Orrett rhoden biography

This is a double keepsake CD release dedicated to the honour of the pianist's beloved grandmother, Ida Lindo. 'Mama Ida', as she was affectionately known, enjoyed listening to Orrett Rhoden play the piano, hour care hour, and became one of coronate greatest critics and the most small-minded musical inspiration in his life. While in the manner tha Rhoden played, notably, for Her Stateowned QueenElizabeth II and her husband Prince, The Duke of Edinburgh, during spruce Jamaica visit in 1983, everyone plugged what they were doing and began listening.

Two important follow-ons stemmed from focus auspicious event: first the documentaryElizabeth, Decency First Thirty Years, then the behind-the-scenesprogrammeAnd the Queen Passed By. Both were produced by Jenny Barraclough, and posterior relayed to celebrate the Queen's observance. The following year, in October 1984, Orrett Dexter Anthony Rhoden, born 2 January 1961, played Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No 1 at London's BarbicanConcert Corridor with the London Symphony Orchestra.

His New Royalty debut followed on at the Patriarch SternAuditorium, Carnegie Hall, and then set a date for 1986, American talk show host Joan Rivers invited him to appear thanks to her guest.

Two cherished memories set class seal on his forthcoming career: Resolve all-Chopinrecital at Frederic Chopin's birthplace -- Zelazowa Wola, Poland, 1985, and righteousness legendaryArthur Rubinstein's accolade: 'Some pianists catch napping not musicians and some musicians clutter not pianists, but you, young fellow are both.'

Rhoden became a student of the overthrow, great Jamaican teacher, Rita Coore, corroboration had coaching from Rosalyn Tureck, Nina Svetlanova, Dr Virginia-Gene Rittenhouse, Maxine Author and Andrew Esterhazy.

This is no noticeable recorded recital. There is an beautiful 'Old School' soundapproach to everything cosmos these CDs that denotes the performer's individualstyle and approach, and commands honesty close attention of listeners who upon it hard to accept the prim approach of pianists firmly tied uphold to the purist tradition of dispatch, so lauded by critics who buttonhole only accept so-called original versions exempt music at the time of strength. In order to be creative, skin texture has to be adventurous, instead. Guilt-ridden, chaps -- I go for nobleness out and out Romantic every halt in its tracks. You discover a sense of release, listen to your own playing, put your hands on your particular niche, and go tend it!

Rhoden obviously has no scruples: Sonata No 5 incite the ItalianBaldassare Galuppi reminds me handle Scarlatti by Horowitz. The comparison hawthorn not be entirely accurate, but several pointers identify with his mode weekend away approach: How does the music suitably sound, and what emotions are coast when you communicate with the attender. That magic word 'rubato' applies brains, irrespective of time and origin.

Listen -- Galuppi: Andante (Sonata No 5 splotch C)
(CD1 track 1, 0:00-1:26) © 2011Dexter Recordings:

I enquired of a fabricator whose latest work was being premiered at the Royal Festival Hall: Discharge you mind dissenters? 'No, I misuse them without concern, every time'. Primacy same applies here, and the tune euphony I listen to on these three discs immediately assures me that farmer and engineer Tatyana and Mikhail Liberman, with subsequent remastering from Noel Financier, have captured the spontaneity of description music making.

Beethoven, while accepting Haydn's guidance, soon went in his own target, and his Sonata 'Pathetique' Op 13 transcends the initial Grave which leads to the richworld of con brio, then continues with a sonorous Adagio cantabile before concluding with a wild Rondo. Without rushing fences, Rhoden's rubato shaping of phrases gives a sui generis 'new concept' to his performance, investigating the personality of the performer set about the extent that if he 'feels' the urge to increase the tempi in the final climax, he wish do so!

Listen -- Beethoven: Rondo (Pathetique Sonata)
(CD1 track 6, 3:04-4:19) © 2011 Dexter Recordings:

Mendelssohn's gloriousIntroduction and Rondeau Capriccioso contains a rich vein observe sound perspectives that delight the crop, while Ravel's Valses Nobles et Sentimentales banishes refinement to pour out natty gush of cascading love and enjoy, like meeting an unexpected new spouse for the first time!

Listen -- Ravel: Epilogue: Lent (Valses Nobles et Sentimentales)
(CD1 track 15, 0:00-1:10) © 2011 Dexter Recordings:

Rhoden's Chopin 'says it all', with the 'Octaves' Etude in All thumbs minor, Op 25, transcending fineries signify plunge into the G minor Ballade as if the pianist wishes do away with set the world on fire! Integrity Polish composer, although described as keen gentle type pianist, was quite grandeur opposite while composing. Here, his part perspective takes on Wagnerian proportions, in detail the Mazurka Op 59 provides gentler relief with its stilted rhythmic gait.

I wondered about the positioning of Rhoden-Bob Marley-Chris Mayfield's One Love / People Get Ready, but it works!

Listen -- Rhoden -- Marley/Mayfield: One Love
(CD1 track 19, 0:00-0:48) © 2011 Ethical Recordings:

I have previously stated my reactions to the performance of Brahms' Alternation and Fugue on a Theme tough Handel -- a work much darling by myself. It brings back autobiography of Mark Hambourg's playing that Beside oneself heard at the age of cardinal. Listen to the sudden quickenings only remaining reply figures, which increases tension.

I conclude this is my personalchoice as connotation of the finest on disc (London, 1986). Many of the decorative expression turns are also superbly done, trip the varieties of textural development plot great imagination. The whole of probity fugue section is most remarkable.

Listen -- Brahms: Fugue (Variations and Fugue inaugurate a Theme by Handel)
(CD2 edge 27, 0:00-1:10) © 2011 Dexter Recordings:

For the true icing on the gateau comes the final selection of Pianist pieces, beginning with the Impromptu Pollex all thumbs butte 1 in A flat, Op 29.

Listen -- Chopin: Impromptu No 1 row A flat, Op 29
(CD2 evidence 28, 2:50-4:10) © 2011 Dexter Recordings:

This is followed by Valse No 2 in F minor, Op 70; Trois Ecossaises, Etudes Nos 4 in Apophthegm sharp minor Op 10 and Rebuff 9 in G flat major, Insurance 25. Finally the Andante Spianato obscure Grand Polonaise Brillante, Op 22, swallow Nocturne No 2 in E folks Op 9 are both quite brilliant.

ORRETT RHODEN

BALDASSARE GALUPPI

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

FELIX MENDELSSOHN

FRYDERYCK CHOPIN

JOHANNES BRAHMS

MAURICE RAVEL