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Though not his first recording for Calliope, this may be Yakov Kasman's most easily approached recording. The Russian pianist's previous recordings were of twentieth century masters Prokofiev, Scriabin, and Shostakovich and while his performances were incredibly virtuosic, they were more technically impressive than emotionally affecting. In this disc of Tchaikovsky's best-known solo piano music, however, Kasman has penetrated to the warm-beating heart of nineteenth century Russian piano music. In Tchaikovsky's musical album leaves The Seasons, Kasman subordinates his technique to more direct expressivity and the effect is much more emotionally affecting then it is technically impressive. In Tchaikovsky's dramatic Grand Sonata, Kasman, while still wonderfully expressive in the Andante, does display his technique to compensate for the rhetorical gaps in the opening Moderato e risoluto and the closing Allegro vivace, but since this serves only to enhance the effectiveness of the music, it is entirely understandable and even commendable. Easily the finest recorded performance of the works since Richter's, this disc should help change Kasman's reputation from a steel-fingered modernist to a steel-fingered modernist with a romantic heart. Calliope's sound is big, close, and immediate.
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The Seasons, Op. 37a, TH 135 (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)
Yakov Kasman, Performer - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer
(C) 2012 Phaia Music (P) 2012 Phaia Music
Yakov Kasman, Performer - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer
(C) 2012 Phaia Music (P) 2012 Phaia Music
Yakov Kasman, Performer - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer
(C) 2012 Phaia Music (P) 2012 Phaia Music
Yakov Kasman, Performer - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer
(C) 2012 Phaia Music (P) 2012 Phaia Music
Yakov Kasman, Performer - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer
(C) 2012 Phaia Music (P) 2012 Phaia Music
Yakov Kasman, Performer - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer
(C) 2012 Phaia Music (P) 2012 Phaia Music
Yakov Kasman, Performer - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer
(C) 2012 Phaia Music (P) 2012 Phaia Music
Yakov Kasman, Performer - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer
(C) 2012 Phaia Music (P) 2012 Phaia Music
Yakov Kasman, Performer - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer
(C) 2012 Phaia Music (P) 2012 Phaia Music
Yakov Kasman, Performer - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer
(C) 2012 Phaia Music (P) 2012 Phaia Music
Yakov Kasman, Performer - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer
(C) 2012 Phaia Music (P) 2012 Phaia Music
Yakov Kasman, Performer - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer
(C) 2012 Phaia Music (P) 2012 Phaia Music
Grand Sonata in G Major, Op. 37, TH 139 (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)
Yakov Kasman, Performer - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer
(C) 2012 Phaia Music (P) 2012 Phaia Music
Yakov Kasman, Performer - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer
(C) 2012 Phaia Music (P) 2012 Phaia Music
Yakov Kasman, Performer - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer
(C) 2012 Phaia Music (P) 2012 Phaia Music
Yakov Kasman, Performer - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer
(C) 2012 Phaia Music (P) 2012 Phaia Music
Album review
Though not his first recording for Calliope, this may be Yakov Kasman's most easily approached recording. The Russian pianist's previous recordings were of twentieth century masters Prokofiev, Scriabin, and Shostakovich and while his performances were incredibly virtuosic, they were more technically impressive than emotionally affecting. In this disc of Tchaikovsky's best-known solo piano music, however, Kasman has penetrated to the warm-beating heart of nineteenth century Russian piano music. In Tchaikovsky's musical album leaves The Seasons, Kasman subordinates his technique to more direct expressivity and the effect is much more emotionally affecting then it is technically impressive. In Tchaikovsky's dramatic Grand Sonata, Kasman, while still wonderfully expressive in the Andante, does display his technique to compensate for the rhetorical gaps in the opening Moderato e risoluto and the closing Allegro vivace, but since this serves only to enhance the effectiveness of the music, it is entirely understandable and even commendable. Easily the finest recorded performance of the works since Richter's, this disc should help change Kasman's reputation from a steel-fingered modernist to a steel-fingered modernist with a romantic heart. Calliope's sound is big, close, and immediate.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:38
- Main artists: Yakov Kasman
- Composer: Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski
- Label: Phaia Music
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2012 Phaia Music (P) 2012 Phaia Music
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