Pizzicato Magazine has a new review for Vadym Kholodenko Plays Rachmnaninoff; Medtner. Read the full review in the original language at www.pizzicato.lu. English translation by Lindsay Koob:
“Vadym Kholodenko, winner of the 2013 Van Cliburn competition, is more than a convincing interpreter in two differing program halves. First we get Nikolai Medtner’s piano sonata with the subtitle of “Night wind” – and this night wind blows powerfully in Kholodenko’s interpretation. His account of this single-movement, half-hour long sonata delivers exactly the sort of epic character that the music requires in order to reveal its full effect. With remarkable rhythmic expression and great passion, the pianist builds a huge arch of uninterrupted tension. The Rachmaninoff transcriptions reveal the young Russian as a virtuoso…But the amazing performance of the Medtner sonata makes this Delos CD forever interesting.” —Remy Franck, Pizzicato
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