Neue Bahnen Alexey Pudinov

• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 2:
• 1Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 2: I. Allegro non troppo ma energico06:04
• 2Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 2: II. Andante con espressione06:10
• 3Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio. Poco più moderato04:19
• 4Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 2: IV. Finale. Sostenuto - Allegro non troppo e rubato11:48
• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849):
• 5Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52, B. 14611:56
• Sergei Rachmaninoff (1862 - 1918): Moments musicaux, Op. 16 (Excerpts):
• 6Rachmaninoff: Moments musicaux, Op. 16 (Excerpts): No. 3 in B Minor08:44
• 7Rachmaninoff: Moments musicaux, Op. 16 (Excerpts): No. 4 in E Minor02:57
• 8Rachmaninoff: Moments musicaux, Op. 16 (Excerpts): No. 5 in D-Flat Major04:35
• Fazil Say (b. 1970):
• 9Say: Summertime Variations (After Gershwin)07:03
• Dennis Tjiok (b. 1994): 3 Impressions on Rothko, Op. 23:
• 10Tjiok: 3 Impressions on Rothko, Op. 23: No. 1, Magic01:40
• 11Tjiok: 3 Impressions on Rothko, Op. 23: No. 2, Blue and Grey03:26
• 12Tjiok: 3 Impressions on Rothko, Op. 23: No. 3, Www02:35
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750):
• 13Bach: Prelude & Fugue in B Minor, BWV 855a (Arr. A. Siloti)03:08
• Total Runtime01:14:25

Info for Neue Bahnen

"On his debut solo album the Russian pianist Alexey Pudinov (*1988) plays a very diverse program, which can only escape the impression of a hodgepodge if the interpretations are continuously exciting. In the interpretation of the second Brahms sonata Pudinov shows immediately the outstanding level of his performing. His highly musical and very spontaneous performance is never dominated by sound masses, but remains clear and transparent even in massive passages, even somehow light and flexible. Colors, rubato and an often astounding dynamic characterize this Second Sonata. The dynamic intemperance is not a challenge for Pudinov (in this he reminds me of Ugorski), but a terrain where he feels really comfortable, where he can show how pianistic this sonata is, masculine and yet also highly sensitive. The change to Chopin and his Fourth Ballade seems natural and not forced. Pudinov’s fine gradations, his suggestive rubato and his reflective playing help him telling the story that Chopin wrote down musically. The Andante and the Adagio of Rachmaninov Moments Musicaux Op. 16 are very introverted. But even in the Presto effects and virtuosic magic are avoided; in contrast, an overall transparency is emphasized. Pudinov plays each of the three pieces very profoundly and narratively, making each Moment Musical a little story. A very good interpretation of Fazil Say’s Gershwin Variations leads to Impressions on Rothko by composer Dennis Tjiock, born in 1994. This piece was inspired by Mark Rothko, an American Abstract Expressionist painter and pioneer of color field painting. The three minimalist movements are played by Pudinov with great feeling and expression, making them lastingly effective. Pudinov ends his program more than impressively with Bach’s Prelude BWV 855A in Siloti’s transcription. He emphasizes the bass line with astonishing expressive power, underlining the contrast with the ornamented melodic line, which thus becomes all the more expressive. Emil Gilels concluded his legendary Seattle Recital (DG) with this piece. The comparison shows that Pudinov is very superior to his compatriot in this work. Together with the rest of the expressions from this wonderful piano disc, this interpretation makes me say that 32-year-old Alexey Pudinov is one of the most interesting young pianists I have heard in recent years." (Remy Franck, pizzicato.lu)

Alexey Pudinov, piano

Alexey Pudinov
ist ein musikalisches Multitalent. Eine unbändige Energie bestimmt sein Musizieren wie auch seine Projekte. So gründete er etwa „AD Festival Days“, ein Kammermusikfestival in Manchester. Außerdem ist er Mitbegründer mehrerer Kammermusik-Ensembles, u.a. das Klavierduo TWO4PIANO und das Frankfurt Piano Trio.

„Ohne Kammermusik kann ich nicht leben“, sagt er. Ohne andere künstlerische Ausdrucksformen auch nicht. Daher begeistert sich der junge Pianist neben der Musik auch für Fotografie.

Alexeys Vielseitigkeit spiegelt sich auch in seiner Ausbildung wider: Mit insgesamt sechs Musikabschlüssen hat der Musiker die Klavierschulen dreier Länder in sich vereint: Deutschland (HfMDK Frankfurt), England (RCM London und RNCM Manchester), und selbstverständlich auch die legendäre russische Klavierschule.

Wichtige künstlerische Impulse erhielt er u.a. durch Norma Fisher, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Herbert Seidel, Bernhard Wetz, Angelika Merkle, Leon Fleisher, Paul Schenly, Kelly-Marie Murphy und Jörg Widmann sowie in seiner Funktion als Solist mit Orchestern wie z.B. dem BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Simfonični Orkester RTV Slovenija und dem Sinfonieorchester Gießen. Zu Alexeys Kammermusikpartnern zählen renommierte Musiker wie Lara Boschkor, Jonathan Crow, Benedict Klöckner, Johannes Moser, Konstantin Soukhovetski und das Eliot Quartett.

Alexey ist ein Kosmopolit, der das Reisen schätzt und überall auf der Welt konzertiert. Auf vielen renommierten Festivals war er bereits zu hören, darunter Rheingau Musik Festival, Pianofest in the Hamptons, Toronto Summer Music Festival und Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival. Auszeichnungen, die er auf Wettbewerben errang, führten ihn nach Kanada, Nordamerika, Finnland, Deutschland, Österreich, Italien und in die Tschechische Republik. So gewann Alexey Pudinov den „Gershwin Best Performance Prize“ 2015 in New York, den Steinway-Preis 2014, den Ersten LMN Menuhin Preis 2016 in Frankfurt und den Ersten Preis beim North West International Ensemble Competition in Vancouver 2018.

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