Piano Tales

Risto-Matti Marin · Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy · Ludwig van Beethoven · Juho Miettinen

2009 · ABCD 270

Credits

Performers: Risto-Matti Marin — Piano
Composers: Felix Mendelssohn-BartholdyLudwig van BeethovenJuho MiettinenFranz LisztFrédéric ChopinFelix Mendelssohn — Composer

About this release

"It seems that Finland has an endless supply of young virtuoso pianists, and we can thank Alba for bringing them to light. ...now here is Risto-Matti Marin, seemingly possessed of the same credentials: musicality; a big technique; an ability to project big confident piano sound. ... An interestingly varied program well played, then, with two worthwhile pieces you won't possibly have heard before. Marin has the benefit of big very present piano sound with an appealing touch of resonance thanks to the venue, Helsinki's Johannes Church."
Lee Passarella / Audiophile Audition

Tracks

1.Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14comp. Felix MendelssohnISRC FIABA08004986:23
Sonata in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 Tempest
2.I Largo – Allegrocomp. Ludwig van BeethovenISRC FIABA08004998:53
3.II Adagiocomp. Ludwig van BeethovenISRC FIABA08005008:37
4.III Allegrettocomp. Ludwig van BeethovenISRC FIABA08005017:14
Sonaatti d-molli, op. 31 nro 2 Myrsky
5.Shadow over Innsmouth (2005)comp. Juho Miettinen (b.1978)ISRC FIABA08005028:36
6.Hamlet (1858 / arr. 1905)comp. Franz Liszt (1811-1886)ISRC FIABA080050317:43
7.Balladi g-molli, op. 23comp. Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)ISRC FIABA08005049:23
8.Etydi, op. 10 nro 12 Vallankumouscomp. Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)ISRC FIABA08005052:36

Reviews

Risto-Matti Marin is a gifted pianist, imaginative, musical, with excellent technique, great reserves of energy, and an intuitive grasp of music from any era. He’s as convincing in Bach as in Miettinen or Britten, never mannered or artificial. His four CDs offer a wide range of repertoire, all beautifully performed. His special interest in transcription has led him to such forgotten scores as the Liszt/Stradal symphonic poems, of which my favorite is Les Préludes, but there are numerous other…
Fanfare · Robert Schulslaper · December 1, 2015
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The 35 year-old Finnish pianist Risto-Matti Marin is a brilliant musician with a strong personality and technical skills of an uncommonly high order. His exploration of unusual repertoire and distinctive ideas about programming make these discs a true tour de force. Marin’s doctoral work at Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy involves transcriptions and it’s the two all-transcription discs that make the strongest impression. This is not to say that Piano Tales, which contains mostly non-transcribed,…
Fanfare · Paul Orgel · December 1, 2015
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