Martin James Bartlett, quand le piano se fait chanteur et orchestre

By Manuel Gaulhiac, 28 October 2019

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“Entre vertige et chaos, l’interprétation regorge d’idées nouvelles”

Reviewed at Auditorium de la Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris on 25 October 2019

Bach, Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (Orgel-Büchlein) in F Minor, BWV639 (arr. Busoni)

Bach, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV147: Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man's desiring) (arr. Hess)

Mozart, Piano sonata no. 12 in F major, K332

Schumann, Myrthen: Widmung, Op.25 no.1 (arr. Liszt)

Scriabin, Piano Sonata no. 4 in F sharp major, Op.30

Liszt, Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année, Italie: Sonetto del Petrarca no. 104, S 161 no. 5

Liszt, Liebestraum no. 3 in A flat major, S 541

Granados, Goyescas: El amor y la muerte: Ballade

Liszt, Isolde's Liebestod from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, transc. for piano, S 447

Prokofiev, Piano Sonata no. 7 in B flat major, Op.83: Precipitato

Martin James Bartlett, Piano

Back to the future: Corderoy and the RPO in Russian favourites

Roy Westbrook, 29th February

Charlotte Corderoy impresses in her Cadogan Hall debut with a trio of 19th-century Russian classics, featuring pianist Martin James Bartlett playing Tchaikovsky.

****1

A crowd-pleasing programme from Bihlmaier, Bartlett and the LPO

Alexander Hall, 27th January

Overture, concerto, symphony: nothing to scare the horses here, nor in works by three major composers, Wagner, Mozart and Beethoven. Nothing world-shaking either in solid but often one-dimensional performances.

***11

Prom 3: An inflated Prom to celebrate BBC Young Musicians

Olivia Bell, 15th July

With a smaller programme and a humbler premise, the stars of the show – those young, immensely talented performers – could have shone even brighter

***11

Listen with Aurora at Kings Place

Mark Pullinger, 16th December

“Are you sitting comfortably? Then we'll begin.” Storytime with the Aurora Orchestra proved a delight.

****1

Inspiring and life-affirming: BBC Young Musician Final

Frances Wilson, 15th May

The BBC’s biennial Young Musician competition reached its thrilling climax in an absorbing, nail-biting and inspirational final concert at London’s Barbican yesterday afternoon.

*****

Prom 32: Eric Whitacre leads forces through Earth and Space

Kathryn Wareham, 9th August

A packed Royal Albert Hall cheered as rocker-come-classical composer Eric Whitacre took to the stage for this Sunday matinee.

****1

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Manuel Gaulhiac

Manuel Gaulhiac commence le piano à l’âge de 7 ans, et la musique devient très tôt une passion qui l'oriente vers différents projets artistiques. Après un DEM de piano, il poursuit ses études musicales à l'école Cortot. Outre la musique, la littérature représente pour Manuel un terrain privilégié d'exploration de l'âme humaine. Une autre de ses passions est la Russie, qui l'a toujours attiré par sa culture et son caractère. Il s’est mis à l'étude de la langue et essaye désormais de passer le plus de temps dans ce fabuleux pays. Polytechnicien, Manuel pratique aussi les mathématiques.

Martin James Bartlett à la Fondation Vuitton : quand le piano se fait chanteur et orchestre