Joachim Raff: Piano Works Volume 1
World Première Recordings
Tra Nguyen (piano)
Fruhlingsboten has some lovely lyrical writing that's reminiscent of Schumann, and Nguyen's emotional engagement is often rewarding...Performances are winning without always being truly commanding.
Joachim Raff: Piano Works Volume 1
World Première Recordings
Tra Nguyen (piano)
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Fruhlingsboten has some lovely lyrical writing that's reminiscent of Schumann, and Nguyen's emotional engagement is often rewarding...Performances are winning without always being truly commanding.
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Although Raff is remembered primarily as one of the foremost symphonists of his day, by far his largest output was for the piano. The three works recorded here date from his early years in Weimar, and include the newly-discovered Fantaisie. One of Raff’s first successes, Frühlingsboten portrays nature in many-layered miniature scenes. The Drei-Klavier-Soli concludes with one of Raff’s greatest piano pieces, Metamorphosen.
Contents and tracklist
- Tra Nguyen
- Tra Nguyen
- Tra Nguyen
Awards and reviews
July 2012
Fruhlingsboten has some lovely lyrical writing that's reminiscent of Schumann, and Nguyen's emotional engagement is often rewarding...Performances are winning without always being truly commanding.
October 2012
Nguyen is clearly aware of Raff's historical lineage and imbues his music with what seems like the perfect dynamic of energy, drama, light and pathos. Her excellent technique and expressive flexibility - for example, demonstrating restraint where another might turn to melodrama - combine to produce interpretations that will long serve as a yardstick against which future performers must measure themselves.
