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Catalogue number SIGCD 566 |
Release date 15 March 2019 |
One of the pinnacles of nineteenth-century pianism, Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition broke new frontiers in its writing for the piano through its use of ringing bell-like sonorities, dramatic juxtaposition of registers and dynamics, its approach to resonance, percussive octaves and rapid hand-alternations, and sheer grandeur of sound.
Mussorgsky’s masterpiece is coupled here with works by Ravel and Messiaen – composers who were indebted to the innovations of their Russian predecessor.
Miroirs comprises a set of five pieces evoking contrasting moods and pianistic characters. Far from being Impressionist – a movement with which Ravel had little real affiliation –the ‘Mirrors’ of the title suggests more Symbolist associations in that the individual pieces explore ambiguities between supposed reality and ‘reflected’ simulation.
An unusually non-descriptive work for Messiaen, without religious references or bird- song, Cantéyodjayâ is about musical process and is constructed as a mosaic-like collage in which a jaunty rhythmic refrain is contrasted with a multiplicity of contrasting ideas, many of which are re-workings from his gargantuan Turangalîla-Symphonie.
De schilderijen van Moessorgski
De Schilderijententoonstelling van Modest Moessorgski is een van de hoogtepunten uit de 19e-eeuwse pianoliteratuur. De componist verlegde grenzen door het gebruik van de klank van klokgelui, het op dramatische wijze naast elkaar plaatsen van registers en dynamieken, zijn benadering van resonantie, percussieve octaven en snelle handwisselingen en bovenal de grootse klanken.De spiegels van Ravel
De vijf smachtende delen uit Miroirs van Maurice Ravel roepen contrasterende stemmingen en karakters op. De miroirs, de spiegels, uit de titel suggereren symbolistische associaties, de mogelijke weergave van de innerlijke beleving van de verbeeldingsrijke geest, dromen, het onderbewustzijn, de melancholie over dat wat verdwenen is. Elk deel is opgedragen aan een lid van de Franse groep Les Apaches, waartoe ook Ravel behoorde. Een groep van jonge innovatieve artiesten die hun liefde voor de Russische muziek deelden en zichzelf beschouwden als artistieke verschoppelingen. Gelijk Moessorgski benadert Ravel de piano vanuit het gezichtspunt van een volleerd orkestrator, waarmee hij een virtuoos en volkomen idiomatisch pianospel bereikt.De mozaïek-achtige collage van Messiaen
Het is een ongewoon niet-beschrijvend werk voor Olivier Messiaen, zonder verwijzingen naar religie of vogelzang. Cantéyodjayâ gaat over het muzikale proces en is opgebouwd als een mozaïek-achtige collage waarin een luchtig ritmisch refrein de tegenstelling vormt met een veelvoud aan contrasterende ideeën, waarvan vele herzieningen zijn van zijn formidabele Turangalîla-Symphonie.Gevarieerd repertoire
Peter Donohoe (Manchester, 1953) staat bekend om zijn muzikaliteit, stilistische veelzijdigheid en indrukwekkende techniek. Hij heeft wereldwijd een buitengewone carrière opgebouwd en heeft al meer dan 40 jaar ervaring als pianist. Zijn repertoire is extreem gevarieerd. Hij is eredoctor in de muziek van zeven Britse universiteiten en werd geridderd vanwege zijn verdiensten voor de klassieke muziek.Peter Donohoe was born in Manchester in 1953. He studied at Chetham’s School of Music for seven years, graduated in music at Leeds University, and went on to study at the Royal Northern College of Music with Derek Wyndham and then in Paris with Olivier Messiaen and Yvonne Loriod. He is acclaimed as one of the foremost pianists of our time, for his musicianship, stylistic versatility and commanding technique.
In recent seasons Donohoe has appeared with Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic and Concert Orchestra, Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, and RTE National Symphony Orchestra. He has undertaken a UK tour with the Russian State Philharmonic Orchestra,as well as giving concerts in many South American and European countries, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Russia, and USA.
Donohoe is in high demand as a jury member for international competitions. He has recently served on the juries at the Concours de Geneve Competition (2018), Ferrol Piano Competition (2022), and Hong Kong International Piano Competition (2022), along with many national competitions both within the UK and abroad.
Donohoe’s most recent albums include Bacewicz: Orchestral Works Vol. 2 and an exploration of Busoni’s solo piano works with Chandos, Taneyev & Schumann: Piano Quintets with Signum, Granados & Albeniz with Chandos, and a selection of waltzes of Ravel, Schumann, Debussy & Chopin with SOMM.
He has performed with all the major London orchestras. Across the European continent, orchestras include the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Münchner Philharmoniker, and Berliner Philharmoniker. In the United States, he has appeared with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and more.
Notable performances in the 2024/25 season included concerts with the Symphony Orchestra of India, the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra in Bucharest, Vox Ama Deus in Philadelphia (US), and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Cadogan Hall. The season also featured recitals at the Fundación Juan March in Madrid, the Chopin Piano Festival in Prishtina, Kosovo, and at various UK festivals including the Ludlow Piano Festival, Newbury Spring Festival, and Ulverston Music Festival.
The music by Olivier Messiaen is a combination of devout catholicism, extravagant imagination and love for nature. Initially, he made a name for himself by composing large-scale cycles and verbose titles. At several occasions, Messiaen explicated his intentions, which often included theology, symbology, and extensive considerations of colour, church modes and rhythm. Perhaps ironically, this colour composer was able to leave his mark on the less colourful avant-garde of the 1950s as well. With his 'Mode de valeurs et d'intensités', part 4 of his Quatre études de rythme, pointed the way for his students Stockhausen and Boulez, who developed serialism further. Messiaen's own development is characterised by the integration of birg song, which he recorded in the wild with his sketchbook and tape recorder. The pinnacle of his work is his opera Saint François d'Assise. This colossol work is over four hours long. Its longest scene contains a giant bird choir, with bird species from Umbria (the home country of Saint François) to new Caledonia.