Brahms, Bartók, Liszt
Alexandre Kantorow (piano)

Release Date: 2nd Oct 2020
Label: BIS

“The real highlight for me is Bartók’s Rhapsody for Piano Op. 1…Bartók subsequently pruned the work down to half its original length, but Kantorow gives us the full twenty-minute version, and with such flair and poetry that the young composer’s slightly prolix exuberance never outstays its welcome…it segues quite beautifully into Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody in A minor, which Kantorow despatches with the glittering brio which made his account of Balakirev’s virtuosic Islamey such a joy a couple of years ago.”
Katherine Cooper

“Kantorow is obviously an outstanding pianist and musician with an agile technique that allows him perfect clarity in the most complex textures, abundant sensitivity and refinement, and maturity well beyond his years…Arrival finally at the 11th Liszt Rhapsody feels like the achievement of an oasis of purest classicism and succinct expression, and provides a showcase for Kantorow’s ability to maintain clarity and poise at breakneck speed.”

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