Qualitatives Chiaroscuro von Lise de la Salle

By Rolf Kyburz, 12 December 2016

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“de la Salle verstand es, die Variationen zu einem eindrucksvollen Ganzen zu verknüpfen”

Reviewed at Druckerei Baden, Baden on 10 December 2016

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, Op.2 no.3

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 32 in C minor, Op.111

Ligeti, Étude no. 4 "Fanfares" (Auswahl)

Ligeti, Étude no. 2 "Cordes à vide"

Ligeti, Etude no. 13 "L'escalier du diable

Brahms, Variations and Fugue for Piano on a Theme by Handel, Op.24

Lise de la Salle, Piano

Dreamy undertones without whirlwinds of passion: Lise de la Salle

Zoltán Szabó, 7th April

A most appealing Romantic programme by the French pianist at Sydney's City Recital Hall, played with accurate finesse in search of emotional highlights.

***11

Rachmaninov’s Romanticism meets Shostakovich’s fury in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 17th January

In a thrilling concert oscillating between lush sentiment and explosive tension, pianist Lise de la Salle and conductor Diego Matheuz lead the NSO through Rachmaninov’s emotional grandeur and Shostakovich’s wartime defiance.

****1

Unusual Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky from Rakitina and de la Salle

Alexander Hall, 17th May

Russian-Ukrainian conductor Anna Rakitina doesn't quite land on her debut with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, while Lise de la Salle uncovers the lighter side of Rachmaninov.

***11

Korngold’s gem of a symphony receives rapturous Singapore premiere

Chang Tou Liang, 11th February

An unusual but inspired programme of Riisager, Gershwin and Korngold finds a very receptive audience in Singapore.

****1

A match made in Mendelssohn

Cameron Kelsall, 21st February

Herbert Blomstedt and Lise de la Salle proved an ideal pair in the rarely heard Piano Concerto no. 2 in D minor with the Philadelphia Orchestra.

*****

Lise de la Salle's superb Bach the highlight of a varied recital

David Karlin, 11th December

The French pianist's approach may be uncomplicated, but crisp articulation, interesting dynamics and a fine sense of shifting moods enliven a recital full of variety.

****1

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Rolf Kyburz

Rolf ist ein besessener Liebhaber und Sammler von klassischer Musik zwischen Renaissance und dem 21. Jahrhundert. Seine musikalische Erfahrung (Violine, Sologesang, Mitgliedschaft in Chören und kleineren Chorensembles) fließt jetzt unter anderem in seinen Blog auf www.rolf-musicblog.net; seit 2014 bespricht er für Bachtrack Konzerte. Vorheriges Leben: Chemiestudium, 30 Jahre Spezialist für wissenschaftliche Instrumente, Computer, Software, Programmieren.

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