Calvin Abdiel是2021年雪梨鋼琴大賽的銅牌得主(當年金牌是Alexander Gadjiev),這是澳洲鋼琴家獲得的最佳名次.獲獎後得到Eloquence的邀約,進錄音室錄製了這張專輯.
For his debut recording, Australian pianist Calvin Abdiel presents three technically complex piano works by three Romantic composers. All works are based on the theme/variation form. For Schumann’s fiendishly challenging Etudes symphoniques, Calvin adds his own interpolated sequence of the posthumous variations. The equally demanding Liszt ‘Réminiscences’ is based around three melodies from Mozart’s Don Giovanni, and the recital concludes with the acrobatic Paganini Variations of Brahms, which Clara Schumann referred as the ‘Witch’s Variations’.
Dubbed by The Australian as the ‘Piano Man’ and noted for his ‘extraordinary pianistic authority’, the Indonesian/Australian pianist Calvin Abdiel is establishing himself as one of the finest young musicians internationally. He has given high profile performances in numerous countries, including Australia, Austria, Russia, Indonesia, Germany, Denmark and Switzerland. In 2021 he won the highest position of any Australian pianist at the Sydney International Piano Competition and also took out third prize.
曲目:
SCHUMANN: Etudes symphoniques, Op. 13 (with supplementary variations)
LISZT: Réminiscences du Don Juan de Mozart, S. 418
BRAHMS: Variations on a theme of Paganini, Op. 35 – Books I & II