Musical Pointers cult pianist at his best. His recordings from live concerts (many of them unofficial) are sought after; see the dedicated sokolov website. grigory sokolov http://www.musicalpointers.co.uk/reviews/cddvd/sokolov_paris.htm
Extractions: Recital at Th na ive DVD DR 2108 AV 127 [2 hours] and on CD live from his annual tours in 1985-1992 This DVD is a wonderful opportunity to get to terms with a controversial "cult" pianist at his best. His recordings from live concerts (many of them unofficial) are sought after; see the dedicated Sokolov website . Grigory Sokolov dislikes studio recording. The Paris recital of 2002 is filmed sensitively and undistractingly by Bruno Monsaingeon, who provides a useful note about the project, and the sound quality is superb. Sokolov prepares and perfects a single programme each season, repeating and honing it to perfection throughout his long annual touring schedule. He is clearly at his best in a large auditorium and there were reservations about his recent appearance in London's Wigmore Hall, with critics seriously at odds with one another (q.v. reviews in The Times and ). His manner evinces disinterest in his audience, which contributes to the polarisation of reactions. Sokolov, whom I
Musical Pointers sokolov is a famous cult pianist, with admirers for whom he can do no Better still, acquire the recently released DVD of grigory sokolov on top form Live in http://www.musicalpointers.co.uk/reviews/liveevents/pianists_january.htm
Extractions: FRANCK Sonata; PROKOFIEV Sonata No. 2 Grigory Sokolov I was, as so often before, given to wonder again why half this great and versatile pianist's recital was given over to Bach on a Steinway, or to Bach re-invented? He did not seem to have anything special or coherent to say in this music. It was romantic, with build-ups of crescendi, as if an organist was using (anachronistically) a swell box; the audience seemed to have loved it, which must be the main thing. I should have been more sympathetic and interested if Sokolov had opted for historic Bach arrangements, perhaps some of Busoni's or Siloti's; an area explored so fruitfully explored by Angela Hewitt.
Extractions: Pianist A pianist is a person who plays the piano . A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an orchestra or smaller ensemble , or accompany one or more singers or solo instrumentalists . A performing classical pianist usually starts playing piano at a very young age, some as early as three years old. Many well-known classical composers were able pianists themselves; for example, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ludwig van Beethoven Franz Liszt Frederic Chopin ... Robert Schumann , and Sergei Rachmaninov were all virtuoso pianists. Some pianists have special preferences as to which composer's music they play. Most western forms of music can make use of the piano. Consequently, pianists have a wide variety of forms and styles to choose from, including jazz classical music , and all sorts of popular music . Well-known or influential classical pianists: Well known popular music pianists : See List of jazz pianists Well known blues pianists include: Ray Charles also jazz, and
Enjoyment The conjuror of the keyboard. The pianist grigory sokolov is fascinated by the occult and his concerts are all bravura miracles. By Michael Church. http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/features/story.jsp?story=480940
Musik Jean Sibelius, finsk komponist (18651957). grigory sokolov. grigory sokolov, russisk pianist. Richard Strauss - 1. Richard Strauss, tysk komponist (1864-1949). http://hjem.get2net.dk/finn_moerup/musik.htm
Extractions: Opera: La Scala La Scala Operaen i Milano L'Opéra à Paris Operaerne i Paris The Metropolitan Opera Metropolitan Operaen i New York Wiener Staatsoper Statsoperaen i Wien Staatsoper Berlin Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin Den Jyske Opera Den Jyske Opera Aarhus Sommeropera Information om Aarhus Sommeropera B Johann Sebastian Bach, tysk komponist, 1685-1750 John Barbirolli Sir John Barbirolli, engelsk dirigent Thomas Beecham Sir Thomas Beecham, engelsk dirigent Ludwig van Beethoven, tysk komponist, 1770-1827 Alban Berg Hector Berlioz Hector Berlioz, fransk komponist (1803-1869) Heinrich von Biber Johannes Brahms - 1 Johannes Brahms, tysk komponist (1833-1897) Johannes Brahms - 2 Johannes Brahms, biografi med flere links
