Disc. 1

1. Chopin: Preludes (24), Op. 28

2. Debussy: Children's Corner

3. Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition

쇼팽: 24개의 전주곡 op.28 /무소르그스키: 전람회의 그림 /드뷔시: 어린이 차지
* 연주: 베조드 압두라이모프(피아노)

Decca와 RCO 레이블의 협주곡 레코딩으로 놀라운 기교를 과시한 바 있는 신성 베조드 압두라이모프가 새롭게 선보이는 솔로 앨범. 압두라이모프는 호로비츠만이 비교대상이 될 만큼 괴물 같은 기교와 무시무시한 타건의 소유자이다. 드뷔시, 쇼팽, 무소르그스키로 꾸며진 새 앨범에서는 작곡가마다 요구되는 서로 다른 색채감까지 이끌어낸다. 번득이는 재치의 드뷔시, 풍부한 시성의 쇼팽, 짜릿한 폭발력으로 무장한 무소르그스키에 이르기까지 경이로운 피아니즘의 세계가 펼쳐진다.

“가장 뛰어난 피아노 리사이틀 음반의 기준이 될 연주”- 그라모폰
그라모폰 에디터스 초이스, 피치카토 수퍼소닉

Gramophone Magazine January 2021 Editor's Choice
Presto Recording of the Week 22nd January 2021
Record Review 23rd January 2021 Record of the Week

Gramophone Magazine January 2021
Each ‘picture’ in the gallery unfolds its own enticing universe, vividly elucidated by the most genial and compelling of tour guides...Abduraimov’s visionary interpretation is on a par with the very finest. His secret ingredient is an acute awareness of orchestral colours (not necessarily from Ravel) and an ability constantly to vary timbre and texture without damaging the natural flow...All in all, a serious candidate for a benchmark recording, capping a most distinguished recital.

Presto Classical 22nd January 2021
The Chopin Preludes are beautifully and self-effacingly done, his almost Classical restraint (rubato is used sparingly throughout) making favourites like the ‘Raindrop’ Prelude come up as fresh as paint. But it’s the stupendous account of Mussorgsky’s Picture at an Exhibition that makes this album indispensable...One of the marvellous things about this set is the way Abduraimov manages to conjure not just the Pictures themselves but also the space which each one inhabits.

Sunday Times 10th January 2021
Abduraimov’s programme seems designed to display the Tashkent-born pianist’s versatility. Ringing, generously pedalled sounds, rich in harmonics, and a fleetness and precision of execution characterise his account of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.