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CLASSIC CD. Sauer Vol.2

February 13, 2015
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CLASSIC CD March 1999 A tribute to vanished elegance SAUER Etudes and Valses, Vol. 2 Oleg Marshev (piano) / Danacord DACOCD 488 / 72:36 DDD  Emil Sauer (1862-1942), pupil of Liszt and virtuoso extraordinary, was also a composer of high merit, writing in many forms, large and small. This programme offers a judicious selection of the concert studies and waltzes which he composed throughout his adult life. Oleg Marshev brings appropriate virtuosity and swagger to the studies, reminded us that such a style was essential for the adequate realization of such vintage fare. All 16 tracks offer pleasure to the ear. The music never emulates the poetic depth which Chopin brought to such forms, but it often recalls Liszt in...

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KLASSIK ONLINE, Sauer Vol.3

February 13, 2015
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KLASSIK ONLINE www.klassik.com October 9, 2000 Sauer, Emil von: Propos de Bal Der Titel Propos de Bal (Liebeswerben im Ballsaal) läßt einen an das musikalische Pedant zu klebrigen jungen Kadetten denken, die naive heiratswillige Fräuleins aus gutem Hause mit schönen Worten herumzukriegen versuchen, um später in der Kaserne mit ihren Errungenschaften zu prahlen. Sieht man sich die Fotografie Emil von Sauers im Booklet an, beschleichen einen erste Zweifel: Da blickt den Betrachter nämlich ein ernsthafter junger Mann mit intelligenten, durchdringenden Augen an. Hört man daraufhin in die CD hinein, schämt man sich sogleich, dem Schüler von Anton Rubinstein und Franz Liszt soetwas unterstellt zu haben. Gleich darauf drängt sich die nächste Frage auf: Warum ist der 1942 verstorbene Pianist mit...

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CLASSICAL MUSIC ON THE WEB. Sauer Vol.5

February 12, 2015
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CLASSICAL MUSIC ON THE WEB Emil von Sauer (1862-1942) Suite Moderne (1906) Aus lichten Tagen (Date of composition not known) Drei Konzertetuden (1910) Galop de Concert in E flat minor (1911) Oleg Marshev (piano) Rec. Mantzius Garden, Birkerod, Denmark, Feb 2003, Steinway Model D piano. Suite and Galop de Concert (Volume 5 of complete works) DANACORD DACOCD 595 [61.25] One of the things that annoys me most about some reviewers and musicologists is the 'Macbeth' approach to composers who are not noted for there propensity to push the limits of composition to new and further bounds. (more…)

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HIGH FIDELITY. Sauer Vol.1

February 12, 2015
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HIGH FIDELITY August 1998 Impressive Virtuosity Sauer. Etudes de concert. DANACORD DACOCD 487 / 77:21 DDD Many will nod in recognition of the name Emil von Sauer, one of the great keyboard lions of the past. But Emil von Sauer the composer? Perhaps some transcriptions and arrangements? But no! The man also composed “real” music, including these 20 enormously virtuoso studies. It’s not great music because there isn’t much in the way of memorable melodic and harmonic material. In brief, there’s no personality. But is pianistically idiomatic, and that in itself justifies the existence of this CD. We’re here presented with the elite of piano technique here and it is in itself entertaining to hear a man perform what appears...

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INTERNATIONAL PIANO QUATERLY. SAUER Vol.2

February 12, 2015
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INTERNATIONAL PIANO QUATERLY Spring 1999 SAUER Etudes de concert Nos. 21-30. Boîte à Musique. Couplet sans Paroles. Les Délices de Vienne. Echo de Vienne. Le Retour. Scherzo Valse. OLEG MARSHEV — pf / Danacord DACOCD 488 / 72' / DDD Hard on the heels of Vol.1 (DACOCD 487 W/99) comes the second disc of Marshev's enterprising survey of the piano music of Emil von Sauer, containing the remaining Etudes de concert and a selection of Waltzes for good measure. More so than in the first volume, the studies on this disc tend towards a finger-crunching toccata style (whether Mendelssohnian or Ravelian in character) rather than Chopinesque poetry, although there are notable exceptions (No. 26, "Preghiera", for example, or the extended...

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Gramophone. Danish Piano Concertos Vol.4

February 12, 2015
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Gramophone/ Bendix Piano Concerto/Simonsen Piano Concerto Oleg Marshev (pf) Aalborg Symphony Orchestra/Matthias Aeschbacher Danacord DACOCD 641 69' Two more great, if overshadowed, Danes take centre stage Volume 4 of Danacord's Danish Piano Concertos steals a march on Hyperion's Romantic Piano Concerto series by offering works by Viktor Bendix (1851-1926) and Rudolph Simonsen (1889-1947) od a startling weight and seriousness. Sadly, both composers' romanticism was overshadowed by Nielsen's genius and until the present magnificent issue both concertos languished in obscurity. Intriguingly, Bendix's career was also clouded by scandal and, as he succumbed to one temptation too many, even his most ardent followers retreated in distaste. Comparisons of Bendix to Saint-Saens seem odd for music of such Teutonic cut and Reger-like ambitions,...

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GRAMOPHONE. Danish Piano Concertos, Vol. 3

February 12, 2015
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GRAMOPHONE March 2005 Danish Piano Concertos, Volume 3 Malling Piano Concerto Salomon Piano Concert Schytte Piano Concerto Oleg Marshev, Aalborg Symphony Orchestra / Matthias Aeschbacher Danacord DACOCD 597 A musical sugar for those with a sweet tooth (more…)

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HIGH FIDELITY. Rubinstein Concertos

February 12, 2015
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HIGH FIDELITY April 1993 Oleg Marshev plays divinely: with superiority, clarity and great temperament. He completely lives up to the considerable demands placed on him in this repertoire and his virtuosity is free and unencumbered. This is quite exceptionally fine piano playing... CLEMT OG GENFUNDET Anton Rubinstein er ved at dukke frem af mølposen igen, og der er bestemt god grund tiI at lægge øre til hans velklingende, romantiske klaverkoncerter. Anton Rubinstein : Koncerter nr.3, G-Dur, op.45, og nr.4, d-moll, op.70, for klaver og orkester. Oleg Marshev, klaver, Artur Rubinstein Philharmoniske orkester, llya Stupel. Danacord DACOCD 411 / DDD Anton Rubinstein ... det er ham med “Melodi i F”, et af de tidligere mest elskede og spillede salonstykker for klaver....

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Felix Mendelssohn—Complete Works for Piano & Orchestra

February 12, 2015
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C For the first time ever the complete works for piano and orchestra by Mendelssohn played by one pianist, Oleg Marshev. He is accompanied by Anne Mette Stæhr in the works for two pianos and Rumen Lukanov in the concerto for violin and piano. 3 amazing CD´s plus an extra free bonus CD. All with the South Denmark Philharmonic under David Porcelijn. A monumental new release! Oleg Marshev, Piano Anne Mette Stæhr, Piano (CD 3) David Porcelijn, Conductor South Denmark Philharmonic Startling, fresh and thrilling - BBC Music Magazine Pianist Joie de vivre is a hallmark of his playing - Gramophone Classical Source (more…)

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