3 Aspects of Emotions Vanya Pesheva

• Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55:
• 1Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55: I. Ondine07:24
• 2Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55: II. Le Gibet06:13
• 3Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55: III. Scarbo09:58
• Albena Petrovic (b. 1965): Mirages:
• 4Mirages: ... je t'attends là, à la fin de l'hiver08:25
• 5Mirages: ... encore loin, plus loin, plus loin06:54
• 6Mirages: ... Sevdana's tribute08:33
• 7Mirages: ... et la dance de nos ombres07:14
• Alexander Scriabin (1871 - 1915): Sonate No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 53:
• 8Sonate No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 53: Allegro. Impetuoso. Con stravaganza14:26
• Total Runtime01:09:07

Info for 3 Aspects of Emotions

Die bulgarische Pianistin Vanya Pesheva ist bereits seit ihrer Kindheit als Pianistin aufgetreten. Ihre brillante Technik erlaubt es ihr, sich auch an die technisch anspruchsvollsten Komponisten wie beispielsweise Ravel und Scriabin zu wagen. Die Gegenüberstellung dieser beiden Komponisten des frühen 2o. Jahrhunderts mit der zeitgenössischen, 1965 geborenen Komponistin Albena Petrovic, die diese Beiden als ihre Inspirationsquelle betrachtet, ist das reizvolle Konzept dieser CD-Produktion.

Tatsächlich sind es die subtilen Unterschiede in der musikalischen Sprache der drei hier präsentierten KomponistInnen, die Peshevas pianistische Eloquenz, ihren sicheren, kräftigen Anschlag und ihr feines Gespür für die unterschiedlichen Nuancen der jeweiligen Musik hörbar machen. So kann man dabei von drei unterschiedlichen emotionalen Aspekten sprechen. Der Impressionist Ravel steht dem mehr expressionistischen Scriabin gegenüber, die um Jahrzehnte jüngere Albena Petrovic verfügt über einen ausgeprägten persönlichen Stil, ohne dabei ihre Wurzeln zu verleugnen.

Vanya Peshevas Album ist eine spannende, meisterhaft vorgetragene Reise durch die unterschiedlichen musikalischen Welten dreier Komponisten, wobei der von ihr für diese Aufnahmen gewählte Flügel „Opus 102“ von Stephen Paulello mit seinem warmen, runden Klang eine ausgezeichnete Wahl ist.

In fact, it is the subtle differences in the musical language of the three composers presented here that make Pesheva’s pianistic eloquence, its sure, powerful attack, and her keen sense of the different nuances of the music audible. So one can speak of three different emotional aspects. The impressionist Ravel faces the more expressionistic Scriabin, the decades younger Albena Petrovic has a distinctive personal style, without denying her roots." (Peter Sommeregger, klassik-begeistert.de)

Vanya Pesheva, Klavier

Vanya Pesheva
a pianist gifted with outstanding abilities including active performing and teaching activities. Her repertoire includes a variety of styles, primarily focusing on the important piano and chamber works, always interpreted with a keen emotional reflectivity and sensitivity, combined with intense expansiveness of musical expression and spontaneity of temperament. The artistic performing activity of the pianist covers to the same extent soloist and chamber sphere of music making, keeping fully the brightness of her interpretative uniqueness both in solo concerts and in terms of her partnership in various chamber ensembles. Music critics and many distinguished performers define her as: "... a bright musician with her own interpretational view, possessing all the qualities for an artistic career – brilliant technique and performer individuality" (Prof. Zheni Zaharieva); "...a musician gifted with exceptional artistic skills, technical capabilities and impressive emotionality" (Prof. Dimo Dimov); "...very mature music making with a deep understanding of the different styles in which the player invests her talent and great virtuoso brilliance" (Musical Horizons magazine). Vanya Pesheva began her intense concert activity very early, when at the age of 9 she participated in prestigious international forum Assembly "Banner of Peace" – Sofia.

This was followed by numerous awards from national and international competitions, including: the National Competition "Svetoslav Obretenov", the National Creative Meeting for Pianists, the International Piano Competition "Dimitar Nenov", and the International Piano Competition "Marsala" – Italy. Vanya Pesheva graduated from the music school in the class of distinguished teacher Eleonora Karamisheva and the National Music Academy in the piano class of Prof. Marina Kapatsinskaya and chamber music with Prof. D. Kozev and Prof. Dimo Dimov. In 2000, she was invited to specialize in the master class in interpretation of Prof. Carla Giudici in Rome. In his creative path of professional development, she enjoyed a great beneficial effect from the contacts with eminent musicians such as Prof. Ventsislav Yankov (Paris, France) Prof. Marcello Abbado (Italy), Prof. Dominique Weber (Geneva, Switzerland). As a pianist, she had individual classes with them and participated in their master classes. In the period 1998-1999, she taught piano in the Music Academy in Gwangju, South Korea, while at the same time had active concert activity in Seoul, Gwangju, Anyang, etc. For many years, she taught piano in the Piano Department and in the Chamber Music Department at the National Music Academy “P. Vladigerov” – Sofia.

Vanya Pesheva has successfully given concerts as a soloist with most symphony orchestras in the country. Her active performing career includes solo and chamber recitals in Bulgaria, Italy, Spain, Macedonia, France, Switzerland, South Korea; records in the Bulgarian National Radio and participations in prestigious music festivals, including "March Music Days", "European Music Festival", "Salon des Arts''," Sofia Summer", "Golden Lyre", the International Festivals of Chamber Music – Plovdiv and Dobrich, the International Festival "Laureate Days of Katya Popova" – Pleven and others.

In 2010, she realized and released a CD "Piano Sonatas" with works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert and Sergei Rachmaninoff.

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