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V for Valse

by Vassilis Varvaresos

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1.
Méphisto-Valse no. 1, S. 514 11:15
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2.
Soirées de Vienne. Valse-caprice d'après Schubert no. 7, S. 427 07:03
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3.
Carnaval de Vienne, op. 26: I. Allegro 08:52
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4.
Carnaval de Vienne, op. 26: II. Romanze 02:43
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5.
Carnaval de Vienne, op. 26: III. Scherzino 02:14
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6.
Carnaval de Vienne, op. 26: IV. Intermezzo 02:16
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7.
Carnaval de Vienne, op. 26: V. Finale 05:07
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8.
Six Pièces, op. 51 no. 6: Valse sentimentale 04:55
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9.
Valse, op. 38 06:54
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10.
Carnaval de Vienne. Humoresque sur des thèmes de Johann Strauss 06:41
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11.
La Valse. Poème chorégraphique (M. 72, transcription du compositeur) 11:22
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"Who said waltz was frivolous?

For this recording dedicated to the genre, Vassilis Varvaresos has concocted a program that shatters prejudices.Far from 18th century ballroom dancing, the selected works are filled with sensuality, irony and strenght.

It is the fatal side of this musical whirlwind which is highlighted: Liszt and his diabolical waltz; Schumann and his chiaroscuro emotion; the sad elegance of Tchaikovsky; Scriabin and his lush sensuality; Rosenthal's ecstatic freedom on Johann Strauss's themes; and, on the ruins of the past, the poisonous darkness of Ravel's Valse.

This swirling invitation is an ideal playground for the nuanced expressiveness and brilliant virtuosity of the Greek pianist, graduated from Julliard School and CNSM Paris, winner of George Enescu International Piano Competition in 2014, and Piano Masters Competition in 2015."


"Qui a dit que la valse était légère ?

Pour ce disque consacré au genre, Vassilis Varvaresos bouscule les préjugés avec un florilège étourdissant. Loin de la danse frivole du XVIIIe siècle, les oeuvres choisies ici sont chargées de sensualité, d’ironie et de puissance.

Le programme joue de la part fatale de ce tourbillon musical : Liszt et sa valse diabolique ; Schumann et son émotion tout en clair-obscur ; l’élégance triste de Tchaïkovski ; Scriabine et sa sensualité luxuriante ; la liberté jubilatoire de Rosenthal sur des thèmes de Johann Strauss; et, sur les ruines du passé, la Valse de Ravel à la noirceur vénéneuse...

Cette invitation au vertige à trois temps est le terrain de jeu idéal pour l’expressivité nuancée et la virtuosité éclatante du pianiste grec, diplomé de la Julliard School et du CNSM de Paris, lauréat du concours international de piano George Enescu en 2014, et du Piano Masters Competition en 2015."

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released May 11, 2018

Franz Liszt
Robert Schumann
Piotr Illitch Tchaïkovski
Alexandre Scriabine
Moriz Rosenthal
Maurice Ravel
Vassilis Varvaresos: piano


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French classical music label, founded in 2009 by producer and sound engineer Nicolas Bartholomée, director of recording studio Little Tribeca.

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