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

Denis Kozhukhin

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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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“In Beethoven anniversary year, there will probably be many more “Moonlight”s, meaning the Sonata, than the real thing (though we’ve been lucky to see the crescent in close conjunction with Venus these past two nights). Not many pianists would dare to place it at the beginning of a programme. Denis Kozhukhin’s paradoxically no-nonsense poetry meant that a constant sense of motion culminated in the whirlwind of the finale, a steady move towards implosion mirrored in the piano transcription of Ravel’s La Valse at the end of the programme. In between came perfection in the form of pure song from Schubert and Grieg.”

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