Janácek, Leos - A Recollection - Schiff, András (piano)

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"No matter what he plays, Schiff is a stranger to exaggeration, but not to the expression of intense emotion. And he combines extreme sophistication with a directness of utterance which is very close to the folk tradition, though this is sometimes belied by his innate and possibly incurable elegance. ... Schiff shows a keen understanding of the music's polyphonic aspect. And the combined beauty of the piano-playing and the recorded sound, added to the virtues noted above, surely establish a new benchmark for this repertoire."
(BBC Music Magazine)

The peerless András Schiff in his first recital recording of Janacek's piano music. The "story-telling " piano pieces chosen by Schiff can be closely related to Bartók's "Mikrokosmos" and have a similarly timeless appeal. As writer Rob Cowan notes, "No matter how many times you listen to these gems, the sum effect of emotional engagement, wonderment and love of life is as lasting as one's admiration for the music's miniaturist construction. They are truly 'the world in a grain of sand'."

András Schiff, piano

Recorded January 2000