Khatia Buniatishvili's new recording Kaleidoscope, a unique
combination of masterful and challenging pieces, shows her true
virtuosic playing and features the well-loved Pictures at an Exhibition
by Modest Mussorgsky, Ravel's La Valse and Stravinsky's Petruschka.
Given
that these pieces all have an orchestral version, the pianist must
bring out this larger palette of colours on a single instrument. Khatia
does just that, painting her own picture of the pieces, how they are
interwoven and the special characters she wants to emphasize.
There
is a strong sense of character about the programme - it is music to be
seen as well as heard, and it takes in other art forms as well: dance,
puppetry and painting. The movement and colours of these other art forms
are encapsulated in Khatia’s playing and the album’s title,
Kaleidoscope. (Presto Classical)
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