Truly transcendental: Chamayou triumphs in Liszt at Wigmore Hall

By Roy Westbrook, 06 April 2018

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“Chamayou offered no false comfort in a boldly desolate reading”

Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 4 April 2018

Liszt, 6 Chants Polonais (after Chopin Op. 74), S 480

Liszt, Frühlingsnacht, S568 (transcription from Robert Schumann)

Liszt, Widmung, transcription of Schumann's liebeslied for piano, S 566

Liszt, Transcr. from Wagner's Solemn March to the Holy Grail from Parsifal, S 450

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

Liszt, 12 Transcendental Études, S 139

Bertrand Chamayou, Piano

Pierre Bleuse and the Singapore Symphony raise the roof again

Chang Tou Liang, 30th January

High decibel hits arrive via Prokofiev’s Scythian Suite and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, sandwiching Liszt from Bertrand Chamayou.

****1

Fiesta! Philippe Jordan’s Spanish postcard from the Festival Ravel

Mark Pullinger, 4th September

Born to a Basque mother just ten miles from the Spanish border, Ravel excelled at authentic Spanish flavours as heard in this splendid festival concert by the Orchestre National de France.

*****

Reflections on Ravel: a three-course piano feast in Ciboure

Mark Pullinger, 2nd September

At the Festival Ravel, Bertrand Chamayou, Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Hyunji Kim perform all the solo piano works at the Église Saint-Vincent, a stone’s throw from the house where Ravel was born.

****1

Mirrors and echoes: Pierre Boulez celebrated at the Lucerne Festival

Elodie Olson-Coons, 27th August

Liv Redpath and Bertrand Chamayou shine at the Lucerne Festival in this celebration of Pierre Boulez's legacy.

****1

Beautiful but underwhelming Ravel from Morlot and the BBC Philharmonic

Nick Butters, 21st February

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, under former Associate Artist Ludovic Morlot, serve chilled Ravel at the Glasshouse, Gateshead.

***11

Boulez and Ravel anniversary celebrations launched by the BBC Phil

Peter Connors, 11th January

A rare performance of Boulez' Rituel is followed by four Ravel works, including a fine Piano Concerto in G major featuring Bertrand Chamayou.

****1

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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.