Until Night Falls
Works by Debussy, Chopin, Bartók, Schönberg, Sibelius, Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, Brahms and Weill
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GEN 24828 EAN: 4260036258288
2.2.202418.90 €
Desire, adventure, loneliness, and darkness: the night holds all this for the insightful pianist Eva Barta. On her new GENUIN CD, she has compiled a program of intimate and poetic literature, ranging from well-known and popular pieces such as Debussy's "Clair de Lune" and Rachmaninoff's "Préludes" to exciting discoveries by Weill and Bartók and lieder by Schönberg and Sibelius. Eva Barta herself has transcribed the selected art songs for piano and incorporates her extensive experience in lied interpretation into these expressive, differentiated first recordings.
Fono Forum
"The selection is not only coherent, but is also cultivated and celebrated by the pianist with inner conviction. [...] This album will get you through the hours of the night - brooding, with scattered thoughts or in silence." Review by Michael Kube, July 2024 issue
MusicWeb International
"She brings plenty of character and vibrant rhythm to Bartók’s first Romanian Dance and his Evening in Transylvania, Barta’s homeland, and her tonal sense in the Schönberg transcriptions is wonderful, from the limpid depiction of water and moonlight to the ache and yearning in Schenk mir deinen goldenen Kamm." Review by Rob Challinor, June 24, 2024
PIANIST
"Eva Barta's playing has both power and natural grace and can draw on a multitude of intermediate colours and dynamic nuances - which is a great asset for a concept album with great atmospheric density." Review published in 2/2024 issue
PianoNews
"Passionate charms are sparked in the Prélude in G minor, and powerful bell chords ring through Rachmaninov's Prélude in C sharp minor. [...] Eva Barta has skilfully combined longing and Alpmahr, slumber and fantasies of pleasure into a programme worth listening to for night owls." Review by Hans-Dieter Grünefeld, issue 3/2024 (May/June)
Austria Presse Agentur
"An atmospheric journey through the night!" April 11, 2024
Radio Bremen 2 Klassikwelt
"Very fine and colorful piano playing by pianist Eva Barta." Review by Wilfried Schäper, March 3, 2024
Classical Music Sentinel
"Her insightful interpretations bring the essence and emotive provenance of each one to the surface." Review by Jean-Yves Duperron, February 23, 2024
Klassik Heute
"Eva Barta's playing is lively, clear and rich in nuance. [...] The sound engineering ensured a natural recording with balanced spatiality. A very promising debut!" Review by Antje Rößler, February 23, 2024
Brigitte
"...thrilling solo debut." Review published in 05/2024 issue
Rondo
"Eva Barta interprets all these works with great clarity and transparency, while at the same time succeeding in bringing warmth and cantabile to her playing. [...]" Review by Mario-Felix Vogt, published in 1/2024 issue
Pizzicato
"Eva Barta's playing is extremely lively, very clear and with a power of nuance that testifies to a fine and imaginative creative ability." Review by Remy Franck, February 03, 2024
Desire, adventure, loneliness, and darkness: the night holds all this for the insightful pianist Eva Barta. On her new GENUIN CD, she has compiled a program of intimate and poetic literature, ranging from well-known and popular pieces such as Debussy's "Clair de Lune" and Rachmaninoff's "Préludes" to exciting discoveries by Weill and Bartók and lieder by Schönberg and Sibelius. Eva Barta herself has transcribed the selected art songs for piano and incorporates her extensive experience in lied interpretation into these expressive, differentiated first recordings.
