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Who said that the waltz was light? For this record dedicated to the genre, Vassilis Varvaresos challenges prejudices with a stunning selection. Far from the frivolous dance of the 18th century, the works chosen here are filled with sensuality, irony, and power. The program plays on the fatal part of this musical whirlwind: Liszt and his diabolical waltz; Schumann and his emotion in chiaroscuro; the sad elegance of Tchaikovsky; Scriabin and his lush sensuality; the jubilant freedom of Rosenthal on themes by Johann Strauss; and, on the ruins of the past, Ravel's Waltz with its poisonous darkness... This invitation to the dizzying three-time is the ideal playground for the nuanced expressiveness and brilliant virtuosity of the Greek pianist, a graduate of the Juilliard School and the CNSM of Paris, winner of the George Enescu International Piano Competition in 2014, and the Piano Masters Competition in 2015.