Tour à tour concertiste classique, pianiste jazz et compositeur, Fazil Say aborde des œuvres emblématiques du répertoire français. Une voix singulière dans ce monde trop standardisé.
Afwisselend klassiek pianist, jazzpianist en componist pakt Fazil Say iconische werken uit het Franse repertoire aan. Een unieke stem in onze geüniformeerde wereld.
in Piano International (Nov, 2018)
There is much lovely playing here and Say’s full tone is brilliantly caught at the Salzburg Mozarteum. He has all the technique required for this music – try his superb trills in ‘Puck’ – but the overall effect of the Debussy is uneven. ‘Voiles’ and ‘Sons et parfums’ are suitably elusive, ‘Les Collines’ contains magnificent contrasts and a decidedly impish streak, and the ‘Sérénade interrompue’ plays to Say’s core sensibilities in its cheekiness. Yet one does not quite hear the excitement of the West Wind and the famous ‘Fille aux cheveux de lin’ is a touch narcissistic; sadly ‘Cathédrale engloutie’ is clunky and uninvolving.
The coupling is inspired, however, with Satie’s …
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