45 RPM Supercut

• Ingrid Fliter is set to thrill her fans with a new LP, eagerly awaited since her first, Chopin: Preludes, sold out within a year. • To make it extra special this is a 45rpm Supercut, 180g vinyl which gives you everything you love about LPs but more: better dynamics, less noise and a cleaner Hi-Fi response. • Fliter performs repertoire that is very close to her heart: the iconic piano concerto by nineteenth century heavyweight, Robert Schumann. • Fliter brings the lyrical romanticism of the A minor concerto to life whilst perfectly navigating the shifting colours and technical demands of this brilliant showpiece. • Schumann gives equal focus to soloist and orchestra, allowing the musicality of the SCO’s award-winning musicians to shine through, as they partner Fliter perfectly. • This also marks the recording debut of Antonio Méndez, who is fast becoming one of the most exciting conductors of his generation following engagements with a host of international orchestras. Crescendo

« Avec le Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Ingrid Fliter et Antonio Mendez nous emmènent dans une interprétation chambriste, associant volontiers luminosité, grâce et délicatesse. La virtuosité sans failles de la pianiste est au service du matériau sonore et des nombreuses dynamiques. » / 'With the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Ingrid Fliter and Antonio Mendez capture a chamber interpretation which combines luminosity, grace and delicacy. The flawless virtuosity of the the pianist is at the service of the sound material and its many dynamics.'
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Piano

'Das ist eine wirklich grandiose Einspielung!'
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American Record Guide
'I find it very mature, extremely beautiful, and expressive...'
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Audiophile Audition

'...Ingrid Fliter's performance can hold its own among the best I've heard.'
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Irish Times

'There's something really invigorating about Argentinian pianist Ingrid Fliter's approach to these two staples of the 19th-century romantic piano repertoire.'
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Pizzicato

„Halte ich dies für ein hervorragende Einspielung des Klavierkonzerts op. 54.“
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BBC Radio 3 ‘Record Review’
Disc of the Week: 'What really works for me is the Mendelssohn G minor Concerto with Fliter exchanging the prettiness of some performances for a more dynamic interpretation. And glittering finger-work that attracts some equally sparkling responses from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Lovely choices of tempo, the whole thing beautifully balanced.'
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The Telegraph

'Fliter has the measure of the [Mendelssohn concerto]. The first movement has real fire; the finale bears a cheerful smile and sizzles with vitality; and the central, song-without-words, Andante, is played with heart-stopping tenderness and warmth.'
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Gramophone
'The Mendelssohn concerto suits Fliter particularly well, and she’s alive to the impetuosity of the outer movements, as well as to the work’s more poetic elements. Fliter’s command of the drama is second to none…She seizes the music by the scruff of the neck.'


BBC Music Magazine

'There's still room for something fresh to be said with this evergreen music…in both the Mendelssohn and Schumann, Fliter plays with tautness and energy, fitting hand-in-glove with the smaller chamber-orchestra forces of the SCO and drier recorded sound. Heartfelt and intelligent, this is life-enhancing music, and as a bonus there's The Fair Melusina Overture.'
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Ming Pao Weekly
'full of energy' (review in Chinese)
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Classic FM
Drive Discovery: 'The wait was worth it. She brilliantly tackles Schumann's shifting colours and technical demands head on, not for a moment compromising the work's lyricism. And she brings out all of Mendelssohn's melodic genius while deftly handling all of the work's demands on the virtuoso.'
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Politiken

'albummet stærkt anbefales' / 'highly recommended'
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AllMusic

'...a standout recording.'
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