Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Paganini Theme / Philharmonia Orchestra cond. Rouvali

Denis Kozhukhin

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Reviews

November 21st, 2017

“The increasingly impressive Denis Kozhukhin gave a vibrant and sensitive account of this work, showing subtle varieties in pace and temperament and with understated power.” “…the piece flowed effortlessly between excitement and restraint, nicely judged in the orchestra by Rouvali, who brought out some fine detailing and some well executed solos. For all its colour and effervescence, there were no histrionics here, just thoughtful and genuine playing and with a wonderfully fluid and soul-stirring Variation no. 18 (the famous one) to warm the cockles.” – Bachtrack

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Brahms: Fantasies No. 1 in D minor

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That dense sound of the inspired strings accompanied the exposition of the first theme of Rachmaninov’s concerto, in which Kozhukhin shone both technically (impeccable pulsation, even in the fastest passages of the Adagio sostenuto) and expressively, with intense phrasing in the extreme movements and articulated by a subtle rubato in the interlude while delicate according to the moment, in an outstanding performance. That he also knows how to use the keyboard as a means of communicating the most intimate sensations was evident in the very delicate way he phrased the propina (with an infinite number of dynamic gradations below the piano) “In the church”, the last of the pieces from Tchaikovsky’s Album of his youth.

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