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Label Cobra Records

Artists Mengjie Han

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A recording is a composition too. Not only does it contain compositions, but together they form a new entity. At least, that is the case with this new recording by the Dutch pianist and Liszt Competition prize winner Mengjie Han. He deliberately links Isaac Albéniz and Maurice Ravel. Strange bedfellows, those two? One of them epitomising all things Spanish, the other a Frenchman through and through. And rising between them, literally and metaphorically, the imposing peaks of the Pyrenees. However, nothing is as it initially appears to be. Although of course Albéniz’s Iberia and Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin can only be played consecutively, Mengjie Han would have preferred them to be heard ‘simultaneously’, so as to demonstrate how interwoven their idioms are. After all, Ravel is a lot more Spanish than you might expect, and Albe?niz more French. Ravel incorporates Spanish rhythms, often with that typically Spanish ambiance that you could – somewhat paradoxically – describe as rough and sultry; Albe?niz on the other hand scaled the greatest heights only after discovering French impres- sionism. They cross the Pyrenees in opposite directions, as it were, breathe in the foreign influences and use them to enrich their work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZY84flgclA&feature=youtu.be

Tracklist

Total time: 01:03:28

1. Iberia - El Albaicin
07:33
2. Iberia - El Puerto
04:31
3. Iberia - Evocación
06:18
4. Iberia - Triana
05:29
5. Iberia - Almeria
09:34
6. Iberia - Malaga
05:13
7. Le Tombeau de Couperin - Prelude
03:06
8. Le Tombeau de Couperin - Fugue
03:27
9. Le Tombeau de Couperin - Forlane
06:05
10. Le Tombeau de Couperin - Rigaudon
03:13
11. Le Tombeau de Couperin - Menuet
05:10
12. Le Tombeau de Couperin - Toccata
03:49

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Additional Information

Label
Cobra Records
SKU
COBRA0058
Qualities
FLAC 96 kHz, FLAC 192 kHz, DSD 64, DSD 128, DSD 256, DXD 24 Bit
Channels
2ch Stereo, 5ch Surround, 2ch Binaural, 2ch Stereo & 5ch Surround, 2ch Stereo & 2ch Binaural, 2ch Stereo & 5ch Surround & 2ch Binaural
Artists
Mengjie Han
Composers
Ravel, Albeniz
Genres
Classical
Original Recording Format
DSD 64
Instruments
Piano
Release Date
September 08, 2017
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Reviews

Stretto, Oct 2017

Michel Dutrieue

Strongly Recommended!

Het bijhorende boekje bevat bijzonder interessante en uitvoerige informatie van de Nederlandse componist en publicist Stephen Westra.

Source: www.stretto.be

Basia Con Fuoco

Basia Jaworski

Han is a very imaginative pianist. Something that is definitely due to his colorful, imaginative playing. Because he has a complete technical mastery of it, he can concentrate on the stories behind the notes and convey them – seemingly effortlessly – to the listener.

His playing is so incredibly engaging that I could listen to it endlessly. Something I often do. The 'repeat button' is often on in my listening room.

Source: basiaconfuoco.com

Opus Klassiek, okt 2017

Aart van der Wal

"Mengjie Han raakt de sfeer van 'Iberia' bijna intuïtief, melancholie en uitbundigheid contrastrijk afgewisseld, zonovergoten en volbloedig, maar ook dichterlijk verbeeldend."

Source: www.opusklassiek.nl

Dodd's Discoveries

Bill Dodd

This is a really amazing album. It is a remarkable showcasing of the music of Isaac Albeniz and Maurice Ravel and Mengjie Han's most unique way of coaxing the music out of the piano. Well done!
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