Description
Duende - Teo Gheorghiu (piano) / Claves Records Audio CD 2020
UPC 7619931302126
Recording
There is a duality at play between the repetition of recording and the spontaneity and unpredictability of duende - and to summon duende, the process had to be as free and fluid as possible: all sessions built up to a final complete ‘recital’-take to capture the spirit of live creation.
This was masterfully recorded by Jean-Martial Golaz - a magician of sound who effortlessly played the timeless acoustics of La Salle de Musique, La Chaux-de-Fonds to create a soundscape from another time.
We intuitively found the golden balance to bring out the whispers of burning wind to the cries of flamenco from the old Steinway dating back to 1966 - the very same piano on which the great chilean pianist Claudio Arrau recorded Debussy’s Images in 1979.
The soul of the piano was both conjured up and tamed by Corinne Wieland - a consummate piano technician.
My gratitude goes out to both of them - this team gave me the wings to take off and be free.
Teo Gheorghiu
“El duende….Where is the duende? Through the empty archway a wind of the spirit enters, blowing insistently over the heads of the dead, in search of new landscapes and unknown accents: a wind with the odour of a child’s saliva, crushed grass, and medusa’s veil, announcing the endless baptism of freshly created things.”
Federico García Lorca
Teo Gheorghiu
Born near Zurich, Switzerland in 1992, Swiss-Canadian pianist Teo Gheorghiu made his concert debut in his hometown at the Tonhalle in 2004. Since then, he has performed throughout the world including in Paris, Tokyo, St Petersburg, Madrid, New York and at all of London’s major venues.
He has worked with leading orchestras including the Tonhalle Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Musikkollegium Winterthur and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. During his career so far he has enjoyed collaborations with esteemed conductors such as Sir Neville Marriner, John Nelson, Vasily Petrenko, Roberto Gonzalez-Monjas, Andrei Feher, Matthias Pintscher and Alexander Shelley.
Teo has won 1st prize in the San Marino and Franz Liszt International Piano Competitions. In 2010 he became the youngest recipient of the coveted Beethovenring at the Beethovenfest Bonn and was awarded the ‘Best Canadian Artist’ at the 2017 edition of Concours Musicale International de Montreal.
Teo has studied and spent most of his life in London and it is there that he spent 5 years refining his voice under the guidance of his inspirational teacher and mentor, the late Hamish Milne. Since then he has made his own way in exploring varied repertoires and new ways to reflect life into music.
As well as being an avid cyclist, Teo’s other passions lie in playing football, travelling, and making new discoveries in the world of folk music.
Tracklist:
Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
Goyescas
1. IV. Quejas o la Maja y el Ruisenor 5:27
Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)
Suita Espanola, Op. 47
2. I. Serenata 4:15
3. II. Curranda 4:22
4. III. Sevillana 4:38
5. IV. Saeta 4:38
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Preludes, Livre 1
6. IX. La serenade interrompue 02:23
Preludes, Livre 2
7. III. La puerta del vino 3:34
Estampes
8. La soiree dans Grenade 5:18
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Miroirs
9. IV. Alborada der Gracioso 7:29
Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)
Suita Espanola, Op. 47
10. V. Leyenda 7:21
11. VI. Fantasia 4:35
12. VII. Seguidillas 3:00
13. VIII. Capricho 4:35
Manuela De Falla (1876-1946)
El amor brujo
14. VIII. Danza ritual del fuego 3:49
- Piano - Teo Gheorghiu
