Master pianist Nicolas van Poucke, called “a true poetic musician” by the Volkskrant, returns to the Small Hall with an eclectic program; Sweelinck, Mozart, and Debussy. Van Poucke opens with Sweelinck’s melancholy Variations on Mein Junges Leben hat ein End and from Debussy you will hear the beautiful Reflets dans l’eau.
Sweelinck, Mozart & Debussy: Live at the Royal Concertgebouw
Nicolas van Poucke
About the album
Tracklist
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
6 Variations on 'Mein junges Leben hat ein End', SwWV 3247:27
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 9 in D major, K. 311
I. Allegro con spirito4:56
II. Andante con espressione6:16
III. Rondo. Allegro6:35
Claude Debussy
Images, 1re série: No. 1, Reflets dans l'eau5:37
Total playing time30:51
Artists
“Both are typically not run-of-the-mill Mozart. But I think it was the dazzling and powerful rendition of the final movement that aroused the enthusiasm of a strikingly young audience. Van Poucke at its best. Wonderfully unconventional. The hallmark of a real artist.”
“The rendition of the piano is completely natural sounding like a real piano in your room with a sense of size that stereo can’t deliver. All of the natural reverb and reflections you would hear in the hall are presented in your space. [...] The performance by Mr. Van Poucke is wonderful and judging from the enthusiastic applause, the audience agrees.”
Credits
| Genre | Early MusicClassicalRomantic |
| Instrumentation | Solo |
| Release date | May 10, 2024 |