January February 202

January February 202

No. 71 • January/February 2021 www.international-piano.com INSIDE 11 PAGES OF EXPERT ADVICE FOR EVERY PIANO ENTHUSIAST SHEETFREE MUSIC PAVEL KOLESNIKOV Finding his feet in Bach through dance UNTAMEABLE GENIUS French virtuoso Samson François on disc LITERARY NOTES Pianists and pianos in fiction £5.99 PLUS Operatic rarities for piano with Vanessa Benelli Mosell Innovative ideas from Cremona's Piano Experience NEW DATES WITH THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA 17 - 26 JUNE 2021 1ST PRIZE: £15,000 PLUS ENGAGEMENTS WITH THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AND OTHER BRITISH AND INTERNATIONAL CONCERTS AND FESTIVALS TOTAL PRIZE MONEY EXCEEDS £30,000 PRESIDENT OF THE JURY: PROF. VANESSA LATARCHE FRCM, HONARAM, FTCL, LRAM, ARCM THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC: HEAD OF KEYBOARD & ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR PARTNERSHIPS IN CHINA OPEN NOW ENTRY VIA VIDEO AUDITION CLOSING DATE: 8 FEBRUARY 2021 HASTINGSINTERNATIONALPIANO.ORG CONTENTS 5 EDITORIAL Back on course LETTERS 10 MICHAL NOVAK 6 Your thoughts and comments 16 7 NEWS & NOTES Coach House Pianos opens new London showroom ••• Michelle Cann joins Curtis Institute faculty ••• Ciccolini Academy launches online competition 10 ONE TO WATCH Spanish pianist Judith Jáuregui 12 IN BLACK AND WHITE Should we reprimand performers for their behavioural quirks? ILL-TEMPERED CLAVIER 14 CLASSICS WARNER Charivari extols the enduring virtues of a good melody 31 PIANO BREAKS Summer schools and short courses for pianists in 2021 37 SOUND TRUTHS Part V – Setting your priorities straight SHEET MUSIC 25 39-43 REPERTOIRE FOCUS Nimrod Borenstein’s Tango Étude 39 Masterclass with the composer 41 Know the score 56 45 PIANO RARITIES António Fragoso’s Prelúdio from Petite Suite 59 NEW MUSIC Reections by Ian Higginson 56 TRAVEL Discover Schloss Elmau – Bavaria’s musical mountain hideaway VERMANDEL EVA 58 YOUTHFUL WISDOM Alexandre Kantorow’s insightful new album SPECIAL FEATURES reveals him on blistering form 16 NOSE FOR COMPLEXITY 25 BEWITCHING AUDACITY Pavel Kolesnikov introduces his Celebrating the complete recorded 60 MAKING THE PIANO SING Vanessa Benelli Mosell brings a touch of revelatory new recording of Bach’s legacy of the untameable French operatic glamour to her playing Goldberg Variations and explains his pianist Samson François obsession with perfume 62-72 NEW RELEASES CDs, DVDs, books and sheet music 21 KEYBOARD FICTION 29 PIANO RENNAISSANCE Benjamin Ivry surveys notable novels Innovative ideas from Cremona’s 74 MUSIC OF MY LIFE Nelly Akopian-Tamarina lauds visionary involving the piano Piano Experience musicians of the past www.international-piano.com International Piano January/February 2021 3 For this his third volume of works by Antoine Reicha, the pianist Ivan Ilić turns to one of the composer’s most extraordinary works, L’Art de varier, Op. 57 RReleased January 8th CHAN 20194 ‘Ilić’s playing is wonderfully aauned to the style and content of the music and Chandos’ sound is superb. Highly recommended.’ - Internaaonal Piano CHAN 20033 CHAN 10950 ‘in this pianist Reicha’s music has the best possible advocate… Ilić plays with charm and transparent precision throughout.’ – BBC Music Magazine EDITOR’S NOTE Back on course he vaccine could not have arrived a moment too Elsewhere in this issue, we explore the extraordinary and soon for the world of music. Many organisations confounding discography of free-spirited French pianist Samson have been in complete or partial shutdown for François (page 25), discover a beautiful miniature by the early months, their survival dependent on the largesse of 20th-century Portuguese composer António Fragoso (page 45) Tgovernments and private donors. And while online streaming and delve into some rarely heard operatic transcriptions that has provided a vital source of income for some, most make the piano sing (page 60). An unlikely source of good musicians are still earning much less than a year ago. cheer can also be found in this month’s column by As we turn the corner into 2021, however, there are Charivari (page 14), who nds himself moved to tears plenty of reasons to feel optimistic. e vaccine o ers by the power of melody. huge hope that live concerts can return soon, while advances in streaming made during the pandemic will Owen Mortimer, Editor likely mean it becomes standard practice from now on. is issue of International Piano includes the International Piano positive news that British piano retailer Coach House o� ers a rich mix of inspiration and guidance to pianists and piano fans around the world, from dedicated Pianos has opened a new showroom in southwest amateurs and students to professional pianists, teachers and London (see page 7). is bold move will capitalise on a� cionados. the upsurge in piano-playing among people who have Celebrating the piano in all its forms, including the fortepiano nally found time to explore their passion for music and digital keyboards, each edition of our magazine is packed with while working from home. interviews, features, news and reviews showcasing the top artists of today and yesteryear. Practical advice for players runs the gamut It also seems likely that some level of international from articles on technique and repertoire to learning resources and travel will resume in 2021 – notwithstanding the extra study courses, plus the latest developments in piano technology. challenge of Brexit for UK readers. To whet your appetite, Our goal is to draw together the fascinating strands that make the piano our diary of upcoming courses and summer schools on page such a popular instrument, enhancing every reader’s knowledge and 31 sets out a plethora of options for developing your skills in supporting those who strive to master its challenges. communal settings around the world. INTERNATIONAL PIANO PARTNERSHIPS In the meantime, for those who prefer staying at home with a good book, we’ve compiled a winter reading list of novels that feature the piano and pianists (page 21). 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