Angela Lear M.Mus ARAM LRAM ~ Reviews

BBC Music Magazine
 "...Chopin held strong opinions about the performance of his music and the directions he left in his manuscripts are so specific that it’s astonishing how far modern performance has departed from his stated intentions. Most pianists over-dramatise his music, playing it too loudly and too fast, with scant attention to phrasing and dynamics and with inappropriate pedalling. Inaccuracies have crept into some of the more readily available printed editions. Chopin experts have long sought to remedy the situation and to recapture an authentic style of playing – among them Angela Lear. Her Chopin alongside other performances, even by some of the most respected pianists, is a revelation… …hear what Chopin really intended."

Le Matin
"...Her Chopin recitals were altogether exceptional for perfect interpretation and maximum faithfulness to Chopin’s intentions. They will stay forever in the memory. Chopin’s music is not just music to delight or charm the ear – but more than that, to enter the spirit and touch the soul of the listener. It is poetry which expresses itself in sound as the poet expresses in words. Angela Lear made the piano speak – creating wonderful sounds from the ‘magic-box’ around which she united the friends of Chopin." (translation from French)

Repertoire Magazine (France)
"...(Angela Lear’s) perfect rhythmic regularity produces the basis for the structural development of the Chopin works, particularly noticeable in her remarkable Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise… …the interpretation of this work, in its perfection, is close to the reference version of Michelangeli." (translation from French)

Classic CD Magazine
"...thoughtful, sensitive and full of detail. Her approach brings to mind the scrupulous sensitivity of Claudio Arrau."

Classical Express Magazine
"For some years now, Angela Lear’s Chopin playing has been winning golden opinions… …recreating as faithfully as possible the composer’s intentions. Lear has a fine sense of pace and style – and this allied to an instinctive feel for the beautiful phrasing, results in performances of stature and expressivity. Just try resisting the Op.48/1 Nocturne: exquisitely shaped… …then revel in the sheer lyric line pursued in the Barcarolle. The Fantaisie Op.49 is a polished jewel and the Op.44 Polonaise for once emerges without an element of posturing or exaggeration."

BBC Music Magazine
"Angela Lear enshrines all that is best in Chopin playing."

Evening Standard
"...(Sonata Op.35 – Chopin)… awesome dexterity… …equally an exquisitely poised account (Barcarolle)… …her phrasing and command of colour earned special bouquets. The Op.22 Polonaise Brilliante – an exhilarating endorsement of its title."

The Guardian
"...exceptional perception and eloquence… …a beautifully liquid flow. Angela Lear’s reading (of Chopin) was one of the rare, jewel like precision… …an outstanding well integrated performance."

Adam Harasowski
"...Angela Lear brings a personal commitment second-to-none in her ambitions to share the beauty of Chopin’s music with the public… …Poetry and technique are combined to produce results which stand out in the memory."

Performance awarded 5 stars - BBC Music Magazine
Vol. 3 “The Original Chopin”
“…her Chopin, alongside other performances – even by some of the most respected pianists, is a revelation… …hear what Chopin really intended.”

Performance awarded 5 stars Classic CD Magazine
Vol.4 “The Original Chopin”
“…a symphonic spaciousness and cohesion very few pianists achieve.. …Outstandingly played – very sensitive and colourful. Deeply considered characterful performances.”

Angela Lear  M.Mus. ARAM  LRAM     
Website designed by Website Design Services