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Arte
Nova / BMG
Da capo! Favourite Piano Encores
CD 88697 07437 2 |
Zürcher Landzeitung, Stäfa:
"... in an extremely varied kaleidoscope.
Between vigorously tackled Rhapsodies by Brahms and a magically
light and dancing Waltz by Alexander Glasunow, there is ample
space for such superbly melodious rarities as the enticingly
cantabile Arabesques Opus 61 by Moritz Moszkowski or for a Tango
by Albeniz in the spectacular arrangement by Godowsky.
The full richness of Michael Krücker's delicate musical touch
culminates in the Prélude from Debussy's Suite bergamasque.
Surely no German pianist since Gieseking has coaxed so much
charm from this poetic piece.
Keen attentiveness to nuance and tonal subtlety flow too from
the gracefully sophisticated presentation of Beethoven's Album
Leaf "Für Elise", from the brilliantly performed
Humoresque by Rodion Schtschedrin, and above all from the three
Danzas argentinas by Alberto Ginastera, which the virtuoso from
Krefeld transforms into a ravishing fireworks display full of
explosive rhythms.
Walter Labhart"
Westdeutsche Zeitung:
"... brilliantly
light and sparkling, full of life and played with a sensitive
touch, a charm in the phrasing and an ease that make these
works-some of them performed only rarely-a subtle pleasure to
listen to."
Piano News:
"Expressive, technically flawless and with an exquisite lightness of touch, Michael Krücker offers his customary high musical
standard."
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NCA
Romantische Klaviermusik / Romantic piano music :
Alexander
Dreyschock (Herz 1866)
CD 60132-215 |
pizzicato.lu
(Luxemburg):
"Michael Krücker presents these works stylishly on a Henri Herz
pianoforte, built in 1866, and presents them with precisely the flowing lightness that transforms their technical refinements into
apparent trifles. His masterly agogic and pointed dynamic accents make
the recording a real argument for the composer. A CD that no connoisseur of piano tradition ought to be
without."
Fono Forum:
"Charming
Following his fine Moscheles and Kalkbrenner recordings, Michael Krücker now presents the Bohemian composer Alexander Dreyschock (1818-1869). On a tonally soft flowing, noble pianoforte from Henri Herz (1866), the pianist develops a harmonious balance between sensitively illuminated melody and accomplished artistic interpretation. The character pieces, two nocturnes, a polka and the six-part
'Soirée d'hiver' evoke a charming, elegantly ornate Romanticism..."
Piano
News:
"Michael Krücker presents the charming character pieces
in an exceedingly attractive form, with period authenticity an
added bonus thanks to the use of a Herz pianoforte dating from
1866."
Piano Wereld:
"... so a part of the 19th-century piano world seems to
have emerged again with the CD series, which underscores the
significance of this CD."
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NCA
Romantische Klaviermusik /
Romantic piano music :
Ignaz Moscheles (Erard 1844)
CD 97 09 829 |
Piano
Wereld:
"... to welcome this production enthusiastically because
of the representative selection of his piano works.
... an outstanding instrument.
The recording quality is excellent.
Michael Krücker interprets with great feeling ..."
"Michael Krücker's
intense, unembellished style harmonizes outstandingly with these
instruments and with this almost forgotten repertoire."
de Volkskrant:
"Chopinesque melody ...
... a singing tone ...
... is an excellent Moscheles interpreter."
Records International:
"This is a wonderful CD." |
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NCA
Romantische Klaviermusik /
Romantic piano music:
Friedrich Kalkbrenner (Pleyel 1836)
CD 60109-215 |
Musik
& Theater, Zürich:
".... M. Krücker displays a sensitive cantabile
expressiveness ...
... masterly performances."
Piano Wereld:
"What we hear is beautiful, very pleasant music...
The listener is thus pleasantly entertained."
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