{"product_id":"leif-ove-andsnes_dvorak-poetic-tone-pictures-op85_2022_son","title":"Dvorák: Poetic Tone Pictures, Op.85","description":"On his new album, Leif Ove Andsnes presents the most important collection for piano by the great Romantic composer Antonín Dvořák - the Poetic Tone Pictures, unjustly neglected. According to the Norwegian pianist, these overlooked gems show a completely different side of the composer known for his symphonies and string quartets. \"I love this music and nobody seems to play it,\" says Andsnes.  \nThe 13 piano postcards that make up Dvořák's Poetic Tone Pictures were composed in the spring of 1889, and signal the stylistic shift of a composer moving away from formal constructions toward a freer, more inspired aesthetic. Among these charming pieces are evocations of magic and mystery (In the Old Castle), rustic dances (Furiant and Peasants’ Ballad), nostalgic mood pieces (Twilight Way), and tragic reminiscences (At the Hero’s Grave). The works range from depth to playfulness, from lightness to fury – \"I sense in them a very strong and wonderful narrative,\" says Leif Ove Andsnes, who firmly believes that Dvořák conceived the pieces of this \"exceptional\" set as a single cycle to be played in one go. One of the world's most eminent pianists, Andsnes got the idea of playing Czech music when a new teacher arrived from Prague at his conservatory in Bergen, Norway. Then aged 12, his enormous fascination with the Poetic Tone Pictures led him to present part of the repertoire at a competition for young pianists.  \nYears later, as the Covid-19 pandemic struck the world, Andsnes used this downtime to delve deeper into the Poetic Tone Pictures and commune with their stories. He found works of unfailing charm and many examples of Dvořák deploying an orchestral breadth of color from the piano - in addition to his exciting use of cross-rhythms and syncopations, in the manner of Czech folk dances.  \n\"I think he creates unique colors on the piano and uses the entire range of the piano convincingly, even though he was not a pianist-composer,\" says Andsnes of Dvořák's craftsmanship, which the pianist himself captures through a recording of mesmerizing concentration made at the Olavshallen in Trondheim and produced by John Fraser.  \n\"A pianist of masterly elegance, power, and insight.\"  \nNew York Times  \n\"With Andsnes, every note counts.\"  \nThe Daily Telegraph","brand":"Leif Ove Andsnes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57172982366552,"sku":null,"price":20221028.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/4943\/0360\/files\/0196587406714.jpg?v=1779013770","url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en\/products\/leif-ove-andsnes_dvorak-poetic-tone-pictures-op85_2022_son","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}