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The German-Japanese pianist Alice Sara Ott is one of several young artists trying to break out from the pack of young recitalists, with creatively enjoyable results for listeners. She cultivates a high-fashion look and, still unusually in the concert music realm, uses videos to promote her music. Here she takes a venerable theme, that of the musical nocturne, and tries to bring fresh approaches to some familiar works. Partly it's that some of the music isn't conventionally thought of as "night music"; the Gnossiennes and Gymnopédies of Satie don't specifically refer to nightfall, and despite its title, Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit is no nocturne. Except that, in Ott's hands, it is. Nightfall for her is not a mere atmospheric mood but a moment of deep introspection, and many of her interpretations run counter to type or seem to raise psychological issues. Sample the technically perilous Scarbo movement from Gaspard de la nuit, which is generally a test of pianistic muscle. Ott, in her own trenchant notes, tells you that Scarbo is instead "a gnome who attacks artists in the night and drinks their blood, [and] confronts us with our fear of failure." It's a novel idea but perhaps one not so removed from Ravel's own conception of the work, despite his stated intention of simply outdoing Balakirev's Islamey in terms of sheer virtuosity. Her Debussy is likewise unsettled, with shifts between light and shade that are not smoothed out. A highly recommended outing from a promising rising star.
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Claude Debussy, Composer - Alice Sara Ott, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Suite bergamasque, L. 75 (Claude Debussy)
Claude Debussy, Composer - Alice Sara Ott, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Claude Debussy, Composer - Alice Sara Ott, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Claude Debussy, Composer - Alice Sara Ott, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Claude Debussy, Composer - Alice Sara Ott, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Gnossiennes (Erik Satie)
Erik Satie, Composer - Alice Sara Ott, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
3 Gymnopédies (Erik Satie)
Erik Satie, Composer - Alice Sara Ott, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Gnossiennes (Erik Satie)
Erik Satie, Composer - Alice Sara Ott, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55 (Maurice Ravel)
Maurice Ravel, Composer - Alice Sara Ott, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Maurice Ravel, Composer - Alice Sara Ott, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Maurice Ravel, Composer - Alice Sara Ott, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Maurice Ravel, Composer - Alice Sara Ott, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Albumbeschreibung
The German-Japanese pianist Alice Sara Ott is one of several young artists trying to break out from the pack of young recitalists, with creatively enjoyable results for listeners. She cultivates a high-fashion look and, still unusually in the concert music realm, uses videos to promote her music. Here she takes a venerable theme, that of the musical nocturne, and tries to bring fresh approaches to some familiar works. Partly it's that some of the music isn't conventionally thought of as "night music"; the Gnossiennes and Gymnopédies of Satie don't specifically refer to nightfall, and despite its title, Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit is no nocturne. Except that, in Ott's hands, it is. Nightfall for her is not a mere atmospheric mood but a moment of deep introspection, and many of her interpretations run counter to type or seem to raise psychological issues. Sample the technically perilous Scarbo movement from Gaspard de la nuit, which is generally a test of pianistic muscle. Ott, in her own trenchant notes, tells you that Scarbo is instead "a gnome who attacks artists in the night and drinks their blood, [and] confronts us with our fear of failure." It's a novel idea but perhaps one not so removed from Ravel's own conception of the work, despite his stated intention of simply outdoing Balakirev's Islamey in terms of sheer virtuosity. Her Debussy is likewise unsettled, with shifts between light and shade that are not smoothed out. A highly recommended outing from a promising rising star.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:05
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Alice Sara Ott
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Klassiek
© 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin ℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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