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Brahms, Demopoulos & Mussorgsky – piano concert

Catalogue No: DDV 24166
EAN/UPC: 809730416620
Artist(s):
Panayiotis Demopoulos

Composer(s):
Johannes Brahms Modest Mussorgsky Panayiotis Demopoulos

Release Date: January 12, 2018
Genres:
Piano

Discs: 1
Total Playing Time: 53:06

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Brahms, Demopoulos & Mussorgsky - piano concert

This recording was originally made by Dunelm Records on limited release in 2005 and is now re-released at mid-price alongside other recordings by Greek pianist-composer Panos Demopoulos.

His rip-roaring reading of ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ is a super conclusion to a concert-style program designed to emulate a live performance, with minimal editing and plenty of passion. Panos takes a measured approach to the Intermezzi, the late and piquant works of Brahms’ maturity; performs his own reflective and gentle (yet resolutely modern) Farewells and fires up all cylinders for Mussorgsky’s masterpiece.

Panayiotis Demopoulos was born in Athens in 1977, studied with Margaret Murray-McLeod in Edinburgh before moving to Manchester and studying piano with Murray McLachlan and composition with Anthony Gilbert. He is an active performer both as a soloist and as a member of chamber ensembles.

    Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):Three Intermezzi, Op. 117
  1. No. 1 in E flat major
  2. No. 2 in B flat minor
  3. No. 3 in C sharp minor
    4. Panayiotis Demopoulos (b. 1977): Farewells
  4. Summer Farewell
  5. Spring Farewell
  6. Winter Farewell
  7. Autumn Farewell
    8. Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): Pictures at an Exhibition
  8. Promenade 1
  9. Gnomus
  10. Promenade 2
  11. Il vecchio castile
  12. Promenade 3
  13. Tuileries
  14. Bydło
  15. Promenade 4
  16. Ballet of the chicks in their shells
  17. Two Polish Jews, one rich, the other poor
  18. Promenade 5
  19. Limoges, the market place
  20. Catacombae
  21. Con Mortuis in Lingua Mortua
  22. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba-yaga)
  23. The Great Gate of Kiev

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No. 1 in E flat major
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  1. 01 No. 1 in E flat major
  2. 02 No. 2 in B flat minor
  3. 03 No. 3 in C sharp minor
  4. 04 Summer Farewell
  5. 05 Spring Farewell
  6. 06 Winter Farewell
  7. 07 Autumn Farewell
  8. 08 Promenade 1
  9. 09 Gnomus
  10. 10 Promenade 2
  11. 11 Il vecchio castile
  12. 12 Promenade 3
  13. 13 Tuileries
  14. 14 Bydło
  15. 15 Promenade 4
  16. 16 Ballet of the chicks in their shells
  17. 17 Two Polish Jews, one rich, the other poor
  18. 18 Promenade 5
  19. 19 Limoges, the market place
  20. 20 Catacombae
  21. 21 Con Mortuis in Lingua Mortua
  22. 22 The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-yaga)
  23. 23 The Great Gate of Kiev

  • The Whole Note

    “

    It’s breathtaking. By the time he’s portrayed little chicks, the busy market place, the realm of the dead and arrives at the Great Gate of Kiev, awe is all that remains.

    ” —Alex Baran

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  • The Chronicle

    “

    Brahms’s Three Intermezzi have a mellow tone and calm the brain; Demopoulos’s own music follows…think of frantic, noisy farewells and then the reflective walking away after departure. Demopoulos wants to make an impression with his version [of Pictures] which he does with a bold but sparse rendition. It’s lively and perhaps got a bit more brio to it than the last piano version we reviewed.

    ” —Jeremy Condliffe

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  • Gramophone

    “

    Panayiotis Demopoulos shows himself in this sharply contrasted recital to be an exceptionally sensitive artist. He is well recorded and has written some excellent accompanying notes.

    ” —Bryce Morrison

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  • MusicWeb International

    “

    Here is a young pianist, of outstanding qualities: technical, interpretive, and creative… an outstanding pianist! The piano sound and recording quality are also outstanding. This CD is extremely highly recommended.

    ” —Ian Milnes

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  • MusicWeb International

    “

    The sound quality of the disc is excellent; this is a well-produced and conceived CD. The programme is well-considered and balanced, with two nineteenth-century masterpieces framing a thoughtful and interesting modern work by the pianist.

    ” —John France

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  • Rafael Music Notes

    “

    A very fine pianist, as evidenced by his playing of the Three Intermezzi, Op.117 by Brahms and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Well-written program notes accompany this nicely packaged and carefully engineered CD.

    ” —Rafael de Acha

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