Worshipping at the shrine of Sokolov in Verbier

By Mark Pullinger, 27 July 2016

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“Sokolov's Schumann is hewn from marble – solid but smooth, rippled with colour”

Reviewed at Eglise de Verbier, Verbier on 26 July 2016

Schumann, Arabeske in C major, Op.18

Schumann, Fantasie in C major, Op.17

Chopin, Nocturnes, Op.32

Chopin, Piano Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor 'Funeral March', Op.35

Schubert, Six moments musicaux, D.780 no. 2 in A flat major Andantino

Schubert, Six moments musicaux, D.780 no. 3 in F minor Allegro moderato

Schubert, Six moments musicaux, D.780 no. 4 in C sharp minor Moderato

Schubert, Six moments musicaux, D.780 no. 5 in F minor Allegro vivace

Schubert, Six moments musicaux, D.780 no. 6 in A flat major Allegretto

Grigory Sokolov, Piano

Grigory Sokolov probes Purcell at the Concertgebouw

Laurence Vittes, 4th June

Purcell, Mozart... then a half hour of encores. Grigory Sokolov holds the Concertgebouw spellbound.

*****

A dazzling display of formidable technique

Mark Valencia, 23rd July

Colours poured in through a metaphorical stained glass window in Verbier's church.

****1

Grigory Sokolov in recital at the Wiener Konzerthaus

Zwölftöner, 5th December

Grigory Sokolov’s annual visit to the Konzerthaus – always in December, always half-lit, always a lengthy affair – is an object of cultish appreciation for the Viennese, who are drawn to mystique like moths to a flame.

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Moderne Renaissance: Grigory Sokolov spielt William Byrd in Köln

Sebastian Urmoneit, 8th July

Grigory Sokolov bringt – erfolgreich – Werke des englischen Renaissance-Komponisten William Byrd in die Gegenwart.

****1

Grigory Sokolov laisse perplexe à Bozar

Patrice Lieberman, 10th December

Si le pianiste a l’art de concocter des programmes originaux, il se montre aussi curieusement imprévisible, capable de sublimes fulgurances comme d’inexplicables lourdeurs.

***11

Der große Erzähler am Klavier: Grigory Sokolov in Hamburg

Sebastian Urmoneit, 10th June

Bei seinem Recital in der Hamburger Laeiszhalle hinterlässt Grigory Sokolov einmal mehr ein begeistertes Publikum zurück.

*****

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.

Worshipping at the shrine of Grigory Sokolov in Verbier