Lise de la salle plays rachmaninoff vespers
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Lise de la salle biography
Lise de la Salle was born in 1988. To be accorded the privilege of such a high-profile release on a major label is no small matter. A glowing endorsement by Geneviève Joy-Dutilleux included in the booklet raises expectations to a very high level.
De la Salle does not disappoint.
Lise de la salle plays rachmaninoff vespers
In this world of prodigy and super-virtuoso, mention of the name Rachmaninov sets alarm bells ringing. But any doubts harboured were effectively banished by Op. 39 No. 1, the first track on the disc. The stormy opening conveys all the requisite passion, yet with an underlying clarity that eludes many more famous names.
Climaxes are notable for their contained ecstasy, and the whole is underpinned by a superb recording.
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De la Salle seems intent on highlighting Ravelian tendencies in Rachmaninov, an interesting take that yields rich rewards. Op. 39 No. 2 comes across as freely improvisatory, yet with an attendant feeling of gentle inevitability.
Again, any inherent Frenchness of Op. 33 No. 6 is made