I went to a most exciting piano recital last night. I'm not one to be easily impressed, but I came away from this walking on air.
The programme was:
J.S. Bach Prelude and Fugue (48 Book 2 No 1)
Beethoven A flat Sonata op 110
Al Succari Danse de Laila
Scarlatti (two contrasted sonatas)
Liszt Paganini Etude No 6
Ravel Gaspard de las Nuit
Ligeti Fanfares
Riyad was not a thwack crash merchant as many young artists are. He brought an amazing sensitivity to his playing (no Lang-Lang style gurning) and a dynamic range that that was daring to the point of risking that ppp notes might not actually sound...but they did. The last three items in the programme are at the extreme end of piano technique...especially Scarbo....yet he remained in control and technically perfect. Websites can give you a lot of guff but here it is anyway:
I guess this young man is one to watch out for. The poignant thing is that he was born in Aleppo. It is hard to imagine the heap of rubble we see on TV nurturing artistic talent.
Anyone else heard/seen him?
The programme was:
J.S. Bach Prelude and Fugue (48 Book 2 No 1)
Beethoven A flat Sonata op 110
Al Succari Danse de Laila
Scarlatti (two contrasted sonatas)
Liszt Paganini Etude No 6
Ravel Gaspard de las Nuit
Ligeti Fanfares
Riyad was not a thwack crash merchant as many young artists are. He brought an amazing sensitivity to his playing (no Lang-Lang style gurning) and a dynamic range that that was daring to the point of risking that ppp notes might not actually sound...but they did. The last three items in the programme are at the extreme end of piano technique...especially Scarbo....yet he remained in control and technically perfect. Websites can give you a lot of guff but here it is anyway:
I guess this young man is one to watch out for. The poignant thing is that he was born in Aleppo. It is hard to imagine the heap of rubble we see on TV nurturing artistic talent.
Anyone else heard/seen him?
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