JOHN ROBILETTE

• Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4

"Robilette gives a fine performance, and the orchestra plays very well. Competition is tough, but Robilette holds his own...(He) plays the Mozart Rondo much the way Schnabel or Edwin Fischer would have."

American Record Guide, 2002

It is always refreshing to encounter an artist of individuality, such as the American pianist John Robilette, whose style recalls the “old school” of Cortot and Schnabel, with whose assistants he has studied. Since his Kennedy Center debut in 1984, Robilette has explored some unusual projects, including directing a Government sponsored international artists programme; and repertoire, aspects of which are evident here, especially the intriguing idea behind his recording of Beethoven’s Fourth Concerto. The inclusion of cadenzas by both Beethoven and Saint-Saens to be chosen and programmed in, at will, by the listener, enables an unique exploration of the relationship between the Classic and Romantic pianistic styles, enabling an aural comparison that highlights fascinating similarities and contrasts of stylistic strategies. For this feature alone, the CD is of compelling interest.

Bela Bernard-Arietta, Spring 2002, Volume 3 (London)

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, Op.58

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Concert Rondo in D major, K.382

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.22



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