Fono Forum
"The selection is not only coherent, but is also cultivated and celebrated by the pianist with inner conviction. [...] This album will get you through the hours of the night - brooding, with scattered thoughts or in silence." Review by Michael Kube, July 2024 issue
MusicWeb International
"She brings plenty of character and vibrant rhythm to Bartók’s first Romanian Dance and his Evening in Transylvania, Barta’s homeland, and her tonal sense in the Schönberg transcriptions is wonderful, from the limpid depiction of water and moonlight to the ache and yearning in Schenk mir deinen goldenen Kamm." Review by Rob Challinor, June 24, 2024
PIANIST
"Eva Barta's playing has both power and natural grace and can draw on a multitude of intermediate colours and dynamic nuances - which is a great asset for a concept album with great atmospheric density." Review published in 2/2024 issue
PianoNews
"Passionate charms are sparked in the Prélude in G minor, and powerful bell chords ring through Rachmaninov's Prélude in C sharp minor. [...] Eva Barta has skilfully combined longing and Alpmahr, slumber and fantasies of pleasure into a programme worth listening to for night owls." Review by Hans-Dieter Grünefeld, issue 3/2024 (May/June)
Austria Presse Agentur
"An atmospheric journey through the night!" April 11, 2024
Radio Bremen 2 Klassikwelt
"Very fine and colorful piano playing by pianist Eva Barta." Review by Wilfried Schäper, March 3, 2024
Classical Music Sentinel
"Her insightful interpretations bring the essence and emotive provenance of each one to the surface." Review by Jean-Yves Duperron, February 23, 2024
Klassik Heute
"Eva Barta's playing is lively, clear and rich in nuance. [...] The sound engineering ensured a natural recording with balanced spatiality. A very promising debut!" Review by Antje Rößler, February 23, 2024
Brigitte
"...thrilling solo debut." Review published in 05/2024 issue
Rondo
"Eva Barta interprets all these works with great clarity and transparency, while at the same time succeeding in bringing warmth and cantabile to her playing. [...]" Review by Mario-Felix Vogt, published in 1/2024 issue
Pizzicato
"Eva Barta's playing is extremely lively, very clear and with a power of nuance that testifies to a fine and imaginative creative ability." Review by Remy Franck, February 03, 2024
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Tracklist
- Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Suite Bergamasque
No. 3 Claire de lune - Claude Debussy
Estampes
No. 2 La soirée dans Grenade - Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Berceuse, Op. 57 - Béla Bartók (1881–1945)
Ten Easy Pieces, Sz. 39
No. 5 Evening in Transylvania / Este a székelyeknél - Béla Bartók
Two Romanian Dances, Op. 8a
No. 1 - Arnold Schönberg (1874–1951)
Vier Lieder für eine Singstimme und Klavier, Op. 2
Erwartung - Jesus bettelt (Schenk mir deinen goldenen Kamm)
- Jean Sibelius (1865–1957)
6 Songs, Op. 50
No. 5 Die stille Stadt - Alexander Skrjabin (1872–1915)
Etude Op. 42, No. 3 - Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
Prelude in G minor, Op. 23, No. 5 - Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3, No. 2 - Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
3 Intermezzi, Op. 117
No. 1 Andante moderato - No. 2 Andante non troppo e con molta espressione
- No. 3 Andante con moto
- Kurt Weill (1900–1950)
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Desire, adventure, loneliness, and darkness: the night holds all this for the insightful pianist Eva Barta. On her new GENUIN CD, she has compiled a program of intimate and poetic literature, ranging from well-known and popular pieces such as Debussy's "Clair de Lune" and Rachmaninoff's "Préludes" to exciting discoveries by Weill and Bartók and lieder by Schönberg and Sibelius. Eva Barta herself has transcribed the selected art songs for piano and incorporates her extensive experience in lied interpretation into these expressive, differentiated first recordings.
Fono Forum
"The selection is not only coherent, but is also cultivated and celebrated by the pianist with inner conviction. [...] This album will get you through the hours of the night - brooding, with scattered thoughts or in silence." Review by Michael Kube, July 2024 issue
MusicWeb International
"She brings plenty of character and vibrant rhythm to Bartók’s first Romanian Dance and his Evening in Transylvania, Barta’s homeland, and her tonal sense in the Schönberg transcriptions is wonderful, from the limpid depiction of water and moonlight to the ache and yearning in Schenk mir deinen goldenen Kamm." Review by Rob Challinor, June 24, 2024
PIANIST
"Eva Barta's playing has both power and natural grace and can draw on a multitude of intermediate colours and dynamic nuances - which is a great asset for a concept album with great atmospheric density." Review published in 2/2024 issue
PianoNews
"Passionate charms are sparked in the Prélude in G minor, and powerful bell chords ring through Rachmaninov's Prélude in C sharp minor. [...] Eva Barta has skilfully combined longing and Alpmahr, slumber and fantasies of pleasure into a programme worth listening to for night owls." Review by Hans-Dieter Grünefeld, issue 3/2024 (May/June)
Austria Presse Agentur
"An atmospheric journey through the night!" April 11, 2024
Radio Bremen 2 Klassikwelt
"Very fine and colorful piano playing by pianist Eva Barta." Review by Wilfried Schäper, March 3, 2024
Classical Music Sentinel
"Her insightful interpretations bring the essence and emotive provenance of each one to the surface." Review by Jean-Yves Duperron, February 23, 2024
Klassik Heute
"Eva Barta's playing is lively, clear and rich in nuance. [...] The sound engineering ensured a natural recording with balanced spatiality. A very promising debut!" Review by Antje Rößler, February 23, 2024
Brigitte
"...thrilling solo debut." Review published in 05/2024 issue
Rondo
"Eva Barta interprets all these works with great clarity and transparency, while at the same time succeeding in bringing warmth and cantabile to her playing. [...]" Review by Mario-Felix Vogt, published in 1/2024 issue
Pizzicato
"Eva Barta's playing is extremely lively, very clear and with a power of nuance that testifies to a fine and imaginative creative ability." Review by Remy Franck, February 03, 2024