The three piano sonatas become great raids on temperaments forever changing. Powerful outbursts with long stretched lines are succeeded by simple miniatures to change into delicate chor or straightforward manifestations. Sivelov is obviously never afraid of draw t the knife fully through, and the consistent thinking makes the cd a small master piece amidst the…
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“In the First Concerto (1955), Matti Raekallio is crisp and fleet, quicker than Sivelov on Naxos and, if memory serves, Tateno on the premiere 1960s recording for Finnish EMI (nla, and never reissued on CD).. Yet Sivelov does have the edge interpretatively, especially his handling of the quieter, more lyrical Larghissimo, and he and…
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“This is one for rare repertoire junkies…Some beautifully applied golden-age style from Sivelov” (BBC) “Niklas Sivelov negotiates the torrents of octaves and other rhetorical gestures with aplomb.” (Gramophone) “Niklas Sivelöv begegnet den Konzerten mit einer schönen Mixtur aus Versonnenheit und spielerischer Leichtigkeit, dem ersten auch mit der nötigen Schwere und der angemessenen Schwermut. Mario Venzago unterstützt…
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