From the arcane to the Arcadian: Alexei Volodin

Par Roy Westbrook, 27 février 2020

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“Volodin... can make the instrument roar without the sound becoming harsh”

Critique faite à Queen Elizabeth Hall, Londres, le 26 février 2020

Medtner, 8 Fairy Tales

Medtner, Fairy Tale for piano in B flat minor, Op.20 no.1

Medtner, Fairy Tale for piano in B minor, Op.20 no.2

Medtner, Fairy Tale for piano in E minor, Op.34 no. 2

Medtner, Fairy Tale for piano in A minor "Forest Spirit", Op.34 no.3

Medtner, Fairy Tale for piano in F minor "Russian Tale", Op.42 no.1

Medtner, Fairy Tale for piano in F minor, Op.26 no. 3

Medtner, Fairy Tale for piano in G sharp major, Op.42 no.3

Medtner, Fairy Tale No.4 in C sharp minor, op.35: "Blow, wind and crack your cheeks" from King Lear

Prokofiev, Sonate pour piano no. 3 en la mineur, Op.28

Rachmaninov, Sonate pour piano no. 1 en ré mineur, Op.28

Alexei Volodin, Piano

Alexei Volodin et Pietari Inkinen rayonnants dans Beethoven et Brahms à Bâle

Jean Landras, 27th January

L'Allgemeine Musikgesellschaft Basel a présenté le 3° concerto de Beethoven et la 1° symphonie de Brahms le 27 janvier dernier. Alexei Volodin, piano et Pietari Inkinen à la direction du SWR Symphonieorchester ont parfaitement assuré le remplacement d'Arcadi Volodos et de David Zinman initialement prévus.

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Elim Chan y la OSCyL: actuación admirable en el CAEM de Salamanca

Francisco Martínez Ramos, 23rd December

Elim Chan dirigió la Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León en una exitosa velada con obras de Clyne, Liszt y Stravinsky.

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Hearing in colour: Kochanovsky conducts ecstatic Scriabin

Mark Pullinger, 11th May

Multi-sensory music? Scriabin's Prometheus, Poem of Fire tickles the senses in an ecstatic performance under Stanislav Kochanovsky.

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An unusual Stravinsky-Mozart combo shines under Hans Graf in Singapore

Chang Tou Liang, 28th October

Rarely-heard Stravinsky piano concertos are coupled with Mozart symphonies with Hans Graf, Alexei Volodin and the Singapore Symphony.

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Titánica Sinfónica de Galicia con Volodin y Kochanovsky

Pablo Sánchez Quinteiro, 11th February

El pianista Alexei Volodin abordó Rachmaninoff bajo la dirección de Stanislav Kochanovsky y junto a la Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia.

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An atmospheric Shostakovich 5 from the RPO and Robert Trevino

Alexander Hall, 30th October

Curate's eggs are surprisingly common in the musical world: a disappointing concerto performance from an off-form Alexei Volodin but impressive results from Robert Trevino and the RPO in the main work.

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Roy Westbrook

Roy Westbrook gained a diploma in music history at London University (Morley College) and was for some years the head of music day schools at Oxford University, where he also led music summer schools. After some years leading the University's business school he has returned to music teaching and writing, and recently took part in the Arts in Residence courses on Bruckner, Mahler and Bach He is co-author (with Terry Barfoot) of a history of opera, and has taught day schools on Sibelius in Oxford and elsewhere.

From the arcane to the Arcadian: Alexei Volodin's all-Russian programme at the QEH