Geisa Dutra - Chopin Preludes

EDITORIAL REVIEWS
Female pianist in one the great talents of the new generation - she plays the "24 Preludes Opus 28" by Frederic Chopin.

FROM THE LABEL
"The mastery of technique is practically untouchable. Despite the fact that in a whole, virtuosity is not the main objective, there are moments when it is applied for the music sake.The cheap effects are abandoned in search of a higher communion with musicality.The universe of sounds seems to echo the landscapes of Palma de Mallorca, filled with unrestrained sadness. In certain moments Chopin sounds as if in tender despair.This is the distinctive characteristics of these interpretations, especially on the slower pieces, where the pianist finds the necessary balance. The reading of Prelude nr.2 deserves special mentioning .the painful nr.6, which its simplicity makes it even more sublime, the optimistic nr.9, with its ascending design, or nr.20, with an emotional universe contained in just a few measures.you will not regret having this record in your discotheque. A performance rich in nuances.

FROM THE ARTIST
Published in September 1839, Chopin organized his Preludes so that each was written on one of the 24 tonalities. He presented them in the order of the scales, with each major key followed by its relative minor key, in the same fashion that J.S. Bach had written his Preludes and Fugues nearly 100 years earlier. Chopin wrote most of the Preludes during his stay with George Sand in Mallorca, Spain in 1838. However, before leaving Paris, to join Sand, he had already composed and presented some of them to his friend and editor, Camille Pleyel, to whom he dedicated the collection in the first French edition. This collection that Chopin so modestly called Preludes are not just what the title suggests - short pieces to be played as an introduction to other pieces. They are musical poems, portraits of emotional moments from an artist faced with mortality. The diversity in writing, technical demands, and beauty is remarkable. Some reveal the terror and visions of death present in moments of hallucination. Others are filled with passion and tenderness, revealing the unity of art and nature. As one delves deeply into this masterpiece, either as a listener or as a performer, it is a never-ending journey of emotional experiences and discoveries.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
A native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, pianist Geisa Dutra has captivated audiences in Europe, North and South America with her musical versatility and powerful, yet sensitive performances. Winner of the 1985 Cliburn International Piano Institute Award, the 1983 Johannesen International School of the Arts Award (Canada), and the 1986 Ladies Musical Club Competition (Seattle), Ms. Dutra has also placed first in numerous piano competitions in Brazil. She started her musical training at the age of four with her mother Isabel Dutra, and performed her first recital one year later. She continued her studies at the Escola de Musica da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro with Heitor Alimonda and at the University of Washington School of Music with the Hungarian pianist B(la Siki. Her successful debut in Europe in 1991-92 included concerts in Germany and Belgium. Recent engagements have included concerts in Seattle, Chicago, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. A strong promoter of Brazilian music, Ms. Dutra represented Brazil with a recital at the United Nations' 50th Anniversary Celebration in San Francisco. Her 1999-00 season has performances scheduled in England, the USA and Brazil. A frequent guest and performer on National Public Radio and Television, her humor and joie de vivre have made for engaging and informative interviews. Ms. Dutra's recordings - Brazilian and Spanish Piano Works and Chopin, Preludes - on Yellow Tail Classics have been enthusiastically received by the press and radio stations.

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