Ralph van Raat
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Van Raat styles his excellent sequence as “rarities”, but it’s no idle sampling. Centrepiece is the premiere recording of an early, withheld and rather grand Boulez work, his Prélude, Toccata... —
Awards:
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The Times Records of the Year, 2020
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Pianist Ralph van Raat...plays with utter sensitivity and refinement. His delicate touch is just what these pieces require, but he is not wanting in power and technical prowess where such is... —
Awards:
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Contemporary Music
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…Phrygian Gates is a 25-minute movement of almost romantic scope and ambition, with genuinely expressive harmonies. Ralph Van Raat gives full weight to all that emotional potential, and he... —
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It's good to have a bargain-price version from Naxos, and Ralph van Raat is a thoughtful interpreter...when Koechlin creates a palpable sense of rhythm he is excellent, as in the dynamic build-up... —
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Special offer. Gavin Bryars: Piano Concerto (The Solway Canal)
Ralph van Raat (piano)
Cappella Amsterdam, Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, Otto Tausk
The orchestral writing in the Concerto...shares something of the melancholy beauty of [his most famous pieces]. The rippling piano part runs through the entire 28 minutes without a pause, while... —
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Stravinsky: Duo Concertant
Jennifer Frautschi (violin) & Jeremy Denk (piano), Ralph van Raat and Maarten van Veen (pianos), Sally Burgess (contralto) & Roderick Williams (bass), David Wilson-Johnson (baritone), Richard O’Neill (Viola)
Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble, Robert Craft
It's the performances of the two late serial works [the Requiem Canticles and Abraham and Isaac] that make this disc worthwhile. Craft brings real urgency to these masterpieces, and a dramatic... —
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Frederic Rzewski's sequence of 36 variations on the song by Chilean composer Sergio Ortega, was composed in 1975 for his own wonderful pianism. Ralph van Raat responds to these demands in impressive... —
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New. Jan Vriend: Music for Piano Solo
Ralph van Raat (piano), Apollon Kalamenios, Elizabeth Goh, Jan Vriend
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