De La Nuit: Schumann, Ravel, Bartok

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Várjon moves swiftly between numbers, joining the puzzle-pieces without ever giving us the complete picture…but there’s no doubt that [his] connecting intelligence makes each set as a whole indispensable…This... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 31st Aug 2018
Catalogue No: 4817003
Label: ECM
Series: New Series
Length: 66 minutes

BBC Music Magazine

November 2018

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Schumann: Phantasiestücke, Op. 12

Work length27:29

$8.80

$12.00

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Dénes Várjon (piano)
Recorded: 2016-04
Recording Venue: Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano

1. Des Abends

Track length3:48

$1.10

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$2.05

2. Aufschwung

Track length3:05

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3. Warum?

Track length3:03

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4. Grillen

Track length3:21

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5. In der Nacht

Track length4:06

$1.10

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6. Fabel

Track length2:42

$1.10

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7. Traumes Wirren

Track length2:27

$1.10

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8. Ende vom Lied

Track length4:57

$1.10

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Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit

Work length22:53

$3.30

$4.50

$6.15

Dénes Várjon (piano)
Recorded: 2016-04
Recording Venue: Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano

1. Ondine

Track length6:33

$1.10

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2. Le Gibet

Track length6:12

$1.10

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3. Scarbo

Track length10:08

$1.10

$1.50

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Bartók: Im Freien, Sz. 81

Work length15:35

$5.50

$7.50

$10.25

Dénes Várjon (piano)
Recorded: 2016-04
Recording Venue: Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano

1. Mit Trommeln und Pfeifen

Track length1:43

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2. Barcarolla

Track length2:45

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3. Musettes

Track length2:53

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4. Klänge der Nacht

Track length6:03

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5. Hetzjagd

Track length2:11

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'De la nuit' brings together three works performed by the Hungarian pianist Dénes Várjon, his second solo album for ECM New Series (following 'Precipitando', a recital of Berg, Janacek and Liszt).

"Negotiating dynamic shifts of emphasis," The Independent has noted, "Dénes Várjon displays that most valuable of gifts: the ability to play in a way which makes you listen anew to the familiar." This capacity is to the fore in the pianist's sensitive exploration of Schumann's Fantasiestücke, Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit and Bartók's Im Freien ? a journey through three worlds of poetic imagination.

As Jürg Stenzl writes in the liner notes. "All three works were bold forays into fundamentally new music that far transcended the limits of their time. They require pianists for whom transcendent virtuosity is second nature." The album was recorded at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano in April 2016, and produced by Manfred Eicher.

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November 2018

Várjon moves swiftly between numbers, joining the puzzle-pieces without ever giving us the complete picture…but there’s no doubt that [his] connecting intelligence makes each set as a whole indispensable…This is an unremittingly bewitching programme and perfectly engineered.

October 2018

Várjon’s Schumann is a good deal more successful than his Ravel…With his Hungarian compatriot [Bartók], Várjon is suddenly in his element. The sound world of Out of Doors is far better suited to his technique and temperament.

23rd September 2018

Each work has an unconventional format, a mood of fantasy, and a programmatic element. Várjon’s brilliant technique and imaginative approach make a strong narrative out of each.

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