The Argentinian-born pianist Ingrid Fliter, a winner of the prestigious
2006 Gilmore Artist Award and a former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist
has already made three recordings for the EMI label - one of Beethoven
and two of Chopin - that have garnered much critical acclaim, but this
new coupling of the two Chopin Piano Concertos is her first to appear on
the Linn label.
As a former silver medal winner in the 2000 Frederic Chopin in Warsaw in
it is clear that the music of this composer is not only at the centre
of Ingrid Fliter's repertoire, but from an early age has occupied a
special place in her psyche. In both concertos the fluency of Fliter's
playing is matched by especially clean articulation and a welcome
forward momentum. Her use of rubato is finely controlled, yet in both
slow movements there is no lack of poetry, thanks especially to her
limpid cantabile playing. The scintillating performances of the outer
movements of these two concertos exemplify this pianist's immaculate
technique and excellent musicianship.
The orchestral accompaniments from Jun Märkl and the forty players of
the Scottish Chamber Orchestra are both elegant and supportive to the
soloist, with Peter Whelan's expressive bassoon solos a particular
pleasure, whilst Chopin's often unfairly maligned orchestration here
sounds beautifully transparent.
The multi-channel recording made in the Usher Hall, Edinburgh (7-9 June
2013) by Philip Hobbs possesses a crystalline clarity, albeit with a
touch of hardness that is probably more an artefact of the hall's bright
acoustic than the engineering. However, it is good to hear the timpani
reproduced so crisply, and the balance between piano and orchestra could
hardly be bettered.
In spite of considerable competition on record in these two concertos
Ingrid Fliter's spellbinding and refreshing accounts of both works can
be confidently recommended. Future recordings by this absorbing pianist
are eagerly awaited. (SA-CD.net)
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