Yakov Flier

Yakov Flier

Yakov Flier was a distinguished pupil of Igumnov, and on this disc plays consistently better than his teacher. The Kabalevsky 24 Preludes have phenomenal élan, and everything is fresh, even if sometimes weird. Michael Tanner

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Michael Tanner

Published: January 20, 2012 at 4:21 pm

COMPOSERS: Chopin,Rachmaninov
LABELS: APR
WORKS: Chopin: Sonata No. 2; Kabalevsky: Preludes, Op. 38; Rachmaninov: Preludes
PERFORMER: Yakov Flier (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: 5665

Yakov Flier was a distinguished pupil of Igumnov, and on this disc plays consistently better than his teacher. The Kabalevsky 24 Preludes have phenomenal élan, and everything is fresh, even if sometimes weird. Michael Tanner

Michael Tanner

Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine

Michael Tanner is a critic for BBC Music Magazine and the opera critic of The Spectator. He is now a fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, having lectured in the Philosophy faculty at the University of Cambridge for 36 years. In 2010, he released The Faber Pocket Guide to Wagner.
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