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30th June 2018
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Debussy: Préludes - Book 2
Debussy: La Mer

Alexander Melnikov & Olga Pashchenko (piano)

"The range of colour and attack he conjures from [the Érard] is nothing short of breathtaking… Time and again markings such as ‘spiritual and discreet’, ‘soft and dreamy’ and ‘voluble’ register with uncanny precision, losing any suspicion of whimsy… and I can truly say that the duet version [of La mer] has never so completely made me forget about the orchestra…We’ll be lucky if the Debussy centenary throws up any release as distinguished as this one." - Gramophone Magazine August 2018

"Claude Debussyn kuolemasta on 100 vuotta. Muistovuoden levysaldosta Aleksandr Melnikovin näkemyksellinen tulkinta erottuu edukseen. Preludien 2. kirjassa Debussy kehitti pianoilmaisuaan entistä pidemmälle: humisevassa sumussa pianon vasarat katoavat. Melnikov punnitsee sumun, ääriviivan ja massan suhteita äärimmäisen taitavasti.” - Jukka Isopuro, HS 2.10.2018.