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Reviews
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Concertclassic
novembre 2017“Around 20 km from Strasbourg, the Würth Museum of Erstein inaugurated in 2008 offers a beautiful setting for a piano festival which Vincent Larderet provides the artistic Direction. [...] The program which Vincent Larderet chose for the inaugural evening is distinguished by its density. [...] In the second part, Liszt's Après une lecture de Dante is performed with greatness, dexterity and a deep sonority which underlines the importance of the teaching received in Lübeck with Bruno Leonardo Gelber.”
Concertclassic.com (France)
Michel Le Naour -
Fanfare Magazine
mars 2017"French pianist Vincent Larderet belongs to that class of artists who are both masterful technicians and intellectual. His compatriot Pierre-Laurent Aimard is also in this category, and in the previous generation we can include Maurizio Pollini, Alfred Brendel (...). He conveys a sense of a young genius still trying to find a proper vehicle for what is already a distinctive voice."
Fanfare Magazine (USA) N° 40:4 - Mar/Apr 2017 issue
Peter Burwasser -
Musica 5 stars
février 2017“I am convinced that we will speak a lot of Vincent Larderet in the future. His Brahms has a huge tragic force for the depth of sound, breath phrasing, the density of speech and a lyrical, passionate, painful intensity. (…) A great value CD on which the ghost of Claudio Arrau seems to appear in the background.”
MUSICA 5 stars Award (Italy) n°283 - February 2017 issue
Luca Segalla -
Classica 4 stars
décembre 2016"A recording that imposes itself by its height of view."
Classica (France) N°188 - Dec 2016 / Jan 2017 issue
Jérémie Bigorie -
Rondo Magazin
novembre 2016"Vincent Larderet hat sich nun beider Werke für eine CD angenommen, und sein eigener Beihefttext zeigt, dass er sich eine Menge Gedanken um die Hintergründe dieses Programms gemacht hat. Die intensive geistige Durchdringung der Materie wird in seinem Spiel durchaus auch hörbar. Larderet vermag zudem eine Menge Plastizität in die Satzstruktur zu bringen: Wer tiefer in die Stücke einsteigen will, dem liefert Larderet einen Höreindruck von so bemerkenswerter Klarheit, dass er einen analytischen Zugang zur Materie passagenweise fast ohne Notentext in der Hand ermöglicht."
RONDO Magazin (Germany)
Michael Wersin -
MusicWeb International
octobre 2016“Larderet plays with commanding virtuosity, purposeful direction and shows a real empathy for this music. [ Brahms Sonata n°3 op.5 ]”
“It’s a performance [ Berg's Sonata op.1 ] that sets the bar high, and stands side by side with two of my favourites by Mitsuko Uchida and Glenn Gould.”
MusicWeb International (UK)
Stephen Greenbank -
Scherzo
février 2016"Larderet te acaricia directamente, suave y seductor, en complicidad con Kawka y el conjunto. Ah, sus trinos despidiéndose del movimiento central son todo un poema."
Scherzo n°315 (Spain)
Santiago Martín Bermúdez -
Fanfare "Best recordings of the year"
janvier 2016"Not only has this recording earned a place on my short list of the best recordings of the year, but it sets a new standard by which all other performances will likely be measured in future."
Fanfare Magazine (USA) N°39:3 issue (Jan/Feb 2016) - Best recordings of the year
John Bell Young -
Klassik Heute “Empfehlung”
décembre 2015"I call it fascinating because it’s the only relevant performance for me which can exist without restriction alongside the reference recordings of Michelangeli (Concerto in G) in 1957 and Zimerman (both concertos) in 1994."
Klassik Heute "Empfehlung" (Germany)
Christof Jetzschke -
Resmusica "Clef"
décembre 2015"Result : version easly outclassing its predecessors, despite the undeniable qualities of many of them."
Resmusica "Clef" Award (France)
Michel Tibbaut -
PIANO News
novembre 2015“A remarkable playing. Accompanied by the Ose Symphonic Orchestra under the direction of its founder Daniel Kawka, Larderet is grandiose in every situation and feels every sound's color with equal consistency as the rhythmic power of these works. A brilliant recording !”
