Melnikov the Magnificent: Schumann, Scriabin and Shostakovich at the Festival de Lanaudière

Por Robert Markow, 20 julio 2012

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Crítica hecha desde Église de St-Paul-de-Joliette, Joliette el 17 julio 2012

Schumann, Estudios sinfónicos, Op.13

Scriabin, Poème in F sharp major, Op.32 no.1

Scriabin, Poème in D major, Op.32 no.2

Scriabin, Fantasie in B minor, Op.28

Shostakovich, 24 preludios y fugas para piano, op. 87 (Nos 1-12)

Alexander Melnikov, Piano

Bach sheds light in an impressively dark outing from the ACO

Nick Boston, 21st March

Energetic commitment from the ACO at the Barbican, with precision and edge from Alexander Melnikov and Jeroen Berwaerts in an evening of darkness and light.

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Energetic Scottish Symphony lifts a weighty evening with the LPO

Nick Boston, 20th January

Ponomarchuk and the LPO raise the spirits in Felix Mendelssohn's Scottish Symphony after an underwhelming first half at the Brighton Dome.

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Schumann clivant : Isabelle Faust & co à la Philharmonie

Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut, 7th November

Retour sur une approche radicale – qui passe certainement mieux au disque que dans une salle qui ne lui est pas taillée sur mesure – dans laquelle on aura pu apprécier l'excellence des interprètes.

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Aimez-vous Rachmaninov? Alexander Melnikov at Musikfest Berlin

Elena Luporini, 27th August

Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov is joined on stage at the Philharmonie by Alexander Rudin, Nadezhda Pavlova and Olga Pashchenko to give the audience a taste of Rachmaninov's chamber repertoire.

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Mixed performances in Ligeti and Mozart from Les Siècles

David Truslove, 20th August

Three concertos and a symphony made for an unusual but generous programme, but Les Siècles illustrate that versatility can come with mixed blessings.

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Stimmakrobatin vs. Klavierlöwe: Claron McFadden und Alexander Melnikov

Michael Klier, 22nd December

McFaddens ergreifend schöne Melodieführung und Melnikovs schimmernde Klavierfarben machten den Konzertabend zu einem unvergesslichen Hörerlebnis.

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Robert Markow

Formerly a horn player in the Montreal Symphony, Robert Markow now writes programme notes for that orchestra and for many other musical organizations. He taught at Montreal’s McGill University for many years, has led music tours to several countries, and has written for numerous leading classical music journals.