Search - Sergey Rachmaninov, Nikolay Myaskovsky, Truls Mørk :: Truls Mørk ~ Rachmaninov - Op. Nos. 19, 34, 2 · Miaskovsky - Op.12 / Thibaudet

Ravishing Rachmaninov + a Bonus

Avid Reader | Franklin, Tn | 02/12/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I was wary of this CD for obvious reasons - Rachmoninov wore his emotions on his sleeve and was that most Romantic of composers. Thibaudet is the quintessential Frenchman with a serious intellectual, restrained approach to both performance and interpretation. French composers (Flaubert, Debussey, Satie) are his cup of tea; his Ravel is simply unapproachable. So it was with a little trepidation when I made the purchase.



While this is not the ultra-Romanticism of the old Russian school but overall, I should not have been worried. The collusion between Mørk and Thibaudet is seamless, as if they had long been a duo. Rachmaninov, always lush and soulful, is given a fresh rendering with obviously deep emotions. But it was the Myaskovsky that proved the surprise. He is a much-neglected Russian composer that drifted from Romanticism into the sterile confines the Soviet "style" but never quite lost the old Romantic touch. This particular work is one of his first and is therefore in the old style. It "sounds" simultaneously late Romantic and French in approach and temperament, thus a good fit for Mr. Thiebaudet.



My Grade - B+

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