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NUAGES Beginning with Liszt's 'Nuages gris' and ending with his own 'Nuages noirs' from Tetraktys, Panayiotis Demopoulos takes us through a panoply of images from the Classical, Romantic and Modern eras - often storm-filled but not relentlessly so, including possibly Beethoven's greatest sonata. A fine performance from the Greek pianist now living and working in the UK. Part of our Dunelm series |
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| playing time: 58.00 direct sale price: £8.50 audio sample: Teraktys: variation II |
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| “Demopoulos' account...often has a poetic, extemporaneous quality that lifts it into a high category of excellence. With notes clothed in golden tone, dramatic outbursts and lyrical contemplation are finely contrasted. Demopoulos plays as if to the manner born. A tour-de-force” – Neville Cohn (Oz Arts Review) | |||
“Considerable athleticism pervades ‘[the pianists's] performances... I was taken by a number of features on the disc... a disarming assembly of repertoire, a naturally captured, almost ‘live' appearance to the performances, and the short, intrepid works by Demopoulos himself. The pianist is capable of great atmosphere as well as projection, and combines well-paced expressiveness and a lively personality.” – Mark Tanner (International Record Review) |
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| “As can be heard from this well recorded disc, [Demopoulos] has made considerable progress as pianist and composer. ... I will watch Mr. Demopoulos' future development, as a composer and performer, with interest.” - Philip L. Scowcroft (MusicWeb) | |||
| “Panayiotis shows he is equal to the challenge [of the Beethoven]. The recording as a whole is always interesting, well played and well worth hearing. The programme notes by the pianist are erudite and fascinating, and the recording as usual from this small company is satisfying.” - David Rothery | |||