LeFrak Concert Hall, Queens CollegeNiklas Sivelov, pianoBach-Beethoven-Scriabin-Bartok Wonders never cease! Here is a Swedish pianist (also composer) who has been completely off my radar; indeed even Google does not tell you much. And yet, this is one of the best piano recitals I have heard. Right from the declamatory start of the Bach Partita No.…
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The CD was played and presented om Austrian Radio. They wrote: “Niklas Sivelöv, Pianist, Komponist und Professor an der Königlichen Musikakademie Kopenhagen, wird in Nordeuropa und in Fachkreisen der USA zu den bemerkenswertesten Pianisten unserer Zeit gezählt. Bislang war der Künstler auf CDs mit eigenen Werken und solchen “nordischer” Komponisten vertreten. Seine Doppel-CD mit den…
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Peter Burwasser : “His broad performing repertoire, from Bach to living composers, is reflected in his music for solo piano. This is not to say that Sivelöv does not write with original flair and energy, but it is probably most useful to consider this material as homage. The very choice of a set of 24 preludes…
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I prefer this recording over the one by Angela Hewitt”- Erik Wallrup OPUS magazine “Niklas Sivelov finds the true playfullness of Bach” 5 stars out of 5 Martin Nystrom Dagens Nyheter “Sivelov elicits, with his dazzling technique, the depth of J. S. Bach“ Tobias Lund Sydsvenska Dagbladet “Bach with a lot of surprises“ Mikael Bengtsson Norra Västerbotten…
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