Rodolphe Menguy - A Fairy Tale: À travers le miroir (2025) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Concert Paraphrase on La Belle au Bois Dormant after Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
02. Lyric Pieces, Op. 62: No. 6, Vers la patrie
03. Viviane, Op. 80
04. Préludes, Livre 2, CD 131: No. 4, …Les fées sont d'exquises danseuses
05. Lyric Pieces, Op. 54: No. 3, Marche des nains
06. Omphale, Op. 86
07. Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39: No. 6, Allegro in A Minor
08. 4 Tales, Op. 26: No. 3 in F Minor
09. Phoebé, Op. 30
10. La plainte, au loin, du faune
11. Märchenbilder, Op. 3: No. 7, Das Märchen spricht den Epilog
12. The Firebird, K010: I. Danse infernale
13. The Firebird, K010: II. Berceuse
14. The Firebird, K010: III. Finale. Allegro feroce (Transcr. for Solo Piano by Guido Agosti)
15. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a (Transc. for Solo Piano by Mikhail Pletnev): I. Marche
16. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a (Transc. for Solo Piano by Mikhail Pletnev): II. Danse de la fée dragée
17. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a (Transc. for Solo Piano by Mikhail Pletnev): IV. Intermezzo
18. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a (Transc. for Solo Piano by Mikhail Pletnev): VII. Andante maestoso (Pas de deux)



With touching sincerity, Rodolphe Menguy opens himself up to the ambivalent world of childhood. The selected pieces reawaken his joys and fears, and the supple, direct playing style metamorphoses along with the trials experienced by the fairy tale heroes. The tones of the piano, able to grasp the sense of intimacy just as it breaks into the dances of an imaginary ballet, make it the genie through which the pianist fulfils his vow: to recover and share the emotions of earlier times.

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