PIANO News (Germany), highest ratings 6/6 for interpretation & sound, Nov / Dec 2015
Carsten Dürer -
Gramophone
novembre 2015“There is a lot to admire about the ARS [Larderet-Kawka] versions. The main selling point is the premiere recording of the piano-and-orchestra version of J’entends dans le lointain… (1929) by Florent Schmitt (1870-1958). It is, to concur with the booklet, a ‘gloomy score [which] brings to mind the horrors of mass graves, the annihilation and great agony of these years’. After it, Ravel’s Left Hand Concerto comes as light relief.”
Gramophone (UK)
Jeremy Nicholas -
Diapason 5
novembre 2015“The Piano Concerto for the Left Hand sounds powerfully with majesty. Vincent Larderet distills phrasings of splendid purity. The sobriety of this sensitivity is accompanied by a full and spacious sound. The Concerto in G favors the same intensity. And nothing will disturb the serenity of the Adagio assai, one of the most vibrant of all the discography.”
Diapason 5 Award n°640 (France) : comparative review with the Wang / Bringuier DG release
Bertrand Boissard -
Pizzicato "SUPERSONIC"
octobre 2015“Flabbergasting performances by both pianist Vincent Larderet and conductor Daniel Kawka. The OSE Orchestra supports the soloist with a sound of almost miraculous richness.”
Pizzicato’s "SUPERSONIC" Award (Luxemburg)
Remy Franck -
Classica
juillet 2015"Vincent Larderet offers an expressive approach to the whimsical expressionism, which restores to Ravel a dark romanticism too often concealed. In Scriabin, the intensity is controlled by a strength capable of flowing lava in the serene majesty of a temple. Promethean in the full sens of the word ! (Paris, Salle Gaveau, 2015-05-20). "
Classica n°174 (France) -
Cadences
février 2015“His Olympian approach possess the hindsight of the true ‘Greats’ and ranks him immediately among the best Ravelian of the past 40 years."
Cadences n° 281 (France)
Michel Fleury -
Fanfare
janvier 2015"The result is a huge sonority that’s miles away from Gieseking and Michelangeli — Larderet counts the latter as an inspiration for this recording of Gaspard de la nuit. The second inspiration for Larderet (…) is Vlado Perlemuter (1904-2002), who studied Ravel’s piano music with the aging composer. Perlemuter made extensive notations in his performing scores, which Larderet has followed in this recording. Yet laudable as his adherence to Ravel’s intentions may be, what stands out is really the beauty and fullness of the piano sound on this CD. It’s sensational.”
Fanfare (USA)
Huntley Dent -
Clavier Companion Magazine
septembre 2014“Vincent Larderet navigates the demanding repertoire with fitting prowess. He communicates his vision of Gaspard de la nuit with crystal-clear articulation and perfectly controlled pacing. Both Jeux d’eau and La Valse exude imagination and microscopic precision. While polished and impressive, the meticulously exposed layers at times overwhelm their intended whimsical and glamorous style."
Clavier Companion Magazine (USA) - Sept/Oct 2014 issue -
MusicWeb International
mai 2014"Vincent Larderet is a pretty impressive pianist. He is certainly a fantastic interpreter of the Daphnis Suite, and with a little luck (…) he could be associated with Daphnis the way Maurizio Pollini is linked to Petrushka. You’ll be impressed at how well that War dance turns out on piano, by the way, as one of the ultimate displays of virtuoso fireworks. This is a fantastic Ravel recital (…) and it makes this an essential release."
MusicWeb International (UK) « recording of the month » Award
Brian Reinhart -
Libération
avril 2014"Before recording this CD, Vincent Larderet studied the annotated scores of pianist Vlado Perlemuter who worked with Ravel and died in 2002 at 98 years old. From the Pavane stripped of all sentimentality, through the hypnotic Gibet or the Daphnis et Chloé Suite, the result is amazing. Combining architectural rigor and genius of the timbre, objectivity and creativity, stylization and lyricism, the French pianist established himself as a Master."
Libération (France)
Eric Dahan