NPR : Performance Today For Thursday, May 28, 1998 . pianist grigory sokolov. pianist grigory sokolov (grihGOH-ree SOH-koh-loff) performs the Suite in G by Jean-Philippe Rameau (zhah(n)-fee-leep rah-MOH). http://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=4&prgDate=28-May-1998
NPR : Performance Today For Thursday, May 1, 2003 pianist grigory sokolov joins the Hanover Radio Philharmonic for the composer s Piano Concerto No. 1. We hear the last movement. ». A sokolov encore. http://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=4&prgDate=1-May-2003
Ringhotel Adler Post - Musik Translate this page Marie-Pierre Langlamet. Harfenistin. grigory sokolov. pianist. Duo Pekinel. Klavier-Duo. Boris Berezovsky. pianist. Shao-Chia Lü. Dirigent. Olli Mustonen. pianist. http://www.adler-post.de/1/Gastebuch/Musik/hauptteil_musik.html
Extractions: Online-Gästebuch: lesen eintragen Mathias Kirschnereit Pianist Norichika Limori Dirigent Walter Althammer Dirigent Stefan Vladar Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes Pianist Christian Tetzlaff Geiger Helen Grimaud Pianistin Jochen Kowalski Opernsänger Emmanuel Pahud Soloflötist Marie-Pierre Langlamet Harfenistin Grigory Sokolov Pianist Duo Pekinel Klavier-Duo Boris Berezovsky Pianist Shao-Chia Lü Dirigent Olli Mustonen Pianist Guarneri Quartett Streichquartett Nikolai Demidenko Pianist Till Fellner Pianist Anatol Ugorski Pianist Mikhail Mourath Pianist Vadim Repin Musiker -Violine- Jewgenij Kissin Pianist Bo Skovhus Opernsänger Andras Schiff Pianist Roman Trekel Pianist Nicholas McGegan Dirigent Andrea Rost Opernsängerin Olaf Bär Opernsänger Matthias Goerne Opernsänger Alfred Brendel Pianist Tabea Zimmermann Musikerin -Viola- Sir Roger Norrington Dirigent Lilya Zilberstein Pianistin Michael Gees Pianist Andrea Groethuysen Pianist Yaara Tal Pianistin Christoph Prégardien Opernsänger Willy Freivogel Kammermusiker GMD Dr. Richard Treiber Dirigent und Präsident der Mozartgesellschaft Schwetzingen Barbara Hendricks Opernsängerin Mara Kayser Schlagersängerin Mikhail Pletnev Pianist Helmut Deutsch Pianist Ruth Ziesak Opernsängerin nach oben Pascal Rophé Dirigent Thomas Hengelbrock Dirigent Uschi Bauer Schlagersängerin Harald Stamm Opernsänger Mihaela Ursuleasa Pianistin Lisa Leonskaja Pianistin Hans Werner Henze Komponist Francoise Pollet Opernsängerin Thomas Dewey Pianist Margaret Price Opernsängerin Lazar Berman Pianist Tricia Park Opernsängerin Gwyneth Jones Opernsängerin
Gramophone - Forum - The World's Best Classical Music Magazine I just have to say that he probably has the largest repertoire among any living pianist. It s absolutely gigantic. Perhaps only grigory sokolov can rival him http://www.gramophone.co.uk/mainforum.asp?messageSectionID=35&threadID=14240&typ
Gramophone - Gramofile - The World's Best Classical Music Magazine pianist grigory sokolov made his recording as long ago as 1982, way before Bach on the piano had come as far back into fashion as it has now. http://www.gramophone.co.uk/gramofilereview.asp?mediaID=186672&reviewID=8026
Chopin: 24 Preludes:Lots Of Good Music (Classical) Pletnev, Bolet, Sofronitsky, Barenboim, and all the rest. grigory sokolov is the Chopin pianist. He will move you, he will shake you http://classical.lotsofgoodmusic.com/us_classical-item_id-B00005B6R7-search_type
Piano Instruments - 596 Of The Best Sites Selected By Humans The ONeill Brothers O ORiley,_Christopher Andante.com - A pianist Brings His Russell -Shteinberg, Dmitri -Smidak, Miron (b.1980) -sokolov, grigory (b. 1950 http://www.cbel.com/piano_instruments/
BACH Art Of Fugue. Partita No.2. Sokolov (Opus 111) - INKPOT a worldclass pianist, but one of the few today who could honestly be called a phenomenon in music. Bibliography Two Profiles of grigory sokolov, available http://inkpot.com/classical/bachartsoko.html
