Four Fantasies: Scriabin, Schumann, Beethoven, Chopin

Subtle, graceful, nuanced—these were the first adjectives the popped into my mind as I listening to the opening of Anna Fedorava's gorgeous performance of the Scriabin Sonatano with which this album begins. Then, as the music progressed: well judged dynamic contrasts, excellent shifts in tempo, delicacy coupled with power. (...) The whole of the album has a shimmering intensity. Fedorova grabs hold of one's attention and does not release—a tremendously engaging recital from start to finish.

[Beethoven]: (...) Federova’s delivery of the arpeggiated, sequential chord literally shimmers with sensitive inflection, studied, thoughtful, and emotionally compelling, given the dreamy, improvisatory character of the first movement. (...) fortissimi and sforzati project a potent, unapologetic energy. Liquid runs, a defined bass line, and seamless roulades define a most gratifying rendition of perhaps the most over-performed of all piano sonatas, but here in refreshed figures.

A beautiful poetic narrative style. What is clear. The common thread (all fantasies) is not only thought through, the interpretations are the same.

An exciting set of solo works played by Anna Feferova, captured with superb concert-hall atmosphere by Dutch label Channel Classics.

An exciting set of solo piano works played by Anna Fedorova, captured with superb concert-hall atmosphere by Dutch label Channel Classics.

Wenneke Savenije
Een welluidende ode aan de fantasie (...) Pianomuziek is haar moedertaal en die
natuurlijke vertrouwdheid met de piano geeft Fedorova de instrumentale vrijheid om
zich emotioneel helemaal onder te dompelen in de Four Fantasies op deze cd. (...)
Ook de verfijnde opnametechniek verdient alle lof.

Maarten-Jan Dongelmans
(...) Stemmingswisselingen en rijke kleurschakeringen worden optimaal in
kaart gebracht (...)
(...) Mood swings and rich color nuances are optimally performed (...)

(…) de goed gedoseerde spanningsopbouw, de kleurenrijkdom die zij in haar spel legt, de fraaie fraseringen, de overtuigende agogiek, de pulserende ritmiek zonder nodeloos afleidende accenten en de dynamische proportionaliteit.

The well-dosed tension build-up, the richness of colors that she puts into her playing, the beautiful phrasing, the convincing agogics, the pulsating rhythm without unnecessary distracting accents and the dynamic proportionality.