The music of Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen continuously acquires new fans, awakening their impulse of creativity; consider the powerful movie by Francesco Rosi, Rodion Shchedrin’s Carmen Suite, and a multitude of transcriptions.It was Sergey Rabotkin’s desire to delve ever deeper into his relationship with the beloved music of Carmen that motivated the creation of this Fantasy.Rabotkin brings out new, unusual expressive qualities of the piano, not in the sense of its imitative capacity, but as a reflection of his explicit knowledge of the instrument.The fabric of this work is thoroughly interwoven with polyphony, which creates a texture that is multi-dimensional, magically shimmering, elusive and airy. The piece contains numerous musical references and meanings, and includes some of the lesser-known musical fragments not included in the original edition by Ernest Giraud.Kaleidoscopic shifts present the listener with the joys of new musical images.Its density makes performing the piece extremely challenging. According to the composer’s belief, it could not be any other way.Daria Rabotkina
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Sergey Rabotkin
Fantasy-Suite after Bizet’s Carmen Play
Recorded on 10/09/2013, uploaded on 05/06/2014
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The music of Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen continuously acquires new fans, awakening their impulse of creativity; consider the powerful movie by Francesco Rosi, Rodion Shchedrin’s Carmen Suite, and a multitude of transcriptions. It was Sergey Rabotkin’s desire to delve ever deeper into his relationship with the beloved music of Carmen that motivated the creation of this Fantasy. Rabotkin brings out new, unusual expressive qualities of the piano, not in the sense of its imitative capacity, but as a reflection of his explicit knowledge of the instrument. The fabric of this work is thoroughly interwoven with polyphony, which creates a texture that is multi-dimensional, magically shimmering, elusive and airy. The piece contains numerous musical references and meanings, and includes some of the lesser-known musical fragments not included in the original edition by Ernest Giraud. Kaleidoscopic shifts present the listener with the joys of new musical images. Its density makes performing the piece extremely challenging. According to the composer’s belief, it could not be any other way. Daria Rabotkina
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