Extractions: Harpsichord Music by the Young Bach . Hill (Hänssler). . Hewitt (Hyperion). Klavierbüchlein for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach . Payne (Hänssler). Six Partitas (harpsichord) . Leonhardt (Veritas). Six Partitas (harpsichord) . Pinnock (Hänssler). Toccatas BWVs 910-916 . Watchorn (Hänssler). Toccata, BWV 911. Partita No.2, BWV 826. English Suite No.2, BWV 807 . Argerich (DG). Transcriptions for Piano by other Composers . Lauriala (Naxos). Organ Music Vols.89 (The Young Bach - A Virtuoso) and 94 (Hänssler) . Zerer/Johanssen (Hänssler). By Margaret Chen. The Leipzig Chorales BWV 651-667 . Bryndorf (Hänssler) Johann Sebastian BACH Die Kunst Der Fuge, BWV 1080 Partita No.2 in C minor, BWV 826
Art Of Fugue By Griegory Sokolov At Jsbach.org sokolov is an excellent pianist but he plays too loudly, or perhaps it was the piano which clanged grigory sokolov s performance here is frighteningly beautiful http://www.jsbach.org/sokolovartoffugue.html
Extractions: cd 2: 55'33 Comments: Omri Tal said: Very mature and contemplative performance! Jan Hanford said: This recording gave me a headache. Sokolov is an excellent pianist but he plays too loudly, or perhaps it was the piano which clanged a lot. He also does not play legato, he plays almost staccato with space between each note. This kind of choppy playing is no doubt extremely difficult, but I found it unpleasant to listen to. In some respects it was much like Glenn Gould (who I cannot tolerate), although Sokolov's performance did have somewhat of an emotional side. Overall, the performance was harsh to my ears, rather than energetic. There were some slower and quieter passages but they seemed to drag and, even then, the sound of the piano was not particularly pleasant. The booklet does not indicate what kind of piano was used. I've read several very positive reviews of this cd so perhaps it just isn't my style. The inclusion of only one Partita is pointless. I'm not one of those people who thinks it's important to fill up every cd. Rather, I think it's important to present an appropriate program, regardless of the length. Not just fill up a cd because they can.
Verzeichnis Internationaler Top-Pianisten Translate this page Kae Sitzius, Bianca Skouras, Andreas Soerjadi, Wibi sokolov, grigory Soldan, Christoph Sind Sie pianist und erfüllen eines der oben genannten Kriterien, so http://www.pianisten.de/pianisten.htm
Extractions: In nachstehender Aufstellung aufgeführte Top-Pianisten sind international bekannte Interpreten aus verschiedenen Ländern und Erdteilen. Die Auswahl ist noch nicht vollständig. Pianisten, die hier aufgeführt sind, erfüllen mindestens ein Kriterium: Top-Pianisten mit eigener Homepage: Top-Pianisten: A - G H - O P - Z Achucarro, Joaquin
Neue Seite 1 Translate this page Gastspiel des russischen Meisterpianisten grigory sokolov in der und das ist bei sokolov beinahe jeder Der russische pianist liebt die frühe Tastenmusik von http://www.lindau.de/kultur/Konzerte/Saison 03-04/Kritik Sokolov.htm
Extractions: LINDAUER ZEITUNG Dienstag, 2. Dezember 2003 / Nr. 278 Stadttheater LINDAU (gla) Es ist immer wieder erstaunlich, welch hohes Niveau Lindaus Kulturamtsleiterin Dr. Angela Heilmann mit ihrem wahrlich mageren Budget im Bereich der klassischen Musik erreichen kann. Beim nunmehr dritten Gastspiel des russischen Meisterpianisten Grigory Sokolov in der Inselstadt und weiteren Konzerten im Bodenseeraum strömte endlich auch das Publikum aus der ganzen Umgebung ins Stadttheater, um ihn bei seinem Programm mit Werken von Bach und Beethoven zu erleben. Der russische Pianist liebt die frühe Tastenmusik von Bach, wie drei seiner sechs (!) Zugaben zeigten, und er macht auch die Musik Bachs mit grösster Hingabe und Vielfalt lebendig. Der Klang des Konzertflügels wirkt manchmal wie der eines Cembalos, eines Clavichords oder einer Orgel, und doch zerfällt Sokolovs Spiel niemals in einzelne Parameter, im Gegenteil. Mit der Sonate nach Instrumentalsätzen von Jan Adams Reinken zeigt Sokolov in seiner ungebrochenen Lust am Gestalten und Modellieren des Klangs Bachs Wurzeln und frühe Meisterschaft auf und fasst sie in der großen Chaconne zusammen. Der Romantiker Brahms hatte die Chaconne, den so ungeheuer dichten Schlusssatz aus der d-Moll-Partitur für Violine solo notengetreu auf das Klavier übertragen - Sokolov zaubert nun allein mit seiner linken Hand ein ganzes Orchester aus dem Flügel, beschreitet wie später auch bei Beethoven einen weiten Aufstieg ins Licht.
