Lucas Debargue - Scarlatti, Chopin, Liszt, Ravel (2016)

In 2015, the French pianist Lucas Debargue arrives with a bang at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and if there won "only" fourth prize, he pocketed the coveted prize of the Association of music critics of Moscow, all disciplines confused. Remarkable performance for a musician came very late at the piano - the anti-child-prodigy, somehow - which followed no regular route professionalizing - anti-foal-haired star, somehow - and then stood almost by himself. "Since the passage Gould in Moscow and win the Tchaikovsky Competition Van Cliburn in the Cold War, no foreign pianist had aroused such excitement," wrote highly critical Huffington Post. This program was recorded live concert at the Salle Cortot in Paris in November 2015, because according to the pianist it is far better "to choose the risk and spontaneity, to meet the rigors of interpretation and more freedom of execution. " And it is a fact that his reading of Scarlatti, Liszt, Chopin and Ravel are beautifully phrased, natural and articulate, with a dynamic range and rare color, a true musical declamation of a natural intense beyond any foolishly technical consideration. The qobuzien listener is invited to form his own opinion, as a result of the Association of music critics of Moscow; anyway, Lucas Debargue is a new artist which you can bet he is just beginning to make headlines.

Tracklist:

01. Sonata in A Major, K. 208, L. 238 (Live)
02. Sonata in A Major, K. 24, L. 495 (Live)
03. Sonata in C Major, K. 132, L. 457 (Live)
04. Sonata in D Minor, K. 141, L. 422 (Live)
05. Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52 (Live)
06. Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514: The Dance in the Village Inn (Live)
07. Gaspard de la Nuit, M. 55: 1. Ondine (Live)
08. Gaspard de la Nuit, M. 55: 2. Le Gibet (Live)
09. Gaspard de la Nuit, M. 55: 3. Scarbo (Live)
10. Lyric Pieces, Book III, Op.47: 3. Melody (Live)
11. Moment Musical, Op. 94, D. 780: No.3 in F Minor (Live)
12. Variation I on Sonata in A-Major by Domenico Scarlatti