mussorgsky captures a whole cosmos in his Pictures. That links him with George Enescu, who in writing his Second Suite actually composed a tribute as well. © Berlin Classics
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George Enescu, Composer - Alexander Krichel, Artist, MainArtist - CRC Jianian Publishing CRC, MusicPublisher
2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH 2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH
George Enescu, Composer - Alexander Krichel, Artist, MainArtist - CRC Jianian Publishing CRC, MusicPublisher
2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH 2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH
George Enescu, Composer - Alexander Krichel, Artist, MainArtist - CRC Jianian Publishing CRC, MusicPublisher
2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH 2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH
George Enescu, Composer - Alexander Krichel, Artist, MainArtist - CRC Jianian Publishing CRC, MusicPublisher
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Alexander Krichel, Artist, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Alexander Krichel, Artist, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Alexander Krichel, Artist, MainArtist
2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH 2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Alexander Krichel, Artist, MainArtist
2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH 2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Alexander Krichel, Artist, MainArtist
2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH 2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Alexander Krichel, Artist, MainArtist
2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH 2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Alexander Krichel, Artist, MainArtist
2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH 2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Alexander Krichel, Artist, MainArtist
2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH 2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Alexander Krichel, Artist, MainArtist
2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH 2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Alexander Krichel, Artist, MainArtist
2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH 2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Alexander Krichel, Artist, MainArtist
2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH 2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Alexander Krichel, Artist, MainArtist
2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH 2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Alexander Krichel, Artist, MainArtist
2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH 2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Alexander Krichel, Artist, MainArtist
2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH 2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Alexander Krichel, Artist, MainArtist
2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH 2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Alexander Krichel, Artist, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Alexander Borodin, Composer - Alexander Krichel, Artist, MainArtist
2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH 2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH
Album review
One of Germany’s most prominent pianists, Alexander Krichel from Hamburg, has brought together a couple of heavyweights for his first album with Berlin Classics. He combines the Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky, a central work of the piano literature, with a rarely heard gem by the Romanian composer George Enescu. Enescu’s Second Piano Suite enhances the formal language of the Baroque with Romantic and Impressionist timbres, and entrances the listener with a rich palette of tone colours. To round off the pro-gramme, Alexander Krichel plays another work by a composer from Russia’s “mighty hand-ful”, the Nocturne from the Petite Suite by Alexander Borodin.
There’s no denying it: born in the Hanseatic city of Hamburg, Krichel feels himself strongly drawn to the Russian repertoire. He studied with two of the greatest Russian pianists of modern times: in Hanover, as Vladimir Krainev’s last student; and at the Royal College of Music in London, with Dmitri Alexeev. “I’ve long had Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition in my repertoire, but now, this piano suite is exactly right with its strong sense of dedication”, says Krichel. “It would be hard to find another piano cycle that has such variety and places such comprehensive demands. Mussorgsky captures a whole cosmos in his Pictures. That links him with George Enescu, who in writing his Second Suite actually composed a tribute as well. © Berlin Classics
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:48
- Main artists: Alexander Krichel
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Berlin Classics
- Genre: Classical
2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH 2021 Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH
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