"In the sonata's opening Allegro vivace, he's far less headstrong than, for example, Alfred Brendel or Radu Lupu, but notably more flexible—daringly so at times. Measured phrases are shaded with supple rubato, the line enlivened with tiny dynamic emphases. The expressive slow movement, laced with musical question marks, exudes a calm benevolence."
"Kinderszenen, infused here with an adult's sense of nostalgia, ranges widely. Flightier music boasts a robust warmth, contrasting with gentler movements where the tone is sometimes pared down to a whisper. He brings a relaxed elegance to Von fremden Landern und Menschen, crystalline technique to Hasche-Mann and a weightless refinement to Traumerei."
Arcadi Volodos delivers infrequent recordings that serve as significant events. This album pairs two Romantic piano staples: Schubert's D major sonata D850 and Schumann's Kinderszenen. Volodos employs supple rubato and dynamic emphasis throughout the sonata's opening movement, creating measured yet flexible phrasing. The slow movement conveys calm benevolence while the scherzo displays playfulness and the finale borders on coquettish. In Kinderszenen, Volodos infuses adult nostalgia throughout, ranging from robust warmth in livelier passages to whispered tones in gentler movements. His interpretations showcase crystalline technique and weightless refinement, concluding with a wistful dissolution into vaporous nothingness.
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