The solo recital has always occupied a special place in music, for we are taken in to the performer's confidence and invited to share their inner world. On a piano a recital can range from the delicate and the gentle to the stormy and the furious, for no other instrument approaches the piano in orchestral power, harmonic richness, or sheer variety of textures.
Ronald Farren-Price encores his hugely popular "Reflections" CD with this recital of music ranging from the sublime beauty of a Beethoven Adagio to the thundering splendour of Prokofiev's "Toccata".
Press quotes:
“The gossamer touch of pianist Ronald Farren-Price breathes new life into the classics ... a majestic session ... captivating”
— Chris Copas, The Star
“Ronald Farren-Price ... plays with fine virtuosity and expressive warmth a recital program of pianistic delights”
— Bill Hoffmann, Canberra Times
“The choice of music is impeccable ... all of them given with clarity and expressive assurance.”
Quejas o La maja y El Ruisenoir (Granados) Sonata in G Minor, K476 L340 (Scarlatti) Lieder ohne worte, Op. 3 No. 3 in E Major (Mendelssohn) Lieder ohne worte, Op. 38 No. 6 in A Flat Major (Mendelssohn) Etude Op. 10 No. 3 in E Major (Chopin) Etude Op. 25 No.1 in A Flat Major (Chopin) Etude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor (Chopin) Adagio from Pathetique Sonata (Beethoven) Prelude and Fugue in C Minor Book I, BWV 847 (J.S. Bach) Concerto in the Italian Style (1st. Mov.), BWV 971 (J.S. Bach) The Little Shepherd, from Children's Corner (Debussy) Danse (Debussy) Transcendental Etude No. 3, Paysage (Liszt) Scherzo from the Sonata in A Major, D959 (Schubert) Impromptu in A Flat Major, Op. 90 No. 4 D899 (Schubert) La Vallee des Cloches, from Miroirs (Ravel) Toccata in D Minor, Op. 11 (Prokofiev)
Ronald Farren-Price "... a sensitive artist and a virtuoso of top rank ... he demonstrated a perfect balance between the sound and the expression of the music ... definitely a pianist of great distinction."