Credits:

Irina Mejoueva

Description:

The second installment of the popular Mozart series by Medjieva, a virtuoso in the tradition of Russian pianism who sings of the joys and sorrows of the genius Mozart, is now available. This time, the program includes the famous Sonata K.311, which is said to have been written in Mannheim in 1777, and five masterpieces from the Vienna period, as well as the Fantasy (C minor) K.475, which is performed together with the Sonata K.457, and the Fantasy K.396, which Maximilian Stadler completed in addition to the Sonata K.457. The program is a rich and complete one. The performances, which make full use of the variety of tones unique to the modern piano, bring Mozart's vision of the sound back to life in the modern age. The delicate touch of the composer's genius weaves smiles and melancholy, and the inseparable, exquisitely balanced expression of 18th century Rococo reason and the "devilishness" that breaks through it all, is something to admire. The poetic piano is full of poetic sentiment, richly depicting the shades of Mozart's music, in which joy and sorrow switch in an instant. Please enjoy the supreme pianism that is further deepening.Ms. Irina's playing has a vivid tempo pillar, which is indispensable in the Baroque and Classical styles. Not to mention the strict in-tempo, the indescribable excellence of the accents and breath sense, and the naturalness of the phrasing allow the music to breathe with full, fragrant vitality. (From Yudai Majima/Liner notes) Wakabayashi Studio